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Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

A trading statement from OnTheMarket reveals that fewer agents than anticipated have so far converted from free or discounted deals to...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

An interesting analysis of Rightmove’s performance on the stock market has led to questions about the long-term profitability and viability of...

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Rightmove has this morning given its 2018 report to shareholders, laying bare the huge financial wealth of the company which dominates...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...

As if to prove there are two ways to interpret every figure, a new analysis of Rightmove’s recent trading statement suggests...

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...

A compliance specialist company is warning that as it believes relatively few estate agents fully understand their anti-money laundering obligations, firms...

Rightmove has reported another very large leap in revenue in 2017 and a modest rise in agency and new home customers...

It’s one of the biggest days of the year for fund-raising in the UK, and we know many across our industry...

A City analyst has fuelled speculation that Rightmove has a goal to increase its monthly average revenue from each agency from...

A conveyancing expert is calling for sellers to complete and return their property information questionnaire to their conveyancer before there have...

City investment consultancy Jefferies has suggested that Rightmove ‘may go easy’ on increasing its charges to agent customers, because of the...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

One of the country’s most outspoken critics of estate and letting agents is quitting his role as chief executive of Shelter...

Zoopla Property Group is reporting record figures to the City and claims it has seen “continuous agency growth since May” as...

There has long been the assumption and contention in the industry that portals are expensive. This, however, is not the case. Along...