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Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the Say No To Rightmove (STNR) campaign says the attempts to get agents to ditch Rightmove have...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...
02 April 2022
From: Features

Despite a backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, soaring fuel bills, rising interest rates and high inflation, buyer sentiment remains strong according...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance. The portal says the partnership will provide member...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform. Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb is warning that we might be near the top of the market. His portal’s latest sentiment index...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket has announced that it’s reducing the amount it’s paying for PropTech supplier Glanty. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet,...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with business coaching specialists, Property Academy. OTM will provide full fee-paying customers with free access...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live. In June OTM announced a...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...
21 August 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
03 July 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket, which a few days ago indicated it was in profit for the first time, is to woo potential new investors...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is to release its full year performance figures to shareholders on June 8. This will be for its trading year to January...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Jason Tebb, the ex-Foxtons agent who is now chief executive of OnTheMarket, has given his first in depth public interview since...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed a big media deal with the UK’s largest news publisher. The deal is with Reach, which owns nine national...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago. OTM took an initial 20...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has hit out at a newspaper claim that it is just “limping along.” Patrick Hosking, a prominent financial columnist at The...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello, welcome to our latest charity roundup, and as the weather improves and the vaccine roll-out lifts the spirits, so we...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...
28 November 2020
From: Features

OnTheMarket has handed out more shares to agencies signing long-term agreements with the portal. It was almost three years ago that OTM, then...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed up one of the country’s biggest house builders, Taylor Wimpey. The builder - which has 24 offices and covers...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Two City consultancies instructed by OnTheMarket have talked up the company’s fortunes after the appointment of its new chief executive. Shore Capital, which in...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surprise appointment as OnTheMarket chief executive. Instead of popular acting CEO Clive Beattie - who had made it known...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...
08 August 2020
From: Features

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says almost 500 branches have signed up in recent months, entitling their business owners to ‘welcome shares’. Of those branches signing...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has set out strategy suggestions for independent agents facing steep portal bills. A 10-page document reveals...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says in a trading statement this morning that as of May 31 only some 9,000 branches were on paying contracts...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is to issue its annual figures next Thursday, June 11. The report only covers the portal company’s financial year which ended...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s share price dropped again yesterday, ending down 2.4 per cent. This was despite the portal announcing a share giveaway to encourage new agents...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says it has another 32 million shares to give away to agents signing full fee contracts with the challenger portal...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMaket has this morning announced a raft of what it calls ‘mitigating measures’ to help it survive the Coronavirus crisis. These include...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons. One is the 12-branch Andrew Craig agency which...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Agent disenchantment with the major portals has continued as a torrid week nears its end. The spotlight has now shifted to Zoopla...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The current market crisis caused by Coronavirus should present OnTheMarket with an opportunity to pause its existing strategy, talk to agents...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed auto another new homes builder, Miller Homes. "Miller Homes is the latest large homebuilder to join OnTheMarket and we look forward to introducing the...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A long-standing legal dispute between OnTheMarket and the Gascogne Halman and Connells agencies has been settled. No details have been released but in...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Prominent agency industry analyst Anthony Codling is asking agents whether the board of OnTheMarket did the right thing by firing Ian...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is not responding to requests to reveal details of any pay-off for its chief executive Ian Springett, who was sacked...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has announced this morning that it has given notice to its chief executive, Ian Springett, with immediate effect. The troubled portal's...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Rupert Sebag-Montefiore has this morning been named as a non-executive director of OnTheMarket. He will also serve as chairman of the portal’s...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket claims its visitor total last month exceeded 30m, a new monthly record and an increase of some 28 per cent...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket will tomorrow issue over 400,000 shares to agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements with the portal. No details have...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An agent is defying attempts by a property portal to get him to pay subscriptions for two branches - because he...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has started 2020 as it ended 2019 - with an attack on Rightmove via an agency which urges others to...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The financial consultancy advising OnTheMarket says the portal company will be in profit by Easter next year. “We now expect OnTheMarket to...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has this morning announced it has raised £3.4m through a placing of shares. It has placed 4,857,143 new ordinary shares at a...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features

A high-profile investment advice service says as OnTheMarket nears two years listed on the stock market it “has yet to deliver...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A survey conducted by Estate Agent Today suggests there is huge anger from agencies against Rightmove in particular for its fees. On...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....
16 November 2019
From: Features

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals. This is especially key for agents...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s share price slumped to an all-time low just before the end of trading last week. The price fell to 69.0p during trading on...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket will on Wednesday of this week issue over a million shares to agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is being accused by an agent of charging a monthly fee for a branch it knows to be shut. Ian King...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is delivering agents “a higher marketing yield than Rightmove” according to an investment consultancy which works with OTM. Investors appear to...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from OnTheMarket reveals that fewer agents than anticipated have so far converted from free or discounted deals to...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s largest regional estate and lettings agencies has now fully rejoined Zoopla. Yorkshire-based Dacre, Son & Hartley brings its...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s selective fee freeze for agents has been challenged by a new portal which asks agents: ‘Why pay at all?’ OTM revealed...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says it will not increase listing charges in 2020 for any agents currently paying full fees, while agencies which list on only...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket TV adverts return on Monday with what the portal calls “a refreshed version” giving more prominence to its ‘new and...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills says it’s not commenting on whether it will list on Zoopla in the future. Last week Knight Frank - which in...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over a million new shares to agents who have...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A note sent out by OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that the way estate agents work may directly lead...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Shareholders at today’s annual general meeting of OnTheMarket will hear the latest conversion figures showing how many agents on free or...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Research from OnTheMarket shows that 40 per cent of London homes costing around £1m have only two bedrooms or fewer. And only...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett says rival portals may want to “interfere” with his aim of converting agency members from free...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket claims monthly visits to its website hit a record 25.4m in May - but the portal’s latest update gives no...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over 528,000 new shares to agents who have signed...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says high take up for its alert service demonstrates that it’s closing the gap on Rightmove. The challenger portal says that...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of shares to agents signing long term deals with the...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Many estate and letting agents are receiving more leads through OnTheMarket than through Rightmove, the challenger portal claims - and it...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says one of its key aims for 2019 is to match Rightmove’s product offer to agents. “We’re looking to match Rightmove’s...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

New figures released this morning from OnTheMarket claim its listing inventory bis now over 80 per cent of the size of...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...
26 January 2019
From: Features

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...
31 December 2018
From: Features

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...
28 December 2018
From: Features

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

OnTheMarket had told its shareholders this morning that it now has over 12,000 branches listing and is offering share incentives to...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

OnTheMarket has issued an upbeat statement about the Court of Appeal setting a date to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Here we go again - the Court of Appeal is to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling that cleared...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s trading figures for the six months to the end of July show, as predicted, losses while the company is building...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket plc, the company which operates the OTM portal, gives its first formal stock market figures tomorrow morning, for the six...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it now has signed listing agreements with more than 11,000 estate agency offices - over...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it’s signed up the north east of England regional agency Pattinson, which has 27 branches...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Two agency brands operated by Nick Dunning Associates, a company led by former Countrywide employees, have started listing on OnTheMarket. Townends, covering...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Humberts - which when it was operating jointly with Chestertons was a prominent supporter of Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket - has...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed up an estate and lettings agency firm run by a family and with 11 offices across west Devon...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

An OnTheMarket sales rep - who now no longer works for the company - wrote a critical review of an independent estate...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed up 12-office regional agency Robert Oulsnam and Company. The firm, which handles sales and lettings, has 12 offices in...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

It was interesting to see the recent story on Estate Agent Today about OnTheMarket (OTM) raising its fees after signing up...
04 August 2018
From: Features

Another OnTheMarket founding estate agency - Strutt & Parker - has rejoined the Zoopla and PrimeLocation portals. Some months ago the London...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has now signed listing agreements with UK estate and letting agents with a total of over 10,000 offices - but...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...
20 July 2018
From: Features

An article in Investors’ Chronicle says the dominance of Rightmove and ZPG in the portal market could be under threat from...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...
30 June 2018
From: Features

OnTheMarket’s first formal annual figures released since its flotation reveal losses in what it describes as its “transformational year” but also...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has announced to the City and its shareholders that it’s to reveal its annual results tomorrow - the first such...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features

An online question-and-answer article with OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that its focus of criticism may be shifting from...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has announced that industry software company Reapit is introducing a real time data feed for its clients to upload their properties...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Review service allAgents has relaunched its property portal, saying it may become an agent-owned service and pledging to turn it into...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Manning Stainton, one of the major estate agency chains operating across North Yorkshire, is to return to listing on ZPG. It will...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has this morning issued a statement claiming that its portal traffic reached circa 12m visits during March - more than...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...
27 March 2018
From: Features

ZPG has announced that it has signed a listings agreement with Chestertons, one of the estate agencies involved in the founding...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

In an unexpected trading statement this morning, OnTheMarket says it has signed 243 new listing agreements within its first 10 days...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has told the City this morning that it has already signed up 81 new listing agreements by 5pm yesterday, completing...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket remains defiant despite the decision of Douglas & Gordon, one of its founder agencies, to list once again on Zoopla...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The bank Morgan Stanley says OnTheMarket’s listings have fallen 19 per cent in the past year. In a note to investors issued...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has finally completed its stock market float, with less capital raised, at a lower than planned valuation and, as I write,...
09 February 2018
From: Features

Whatever else you say about OnTheMarket, you can’t say it’s not consistent, consistent in treating its core membership shabbily. We already know...
29 January 2018
From: Features

Analysts have given a frosty reception to the announcement by Agents’ Mutual that it is going to float shares priced at...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A ‘secret’ proposal called Project UHA was put to a hand-picked group of agents on Friday with speculation suggesting it centres...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Connells has told Estate Agent Today that it is not making any official comment yet on the decision revealed yesterday that...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...
21 December 2017
From: Features

So just a few days to go, and there are still more images from increasingly merry agents to show you all! Our...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...
16 December 2017
From: Features

Both Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are keeping their powder dry on speculation that that hybrid agency is going to list on the...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...
11 December 2017
From: Features

The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is reported to be threatening an estate agency with legal action. Earlier this week Estate Agent Today reported that Henry Adams, a...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG says that the number of estate agency branches that left to join OnTheMarket but have now returned has reached over...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features

It appears that OnTheMarket member agents can, if they wish, opt out of the five year ‘lock in’ share agreement and...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News

It now appears that OnTheMarket agents do not require to sign up to the portal for five years in order to...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading property technology experts, who at one time was head of strategy at a property portal, says investing...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the founding agents behind Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket and one of the current directors of Countrywide will be amongst...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Iain White, the ex-Romans managing director and former Countrywide director, has come out strongly against the demutualisation proposal from Agents’ Mutual...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The growing anger of some OnTheMarket member agents about the portal’s parent company proposal to float on the London Stock Exchange...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is declining to comment after suggestions were floated that some debts by its member agents could be deferred, or in some...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Humberts, a member of Agents’ Mutual, is today launching an online-only option and claims it can list online-only properties on OnTheMarket. Such...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu over the debacle of OnTheMarket. I avoided joining two years ago because I couldn’t see...
12 August 2017
From: Features

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The first two meetings in a roadshow which OnTheMarket has organised for local member agents take place today - another 18...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The head of a regional portal in the north of England has welcomed the likely demise of the controversial One Other...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sceptical reception from City analysts to Agents’ Mutual’s decision to restructure and float on the stock market...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
04 August 2017
From: Features

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is this month holding 20 meetings for member agents to explain “progress and plans” for the portal. The meetings - sometimes...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is keeping its powder dry over the possible legal action against it by dissident agents who have formed an action...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The OnTheMarket Action Group of dissident agents has told Estate Agent Today it is now in a position to decide on...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents’ Mutual says it will be seeking to recover costs and compensation for losses incurred after what is widely seen as...
06 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has issued its judgement in the case between Agents’ Mutual and the Gascoigne Halman agency - and...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG says the number of estate agency branches to have quit OnTheMarket and rejoined Zoopla over the past two years has...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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A new regional property portal aiming to sign up 80 per cent of agencies in Yorkshire says it is unconcerned about...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Whatever the weather, whatever the season, our industry excels itself at good work - and we are always delighted to publicise...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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Zoopla Property Group says that in the last three months alone over 100 estate agency branches have returned to its portal...
26 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...
21 January 2017
From: Features

Zoopla says it delivered a record number of unique appraisal leads to its agent members in December, up 112 per cent...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is to advertise across 40 channels this month, in the build up to its second anniversary at the end of January. The...
06 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Zoopla and OnTheMarket have given their first reactions to Rightmove's portal juggling extension of its property re-listing deadline from two weeks to...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Carpe diem, seize the day – whatever you call it, it’s something all of us in the property industry should be looking...
09 December 2016
From: Features

OnTheMarket is now listing UK commercial properties to rent and for sale. The portal says this is “closely aligned with its UK residential search...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

It is with no pleasure and a touch of sadness that I took in the significance of OTM's recent performance in...
28 October 2016
From: Features

The Jeffries Group, an eight-branch Hampshire-based independent agency, says it is going to leave OnTheMarket. Although the group’s website and email branding...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A new portal has launched listing off-market properties at the very highest end of the market, and says it does not...
05 October 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says it provided “a record number of leads” to its agent members in September - but is not disclosing how...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The OnTheMarket Action Group of rebel agents in a legal process against the portal has issued a set of questions following...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News

An eleven-branch estate agency has announced that it will stop listing with OnTheMarket and is returning to Zoopla Property Group (ZPG). Howard...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The OTM Action Group has released a statement claiming that Agents' Mutual has chosen not to address any of the concerns...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
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Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...
09 September 2016
From: Features

OnTheMarket says Andrew Milsom Estate Agents, a six branch agency in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, has joined the portal. The website says the...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has announced that it now has more than 6,400 estate and letting agency offices listing on its site - a...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s a headline from an Australian business journal this week but it has a familiar ring to it: “Estate agents’ attempts...
26 August 2016
From: Features

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...
16 August 2016
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16 August 2016
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One of Britain’s foremost PropTech experts says OnTheMarket could still disrupt the portal landscape - but has trust issues following disputes...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A poll being taken by Property Portal Watch - an international website monitoring the real estate online sector - suggests that...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News

It has been revealed this morning that OnTheMarket has been ordered to pay £1m into court - three quarters of it...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Over 50 estate agents in the rebel OnTheMarket Action Group have released details of a letter sent to the portal’s parent...
13 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla claims that it has delivered a 40 per cent increase in valuation leads to its agent members in the first six...
11 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla chief executive Alex Chesterman has been revealed to be one of the business leaders behind a legal challenge regarding the Brexit...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...
17 June 2016
From: Features
09 June 2016
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OnTheMarket has changed the claims it makes to prospective clients about its stock levels and market share compared to Zoopla, following...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Russell Quirk - whose online agency eMoov is banned from OnTheMarket - says the new portal has indirectly helped onliners rather...
17 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The action group representing rebel OnTheMarket agents says it is considering legal action with a barrister named to lead any possible...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says it now has the support of over 7,000 estate and letting agency offices. This includes those formally contracted now and...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Rebel agents unhappy with the beleaguered portal OnTheMarket have set up a website with plans of a meeting with legal representatives...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A London agent says he has quit OnTheMarket and Agents’ Mutual as a result of the intervention of the Competitions and Markets...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered challenger portal OnTheMarket has recruited the 25-branch south of England agency Goadsby and says this takes its total of sales...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The Independent Network of Estate Agents has written to the Competition and Markets Authority, raising the issue of the NAEA’s managing...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News

By accident or design, the PR machine at OnTheMarket was beefed up last week. Just as well. With the portal still reeling...
23 April 2016
From: Features

One of the directors of Agents’ Mutual, parent body of portal OnTheMarket, has told Estate Agent Today that his firm does...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News

After over a year of speculation, the Competition and Markets Authority has stepped into the row over OnTheMarket and its ‘one...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Agent members of OnTheMarket who contacted an action group set up following grievances about the portal have been invited to a...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has sent an email to member agents following articles about alleged legal challenges to the portal...
15 April 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has sent an email to member agents following articles about alleged legal challenges to the portal...
14 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Two City consultancies have been quick to interpret the rebellion by OnTheMarket member agents as an indication of dire changes - or...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The broad disgruntlement of some OnTheMarket estate agent members over claims of poor quality and low quantity of leads, and the...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The agency industry consultant who has volunteered to coordinate responses to OnTheMarket’s legal warnings to estate agents say he has been...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The agent who last year wrote a controversial ‘open letter’ about OnTheMarket has now received a letter demanding she pay alleged...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

An industry consultant says he has been asked to form an action group OnTheMarket member agents who are disillusioned with the...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Some estate agents who received a letter from lawyers acting on behalf of Agents’ Mutual say they will still not upload...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A senior analyst at Credit Suisse has opened the debate about the possibility of unhappy agent members of OnTheMarket challenging their...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

City analysts at UBS have downgraded Zoopla to a 'neutral' recommendation from 'buy' citing that it remains threatened by OnTheMarket. Against the...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

In what some industry observers may see as a shrewd marketing move, OnTheMarket is believed to be considering a name change...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group says it has recorded a 61 per cent leap in appraisal leads in February compared to the same...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Wikipedia entry for OnTheMarket has been restored to its original condition after changes were made querying its apparent independence. Wikipedia is an...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is not going to uphold the controversial ‘one other portal’ rule for its new Overseas Channel, which it has launched...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Talks are ongoing about portal choices for Cheshire-based estate agency Gascoigne Halman - acquired by Connells last year - and no decision has...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

It is reported this morning that OnTheMarket has lost one of its key early investors, the Gascoigne Halman agency which is...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Analysts at German-owned bank Berenberg have done an analysis of visitor numbers for OnTheMarket and Zoopla in January. In a report titled...
08 February 2016
From: Breaking News

An OnTheMarket director says his portal can still challenge Rightmove - despite record figures from Rightmove itself. As we reported yesterday, Rightmove says...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Mystery surrounds exactly when a house used in some of OnTheMarket's TV advertisements actually went up for sale. Estate Agent Today had...
29 January 2016
From: Breaking News

An online estate agent who a year ago predicted that OnTheMarket would not survive for 12 months has issued a statement...
26 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Both Zoopla and OnTheMarket have ramped up their long-standing rivalry. As we reported yesterday afternoon, Zoopla has revealed what it calls a...
21 January 2016
From: Breaking News

With the portal wars ratcheting up ahead of OnTheMarket’s first anniversary, Zoopla has revealed what it calls a “record number” of...
20 January 2016
From: Breaking News

I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies. The latest...
18 January 2016
From: Features

The Nottingham and Harrison Murray estate agencies - both owned by the Nottingham Building Society - have announced they are to join...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

And so it begins. The first anniversary of OnTheMarket’s launch was inevitably going to bring a further skirmish in the portal...
15 January 2016
From: Features

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14 January 2016
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OnTheMarket says there is no delay with its plans to list member agents’ overseas properties for sale, but still cannot reveal...
11 January 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has issued testimonials from three agents advertising their properties on the portal, which marks its first anniversary later this month. A...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The founder and co-owner of hybrid estate agency EweMove has written to the chief executive of the OnTheMarket portal, lavishly praising...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The directors of Agents’ Mutual say they have “every confidence” in OnTheMarket as the portal approaches its first anniversary on January...
04 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Andy Clarke, who held a key product development role at OnTheMarket since before the challenger portal’s launch 11 months ago, has...
23 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Right, so it’s one more week till Christmas and two more weeks until we head face first into 2016. Both these...
18 December 2015
From: Features

The director of a leading regional independent agency says the agency industry needs a thriving Zoopla to keep Rightmove in check,...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Some agents are being offered the opportunity to list with OnTheMarket for free now if they sign a Letter of Intent...
11 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Zoopla, buoyed by its latest financial figures reported to the City yesterday, now claims that OnTheMarket lost 43 per cent of...
03 December 2015
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket - stung by recent lukewarm assessments of its track record - has repeated its faith in letters of intent from...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

OnTheMartket (OTM) recently wrote to its membership saying how well its doing, how membership has increased beyond expectations and how it...
27 November 2015
From: Features

The Hamburg-based Berenberg Bank is the latest to send a briefing to investors on the so-called portal wars - and while...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

At least one City analyst has given a frosty response to a statement from OnTheMarket claiming that the new portal’s membership...
20 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has yet to make a decision on whether its newly-acquired Welsh estate agency chain - John Francis - is to...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has grabbed market share from OnTheMarket according to a report from City analysts Liberum and is now the ‘portal of...
12 November 2015
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has written to a number of members of the Independent Network of Estate Agents, saying they should remove properties from...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News

After a week of criticism from some parts of the industry, OnTheMarket has released a series of testimonials from agents who say...
03 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Fierce debate continues over an open letter sent by a top consultant to OnTheMarket at the end of last week, accusing...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News

One of the best known figures in estate agency consultancy, Richard Rawlings, has written to OnTheMarket urging it to drop the...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Estate agents using OnTheMarket have come out in defence of the new portal. “We’ve had nothing but positive experiences thus far with...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A central London estate agent is in dispute with OnTheMarket over its leads, number of agencies on board, and visits from...
29 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Research commissioned by Zoopla claims it remains the property portal in the UK with the highest spontaneous national consumer brand awareness. The...
29 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The managing director of a Home Counties estate agency has described how leads “fell off a cliff” when he signed up...
26 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The estate agent who last week sent an open letter to OnTheMarket, saying it had lost her both business and money,...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Challenger portal OnTheMarket is “not attracting a meaningful audience or engaging with its users” and so is likely to fail according...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says it will later this week give an update on the number of agents it now has as members -...
19 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...
16 October 2015
From: Features

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...
09 October 2015
From: Features

OnTheMarket has confirmed to Estate Agent Today that it will be listing overseas properties "in the coming weeks". Amongst the founding members...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of OnTheMarket has hit out at what he calls "detractors" who allege four multi-office agencies have quit the...
02 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A report by Barclays Bank based on a survey of the three major portals and interviews with estate agents shows that...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Multi-office agencies Stirling Ackroyd, Statons, Alex Neil and Cheffins are amongst those agents which have left OnTheMarket and returned to Zoopla...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...
16 September 2015
From: Features

The chief executive of Zoopla has pledged that there will be no financial or other penalty exerted on agents who return...
16 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...
14 September 2015
From: Features

The war of words and statistics between rival portals continues apace as OnTheMarket says its visits hit a record last month according...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Time Inc, the owner and publisher of Country Life, has received a query from the founder of the Independent Network of...
02 September 2015
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has made a defiant response to news that Zoopla is growing both its estate agent membership and its property listings...
13 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is back in business with its trading update to the City this morning revealing that it has a net growth...
12 August 2015
From: Breaking News

There has long been the assumption and contention in the industry that portals are expensive. This, however, is not the case. Along...
07 August 2015
From: Features

OnTheMarket has achieved 5.2m visits in July – an increase of 18 per cent on the previous month and ahead of...
05 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Analysis of Britain’s three rival property portals shows that Rightmove is strengthening its position, Zoopla’s loss of agents has stabilised, and...
28 July 2015
From: Breaking News

An analysis of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket by Swiss bank UBS claims that four of what it describes as the UK’s...
28 July 2015
From: Breaking News

A riposte to Paul Smith's article 'Why Estate Agents Must Stand Up to the Power of the Portals' I just read an...
17 July 2015
From: Features

OnTheMarket is launching a ‘letter of intent’ for agents to sign which represents a commitment for them to join the new...
09 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has seen a copy of an email sent by an OnTheMarket representative to an agent stating there may...
09 July 2015
From: Breaking News

A London agent wants a change of emphasis at OnTheMarket, claiming the new portal damages estate agents’ reputations, is low profile...
09 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The fact that Countrywide, LSL Property and Foxtons have remained loyal to both Rightmove and Zoopla “should mean that OnTheMarket will fail...
29 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Agents’ Mutual says no decision has yet been taken on a replacement for regional estate agency chief Clive Rook, who has...
17 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Two new reports add fuel to the continuing debate over portals. Firstly Rightmove claims to have had its busiest-ever May, with 115m...
15 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...
04 June 2015
From: Features

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) is to meet with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to discuss complaints...
04 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Zoopla remains unbowed by its loss of 23 per cent of its UK agents and says it has new statistics proving...
21 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The ex-Savills and ex-Romans agent who heads the estate agency Capital & Coastal, Michael Riley has stepped into the row between...
19 May 2015
From: Breaking News

In the latest exchange in the long-running war of words between Zoopla and OnTheMarket, ZPG claims that the new portal is...
18 May 2015
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket claims it has achieved 10 million visits to the site with 90 million page views in three months. The portal launched...
08 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Many thanks to Tim Luckin, director of Mansell McTaggart in East Grinstead for providing a chuckle by sending a snapshot of...