Company Tag: Rightmove
Rightmove names new finance chief
Alison Dolan starts as CFO in September, on a base salary of nearly £400k.
South-facing gardens come with a 7% asking price premium
Homes marketed with a south-facing garden are, on average, priced 7% above properties without; a listing that mentions a southerly garden comes with an average price premium of £22,695, according to R…
‘Unexpected mini-boom’ pushes asking prices to a record high
"Current activity levels clearly show that Britain is getting moving again," says Rightmove, with the Stamp Duty holiday serving to “amplify the buyer surge”.
Asking rents reach a record high across the country, but dip in London as supply balloons
Asking rents outside London have climbed by 3.4% in the last year, while the capital has seen a dip of 0.6% as rental stock piles up.
Stamp Duty holiday drives surge of interest in commuter belt properties
Rightmove has reported a dramatic increase in househunting activity at higher price brackets since the announcement of the SDLT holiday up to £500k.
Stamp Duty holiday drives instant property portal activity surge
Record levels of traffic and enquiries were recorded on the major property portals following the Chancellor's SDLT tax cut announcement.
Industry Reactions: Property sector welcomes Sunak’s Stamp Duty holiday
It'll come as no surprise that most estate agents and property developers are quite delighted with the temporary raising of the Stamp Duty threshold to £500k, as announced by the Chancellor in a "mini …
Ranked: England’s fastest & slowest-moving post-lockdown markets
"I can’t see there being a mass exodus from the capital but it does look set to be much more challenging for sellers of more expensive properties in zone 1 and parts of zone 2 who are looking to sell q…
Rightmove reports record day for overseas home-hunting as travel restrictions are eased
Sunday 28th June was the first ever day that more than one million searches were performed on Rightmove Overseas.
Ranked: Britain’s most popular, most expensive & cheapest seaside locations
Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs and Salcombe are the priciest coastal enclaves, reports Rightmove, while Whitby and Whitley Bay are the most popular amongst househunters.
Property portals extend Coronavirus discounts
OnTheMarket and Rightmove are offering discounted prices for another two months. "It will also take time for agents to build a pipeline of vendors and new sales instructions," says Rightmove.
Rightmove takes hit on membership numbers as agencies struggle with cash flow
The UK’s biggest portal has seen a 3.8% fall in its membership base since the start of the year - a loss of 620 agency branches and 135 new homes developments.