Company Tag: Rightmove

Stamp Duty reform tops the property portal's wishlist.

Property portal data suggests elections have little effect on home-buyer demand.

Leading property brokers, developers & market-watchers have broadly welcomed news of an imminent General Election.

'The top-of-the-ladder sector is still leading the way,' says Rightmove's Tim Bannister, as larger homes drive price rises as well as buying & selling activity this Spring.

'We continue to expect a better year for the UK property market in 2024 than in 2023,' says property portal chief Johan Svanstrom.

The pace of rental price growth is cooling fastest in London, says Rightmove, as more top-end properties see asking price cuts.

Rightmove's 'top of the ladder' market segment - which tracks larger homes for sale - is seeing its strongest start to the year for price growth since 2014.

Rightmove's data shows a marked increase in buying interest in London's top-tier postcodes compared to last year, as the portal highlights addresses with the highest asking prices for sale and rent across…

Thursday 28th March was the biggest day for new property listings so far this year, and the third biggest since August 2020 (beaten only by Boxing Days in 2022 and 2023).

Resurgent demand for larger homes is driving growth in buying activity across the country, says Rightmove.

Rightmove reports a continued recovery in home-buying activity, led by the top-end of the market.

But the number of property agents using the portal dipped last year, and the management warns that 'customer numbers are likely to drop slightly' again in 2024, 'given the ongoing uncertainty in the macro…