Major property portal plans to ‘revolutionise the market’ with ‘transformative’ strategy reset

Connells, which is in the process of buying a majority stake in Countrywide Plc, has signed a "landmark" five-year agreement with Zoopla, setting itself up as the property portal's first "innovation partner".

Michal Bruce's challenger portal won't launch this month, as originally planned.

The Bruce brothers' new venture is now "progressing to the final stages before launch."