Portals
Advice on how to push down agents’ fees ‘missed the mark’, admits Zoopla
Property portal is “reviewing internal editorial processes” after irritating its estate agency advertisers.
Channel4 teams up with OnTheMarket for new Cornish property TV series
OTM is bankrolling a new TV series narrated by Caroline Quentin.
Property portals ‘are inflating the cost of running an estate agency business to near impossible levels,’ warns agency boss
Steph Walker, COO of 19-month-old firm The Agency UK, says many top-end independent estate agencies "will have to shut their doors as competition in the marketplace greatens."
Rightmove revenues jump despite traffic falling back
Estate agents are spending more than ever promoting property listings on Rightmove - despite house-hunters spending less time browsing the portal.
Foxtons to list all instructions with OnTheMarket
New boss signs up 50+ branch London estate agency to list on seven-year-old property portal.
Rightmove blocks POA listings
New National Trading Standards rules on material information have rolled out on Britain's biggest property portal.
Zoopla targets high-value homeowners with big-screen marketing drive
Zoopla is targeting high-value homeowners with its latest marketing drive, which features "incredibly awkward situations that centre around asking about house prices".
OnTheMarket revenues jump by a third
Property portal has made "significant strategic progress in creating a differentiated, tech-enabled property business," says OnTheMarket's management, as annual revenues climb 32%.
Boomin buys digital interior design service
"This acquisition is an integral part of our wider strategy," says Boomin boss Michael Bruce, promising "more game changing developments to be announced shortly, which will further differentiate Boomin…
Rightmove CEO stepping down ‘to seek a new challenge’
Peter Brooks-Johnson is to leave Rightmove in 2023, after 16 years with Britain's biggest property portal.
Boomin has ‘commenced the move from a free to a paid-for platform’
A year after launching, the Bruce brothers' property portal has confirmed its first batch of paying estate agency members.
Zoopla appoints agents to new Sales Advisory Board
Property portal says its new group "unites business leaders and influencers to work in partnership to support the successful and sustainable growth of the residential sales market, while also ensuring…