Portals

Boomin, the challenger property portal set up by Michael and Kenny Bruce, has turned its attention to YouTube as a marketing channel - declaring plans "to reinvent the YouTube channel for property".

“In two or three years’ time, I’d like us to be known not only as ‘the place I found my property’, but also ‘the place that helped me move in’, which is quite a big shift,” says Rightmove's Chief…

Richard Pennycook CBE is to be a Non-Exec Director at the Bruce brothers' new property portal, Boomin.

Property portal embarks on recruitment drive to “further increase the level of service for agents.”

Property portal's latest marketing drive appears to be yielding results, as valuation leads jump by 42%.

Estate agents' digital spend has rocketed by 495% in a year, says a leading industry supplier, as more agencies are "starting to transfer their spend from portals and their high street offices to growing…

The acquisition is the latest move in Zoopla's strategy to create a "software ecosystem" for the property industry.

"Consumers want more information", says National Trading Standards's Estate and Letting Agency team, as it launches a survey to find out what property agents think should be essential on all portal listings.

Zoopla is following through on its recent rebrand with what it calls its "biggest ever marketing campaign".

Some 60% of all estate agency property portal sales leads in Q1 came via Rightmove, according to analysis of around 500,000 inbound leads in the first three months of this year.

Zoopla has updated its branding with a new logo, and revealed new "game-changing functionality".

Addland.com already features listings from heavyweights including Savills and Bidwells.