Zoopla reveals surge in branch numbers
Over 2,250 branches joined Zoopla in 2019, including from Carter Jonas, Dacre, Son & Hartley, and Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward
Zoopla also enjoys a start-of-year activity surge
All three big property portals have now reported big rises in activity in January.
Rightmove’s profits & revenue jump despite falling branch numbers
Estate agents spent an average of 8% more with Rightmove in 2019 than in 2018. But the portal lost 3% of its member agencies in the year...
OnTheMarket reports listing ‘over 80%’ of Zoopla’s property stock
Website traffic has quadrupled since OnTheMarket floated last year.
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Waterfront site opposite the Chelsea Embankment - derelict for a decade - is to deliver 118 new homes.
Knight Frank expands in East Anglia
Georgie Veale has moved from the London-based Country Department to head up the agency's new operation in Suffolk.
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Brokerage hires ex-Chestertons director to head new business development arm
Harding Green’s new tech-driven division aims to provide self-employed agents with ‘corporate-level’ lead flow.
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