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Rightmove, still very much the Number One portal despite growing competition, is launching a new national marketing campaign this coming weekend. The...

With the energy price cap to rise by 10% from October, Rightmove reveals that this could mean an annual increase of...

Letting agents keen to scale their business fast are being encouraged to attend what the organisers call “an industry flagship event”...

A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

A brief statement to the London Stock Market this evening has confirmed that Rightmove will, after all, carry OpenRent listings in...

Rightmove has admitted to shareholders that it’s to lose 8% of its lettings listing from next month - the equivalent of...

An agency has signed up to OnTheMarket, claiming the portal progress since being taken over by a US firm was the...

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

Rightmove has thrown its weight behind the new Labour government’s bid to help first time buyers - and it wants it...

A trading statement by Rightmove reveals that it’s  spent £3m on just an 8% share of a PropTech system that describes...

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...

The latest snapshot of the rental market from Rightmove reveals that average advertised rents for tenants outside of London have reached...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental...

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

In an unusually outspoken intervention into the election campaign, Rightmove has criticised the absence of debate over housing. The issue has not...

Rightmove has produced five core demands on behalf of the rental sector, which it would like the next government to meet. These...

Inflation figures are down - but not as much as many analysts expected. The basic Consumer Price Index figure fell from 3.2%...

A previously low-profile property and land research platform, has entered a partnership with Rightmove. Addland, which claims to have “a community” of...

Rightmove is rolling out displaying the new Material info Parts B & C fields on listings, following a number of months...

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

It claims that “following a significant increase in the number of new homes advertised on the site” its new build listings...

Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

Rightmove is hosting a webinar tomorrow for owners and managers of lettings agencies, focused on growing their business to the maximum...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

TV property guru and Move iQ founder Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One this year, the trade...

The UK’s largest multi-disciplinary property conference - Propertymark One in association with Rightmove - is in June and the organisers claim...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

Inspirational broadcaster and author Katie Piper is set to take to the stage at the Propertymark One Conference at the ExCel...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

Lettings agency Edward Mellor, which operates its 15 branches across Greater Manchester, has signed up to OnTheMarket. This follows the controversial CoStar...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

A buying agent claims that rents could finally be tailing off despite some indices showing rises still taking place. According to Rightmove,...

A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

A large multi-brand lettings agency group is dropping its listings on Zoopla and instead going to list rental properties on OnTheMarket...

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

Lower mortgage rates - still falling in the days since the end of the festive break - may be persuading some...

Agents’ group Propertymark is discounting early-bird tickets for its flagship Propertymark One event. The day, run in partnership with Rightmove, is billed...

The next phase of Rightmove’s 'believe it’ marketing push begins on Boxing Day, to coincide with the post-Christmas and New Year...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...

Long-standing activist investor Brett Stone has made a last-ditch bid to scupper a proposed takeover of OnTheMarket by US firm CoStar. CoStar...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

With less than a week to go before the Court Meeting and the General Meeting which will decide the fate of...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Property portal Rightmove has increased its key revenue target in a bullish set of results which shows it has not been...

Rightmove has teamed up with the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team to create a new course on compliance...

Propertymark has announced an extensive regional 19-meeting schedule for 2024. A statement from the trade body says the schedule “will blend together...

A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - can completely by-pass letting agents. It describes itself as a ‘dating service’...

Propertymark’s regional conferences are now in full swing with the next event at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on  November...

Letting agents are currently managing 25 email and phone enquiries on average for every property they have to let across Britain,...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

Rightmove is launching a new marketing campaign which it calculates will reach 51m people - the overwhelming majority of the UK...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

Propertymark kicks off its regional conference campaign this week - the start of a programme that’s doubled in size this year. Across...

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

Tenants seeking a way to buy a home have been given at least slightly reassuring news by Rightmove. The portal says the...

Rightmove is to provide agents with local market data and easier access to training at a series of Propertymark regional events. Rightmove...

Rightmove has launched a new tool to help agencies manage Rightmove training and make the most of the ever-growing range of...

Rightmove will host a webinar for agents tomorrow at 10:00am focused on tenergy efficiency, Energy Performance Certificates and greener homes. The portal...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month. That’s the...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

Tomorrow sees the start of a month of webinars hosted by Rightmove to help agents understand compliance changes and how they...

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

Anti-money laundering consultancy FCS Compliance has announced its latest Webinar for agents using Rightmove. And with it comes a warning that the...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

Rightmove has launched the first rollout phase of products for agents, described as linking the rental journey from advertising and receiving...

The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down.  According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to yet another new record of £1,190 per calendar month. This...

Paul Shamplina, the chief commercial officer at Landlord Action and arguably the biggest name in the lettings sector today, is to...

After announcing a new license in Southwark and Camberwell earlier this month Fine & Country is now expanding further in London...