Covid and its subsequent 75% fees discount has hit the portal hard, but it's still delivering tasty profits to its investors despite the troubled times.

After months of total marketing silence from the main property portals, Zoopla has now revealed a huge push to capitalise on discontent with Rightmove.

Mashroom.com says it will pay tenants a week's rent if they successfully help market their soon-to-be former home to new renters.

Portal says it has already introduced them at its oversesas business and that the pages are quicker and generate more leads.

Alison Dolan is to join the portal after many years spent working for Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire in the UK.

Portal's acting CEO says he faces 'regrettable' decision to consider redundancies as realities of Covid aftermath affect the business.

Agent-owned platform says many agents reassessed the value they get from Zoopla and Rightmove during the lockdown as it reports increased branch numbers.

Murray Lee and Paul Davies are leading by example and have recently signed up to use the challenger portal as they urge other agents to look at Rightmove alternatives.