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News covering the marketing of residential property, lead generation, buying and selling and business development.
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Lettings agency takes down Facebook video after strong backlash over rent rise ‘boast’
North London agency Reliable Homes finds out the hard way that off-the-cuff comments within video can quickly go viral online.
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Challenger property portal wins more funding to take on Rightmove and Zoopla
PropertyHeads founder and CEO Ben Davis says he's secured the cash from several hedge fund-owning backers in the City.
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Bruce brothers bag Zoopla exec to be Boomin Chief Operating Officer
The challenger portal has headhunted Andy Stewart, who is a long-established portal player with long stints at Propertyfinder and Zoopla.
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Purplebricks founder seeking ‘tens of millions’ for Boomin launch
Michael Bruce is said to have been courted by City investors in recent days as he looks for the million necessary to take on Rightmove and Zoopla.
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Portal wars: Zoopla reports 2% more agents and highlights Rightmove losses
Portal says it has also increased the proportion of agents on longer-term contracts from 23% to 84% during the pandemic.
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OnTheMarket is first portal to appoint a former estate agent as its CEO
Jason Tebb has been revealed as the portal's new CEO bringing with him 20 years in the property and estate agency industry.
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Purplebricks founders’ Boomin project is due to launch in six weeks
Many business leaders and large agency groupings have been shown the platform and say it is well funded and will take on the portals.
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I’m off! Leading portal fees campaigner quitting Rightmove today
Murray Lee, who has headed up one of the four key portal fees campaigning groups following the Covid pandemic, says 'we have nothing to fear but fear itself'.
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Say No To Rightmove reveals agents are ready to quit if fees go back up
Campaign group headed up by Acorn estate agency CEO is calling on Rightmove to cut some financial slack as a potential recession looms.
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275,000 home movers sign up to Zoopla’s latest online advice course
The portal claims home buyers and sellers of all kinds are hungry for information in today's Covid-racked housing market.
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