The number of property lots sold at auction reached a record high in 2014, data from the Essential Information Group (EIG) shows. According to EIG, the volume of lots offered for sale…
Read MoreZoopla’s counterpunch
Zoopla’s PR machine seemed to go into overdrive last week to deter more agents from defecting to OnTheMarket.com (OTM), as stockbroker, Panmure Gordon, cut its stance on Rightmove to sell from buy…
Read MoreNew OnTheMarket website gets thumbs up
The new OnTheMarket.com website, which requires their member agents to stop advertising on either Rightmove or Zoopla, finally launched last week. But what do property professionals actually think of the new website,…
Read MoreFounder of Carphone Warehouse invests in HouseSimple
Sir Charles Dunstone (right), founder of Carphone Warehouse and Chairman of TalkTalk and of Dixons Carphone, together with his business partner, Roger Taylor, last week committed a substantial investment of £5 million…
Read MoreOnTheMarket – it’s finally here!
OnTheMarket.com, the much anticipated new property portal from Agents’ Mutual, finally launched on Monday, going live with simple, fast and state-of-the-art website that adapts seamlessly to fit the screen of any device…
Read MoreNovember auction activity dips
Over the past 12-18 months rising house prices have been driving auction revenues skywards and the figures below show this trend continues with gains of 6, 12 and 15 per cent in…
Read MoreSharp rise in 10-year fixed rate mortgage deals
The number of 10-year fixed rate mortgage deals on the market is continuing on a sharp upward trajectory to meet rising demand for longer-term home loans, a new study shows. Research from…
Read MoreOnTheMarket.com – countdown to launch
As more agents announce their support ahead of the great launch of OnTheMarket on Monday, it is clear that the decision making process has been complicated for many agents. The first decision…
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