Zoopla is just 1,000 branches short of Rightmove's total, its latest published list of agents reveals.

Portal has teamed up with FocalAgent to offer both 2D and 360-degree virtual viewings to buyers.

Portal says it has also increased the proportion of agents on longer-term contracts from 23% to 84% during the pandemic.

The portal is to offer Iamsold's 'modern method of auction' service to its member agents and hopefully kick-start greater adoption of auctions among vendors.

Portal says agents who want to take up the deal now can still get the full nine-month free listings benefits.

Research by Zoopla reveals how safety concerns have persuaded vendors to request valuations are done off-site or via a video call.

The Negotiator put this, and many other key questions preying on agents minds at the moment to Zoopla’s commercial head Andy Marshall.

The fight to generate leads and win new customers has never been fiercer, says Richard Reed, but data technology offers a way to stand out from the crowd.