Rightmove Director Miles Shipside defended the hike in fees saying that the product offered value for money after Russell Quirk surprised him with the question.
Read MoreRussell Quirk to headline Propertymark’s big One conference
TV pundit and friend to the stars Russell Quirk will be headlining the colossal Propertymark One conference chairing a heavy weight industry panel talking about fees, stock levels and pipelines.
Read MoreHomes selling within a week of being listed jump by 125% to highest in ten years
Rightmove says surge in offers being made on freshly-marketed properties is in part down to the March stamp duty holiday deadline.
Read MoreRule book is out the window! Busiest August for agents since records began
Rightmove has made the punchy claim after comparing last month's activity on its website with the past ten years of housing data.
Read MoreSurge in buyer and vendor enquiries follows stamp duty holiday
Research by both Rightmove and Yomdel show huge increase in market activity since Rishi Sunak's announcement last week.
Read MoreNorthern towns witness huge increases in buyer enquiries to agents
So claims Rightmove, which says the past two weeks have seen extraordinary surges in activity, including interest in second-stepper homes.
Read More‘Lost’ 175,000 Covid vendors return amid delayed Spring market
Stronger than expected return to a semblance of normality has also prevented price drops - agreed sales prices have risen to 97.7% of asking price.
Read MoreDemand for rental properties jumps by 22% over past two weeks
Rightmove claims two months of pent-up demand is now surging through the rental market as relationship separations and job re-locations drive home moves.
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