Claim is made Rightmove but backed up by agents who also say millions of people were prompted to start property searches by Sunak's Budget.

The offer, which followed an agent campaign during the first months of the pandemic, has hit the portal's revenues and profits hard.

Both the portal and its rival Rightmove are hoping IAMsold's mixture of private treaty and online auctions will become more popular.

As Zoopla comes under pressure from the upstarts, Nigel Lewis asked its executive team, Charlie Bryant and Andy Marshall, just how they are fighting back.

Rightmove says it has crunched the numbers, which show the size of the problem facing the Chancellor and the industry.

Portal confirms it is in discussions with customers, as emails go out confirming increases citing support given during Covid.

Inspire Sales & Lettings has taken the unusual step, offering 50,000 tickets at £5 each to win the property, which is listed a 'new instruction'.

Nigel Deekes sets out how his 'local focussed' property portal will succeed where others have failed to knock Rightmove off its perch.