Rightmove says tenants face both huge competition for limited stock, as well as rising household running costs.

Henry Pryor and a leading London agency have both said the common Rightmove marketing strategy as morally 'wrong' and 'sharp practice'.

Newly-released statistics show the average price-tag of a home has rocketed by nearly £8,000 in the space of a month.

Latest results from the property portal giant reveal extraordinary results including record revenue from agents.

Portal launches 120 hours of training for an NVQ Level 3 certificate for sales and letting agents for free as part of their membership.

Some 350 people have invested in Findingaplace.com which marries up tenants to agency's rental listings without the need for a portal.

Read the views of the key players in the industry and government about the latest initiative to give buyers and tenants more information up-front before they transact.

Portal says January was its busiest ever for agent enquiries and that first signs of housing market rebalancing are emerging.