Government figures suggest that a continuing boom in first time buyer activity is helping drive up the number of transactions.

Portal property listings should be launched on Monday evenings at 8pm to get the most leads, it has been claimed. Research by property portal Zoopla among its listings shows that adverts for…

Research by Zoopla reveals just how crucial first hour and days of a property's online portal appearance are for lead generation.

Zoopla has welcomed four new senior hires to its product team, signalling further long-term investment in product innovation and delivering market leading tools and software.

Housing charity has launched a new campaign on Twitter to persuade Rightmove to change its stance on benefits discrimination within private rental market.

CEO says agents listing on OTM first is driving rapid growth in the number of people who have signed up for property alerts, which has now passed 1m mark.

63-branch London agency says it will spend next 12 months comparing the two portals' performance before makig a decision on which to pick.

20 years ago, the first property portals arrived. Many more followed – and disappeared. Now, says Andrea Kirkby, three giants battle for business and stock market position.

Portal says it has already issued guidance to agents about the issue and is awaiting further advice from the government.

Zoopla has promoted Richard Donnell to Research and Insight Director where he joins the executive team.