Estate agency is the last but one of the original OnTheMarket founders who quit Zoopla in 2015 to satisfy OTM's launch 'two portal' rule.

House prices in London are dropping by 4.4% year-on-year but rising in the many other regions including by 3.4% in the North West.

Residential People now lists 30,000 sales and rental properties in the UK and has promised never to charge agents to list on its platform.

Survey reveals that half of the UK population peruse properties online at least once a week usually to snoop on nearby properties or those belonging to celebrities.

Company recruits six new senior players including a new Chief People Officer poached from Dyson, and says it now lists more rental properties in the capital than Rightmove.

New app also works on tablets and offers several new functionalities in an age when 60% of house hunters search online via an app.

Jackson-Stops analysed exclusive Zoopla data to rank 45 top UK coastal towns and their counties based on capital growth, current average prices and price premiums over the last five years.

Six bedroom apartment in London features no lounge, a single toilet and a small kitchen as well as a radiator that pokes through a wall.

Crucial period for property portal begins as its attempts to persuade 'freebie' customers to start paying £337 a month for its service.

Downing Street round-table concludes with promise by lender Metro Bank to stop preventing landlords from renting out properties to those on benefits.