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Coronavirus crisis and the portals’ response to the plight of agents
As the Coronavirus spreads across the UK, our estate agencies face a battle to keep afloat – this is how the portals have responded to the developing crisis in the industry.
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Kristjan Byfield: Why my business has decided to quit Rightmove
The outspoken agent from East London explains his reasoning behind the one thing most agents fear most - making the leap and quitting the UK's No.1 portal.
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Property sales market ‘not come to a complete standstill yet’
Zoopla says its latest cities index shows activity down by only 15% week-on-week but paints a gloomy picture for the coming months as sales agreed dip by nearly two thirds, it predicts.
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Guild and Fine & Country agents get six months’ free listings on Zoopla
Member agents of either organisations get the free deal without having to leave Rightmove, as Zoopla's announced deal last week required.
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What a morning! Now Zoopla suspends its estate agent fees entirely for up to nine months
Zoopla has followed both OTM and, this morning, Rightmove and entirely cut its portal fees to estate agents, but with some strings attached. The portal is to pause its fees for up to nine months for agents with fewer than 30 branches, or 80% of its customer database. Zoopla is offering two packages – nine months for free if an agent leaves Rightmove, and up to five months for free if they don’t. Both packages then require agents to sign up to an 18-month contract after the free listing term has ended and the portal’s normal fees resume. Zoopla has also committed not to increase its fees during these new 18-month contracts. Agents are able to sign up to either deal up until the end of April 2020, with the new terms to take effect from 1st May 2020. Charlie Bryant, CEO, Zoopla (left), said: “We have said consistently that agents are at the heart of everything we do, and today’s actions demonstrate the role we can play in helping to secure the long-term success of our agent partners. “It’s our aim to support and work alongside agents to unlock new opportunities, deliver the utmost value for money, and to…
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Zoopla hints at Coronavirus fees deal to beat OnTheMarket’s
The portal's reps have been telling agents that an announcement is due this morning that will be better than OTM's 33% fees reduction.
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‘This is why Rightmove and Zoopla need to get serious about helping agents’
A long-established West London agent tells The Negotiator the difficult choices facing his business as the Coronavirus bites.
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High profile estate agency quits Rightmove to go ‘exclusive’ with Zoopla
Kristjan Byfield, co-founder of Base Property Specialists in London, has made the announcement after publishing a letter detailing his unhappiness with Rightmove.
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Rightmove lobbying group swells to over 250 estate agencies
The group has risen from 70 agents yesterday to more than 250 today, all of whom put their name to a letter sent to the portal making a case for more help.
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First time buyers flee their parents’ home towns… and prying eyes
Gone are the days when young buyers wanted to live near their parents, with many choosing to live 20 miles away - presumable to avoid their family's prying eyes.
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