Houses.co.uk domain for sale.

October 15, 2015
FineLocation Premium Domain Name Real Estate

Just  two years after the launch of Houses.co.uk the domain name is now up for sale, that is according to a recent blog on the Sellingup.com website, ‘an independent guide to how to sell your property for the maximum profit with the minimum stress’.

The domain name of www.finelocation.com and www.finelocation.co.uk are also for sale along with the Facebook URL www.facebook.com/houseforsale.

The name is currently listed for sale on domain marketplace website Sedo for £2,999 and potential buyers are invited to make an offer.

Houses.co.uk was a joint-venture between high street agent Russell Bennett of Quirk Deakin in Grays, Essex and his friend, dot com car rental entrepreneur, Peter Thornton.

The website would appear to be still in operation with four properties listed on Rightmove, business partner Russell Bennett confirmed to SellingUp that Houses.co.uk was no longer functioning day-to-day as an online agency, they would however continue to try to sell the properties listed  that had been paid for. It was not clear what would happen to new and current instructions if and when the domain name is sold.

Check out full Blog on SellingUp website: http://www.sellingup.com/houses-co-uk-puts-its-domain-name-on-the-market-with-a-major-price-reduction

 

 

 

Allen Walkey

Highly experienced businessman with a successful career in property sales and investment both in the UK and abroad. Now a freelance writer and blogger for the property and Investment Industry, keeping readers up-to-date with changes and events in a rapidly changing world.

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