Posts Tagged ‘rightmove’
Sales still strong, but prices fall in June for first time since 2009
The number of sales agreed at this time of year is the second highest for ten years, only slightly lower than the high of May 2014 However, spring price momentum stalls as price of property coming to market drops by 0.4% (-£1,172), the first fall in June since 2009 at the height of the credit…
Read MoreRightmove House Price Index – Another price record is set:
Rightmove House Price Index – Another price record is set as the under-elevens keep the market moving: Price of property coming to market rises for fifth consecutive month, up 1.2% (+£3,626) to a new record Typical family homes see biggest price rise, recording a 5.4% year-on-year jump Home-owners with children under eleven keep the market…
Read More12% jump in number of available rental properties leads to slowest annual rate of increase since 2014
Over-hang of last year’s buy-to-let surge leads to more choice for tenants and slower annual rate of increase in rents: Number of available rental properties on Rightmove up 12% compared to the same period last year Annual asking rent growth of 1.8% is the lowest since Q4 2014, and less than half the annual growth…
Read MoreZoopla’s national spontaneous brand awareness is now at an all-time high according to ZPG
Press release published yesterday by ZPG headlined ‘Zoopla Brand Awareness Reaches New record Highs’ In the release it stated: The latest research conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of ZPG, reveals that Zoopla’s national spontaneous brand awareness is now at an all-time high, with the gap over Rightmove also at its biggest level ever. In…
Read MoreMidlands leads the country as price of property coming to market jumps 1.3%
Price of property coming to market increases by 1.3% (+£3,877) this month, the same average rise as in buy-to-let-boosted March 2016 Monthly rise of this size has only been exceeded once at this time of year since 2007 Modest annual growth of 2.3% compared to 7.6% in March 2016, highlighting slower pace of increase…
Read MoreNAEA and ARLA working together with Rightmove
Both the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) announced on their respective websites last week that they are working together with Rightmove to offer more help and support to agents by sharing the latest market insight and keeping them up-to-date with new legislation for both sales and…
Read MoreRents to rise 4% outside of London in 2017 forecast by Rightmove
The Rightmove Rental Price Tracker report released this week for Q4 2016 ( October – December 2016 ). Their forecast for 2017 is that rents to rise 4% outside London. All regions except London recorded a rise in asking rents in 2016, with prices up annually by 3.0%, London recorded an annual price fall of…
Read MoreAwareness for Zoopla Increases
New research released last Friday, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of ZPG, reveals Zoopla’s total brand awareness is at an all time high and the gap over Rightmove has widened. Gareth Helm, Group Chief Marketing Officer for ZPG said, “I am pleased to see that since May we have again increased awareness for Zoopla…
Read MoreNorth/South property sales divide.
Righmove released today their House Price Index (HPI) headlined ‘North/south sales divide in the Autumn market’. Price of property coming to market increases by 0.9% this month and sales agreed in September have recovered from summer lull. Different areas of the country and different sectors are experiencing contrasting market conditions, with a north/south divide currently…
Read MoreInvestors return to the market says Rightmove
Rightmove, yesterday 12th October, published the Rental Trends Tracker for 3rd Qtr which headlined ‘Buy-to-let enquiries up 30% since May as investors return to the market’. The report mentions: Buyer enquiries from potential landlords and investors are now up 30 per cent since May, new rental listings up on the same quarter last year and…
Read MoreAverage asking price up 0.7% on month in September says Rightmove
Asking prices in London rose 1.9% from August, rebounding after four straight months of decline, Rightmove says. It added that the recovery this month was “exaggerated by seasonal volatility, with more owners of expensive properties coming to market after the end of the summer holidays.” The average asking price for a house in the UK…
Read MoreRightmove (HPI) August
The Rightmove House Price (HPI) August released today headlines ‘2016 shapes up as a year of two halves’. Miles Shipside, Rightmove director and housing market analyst comments: “Many prospective buyers take a summer break from home-hunting, and those who come to market at this quieter time of year tend to price more aggressively. This summer…
Read MoreAnother strong period of growth for Rightmove
Rightmove PLC reports half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. Rightmove, the UK’s number one property site, has delivered another strong period of growth in the six months ended 30 June 2016. Rightmove’s market leading audience continued to grow strongly with customers spending more on Rightmove’s products and services, resulting in…
Read MoreRightmove HPI July
Rightmove House Price Index published today for July headlines ‘Housing Market steady post Referendum’ The average asking price of property coming to the market in England and Wales has fallen since Mid June according to Rightmove. Price of property coming to market falls 0.9% (-£2,647) this month, within usual expectations for the run-up to the…
Read MoreWhy Estate Agents Need a Pacemaker
Do you ever watch the London Marathon or the Great North Run? I do, with a mixture of awe and guilt. Awe that so many people had taken on such a momentous challenge, of their own free will, and guilt, that I was enjoying the event from my sofa, while many people less fit than…
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