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June 2009 
Portal traffic declining overall as Rightmove launch Premium service
AT a time when there are some increasing signs of activity in the sales market, the latest figures by marketing data specialists ComScore show a decline in overall traffic to property websites... READ
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May 2009
Rightmove still rule a changing roost
THE portal comparison world has changed quite considerably over the last 12 months — mainly due to the consolidation of the Digital Property Group and the Property Finder network... READ
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March 2009
A Countrywide coup for DPG
ALL sorts of claims and counterclaims were made during February as the portals vie for commercial success in 2009... READ
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February 2009
Rightmove off to a flying start...
NINETY-NINE per cent renewals, record enquiries on the first Monday in January and a new ad campaign that really is being seen on TV have given Rightmove a flying start to 2009... READ
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December 2008 / January 2009
Major changes on the portal front
THERE have probably been more changes in the UK property portal industry in the last six months than in the last 10 years with consolidation of some portals as well as new entrants and new charging structures threatening to challenge the established order... READ
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November 2008
Free sites challenging the existing order
THE old order is being challenged. New ‘upstart’ businesses
are entering the fray and with some innovative thinking are throwing down the
gauntlet and challenging the existing players... READ
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October 2008
Software solutions to a slump in business
AS estate agents assess the current market and what needs
to be done to survive and move forward, I wondered what the software suppliers
are doing to help agents and maybe to survive themselves... READ
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September 2008
The growth of the search sites...
ALTHOUGH August is generally a quiet month, the consolidation
in the portal market has been moving onwards with both The Digital Property Group
and the Propertyfinder network promoting their respective positions... READ
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August 2008
Challengers to Rightmove emerging as portal rivals pursue policy of amalgamation
THERE is no doubt that the dynamics of the portal marketplace
are changing and as the amalgamations of the various groups progress, we will
start to see a different picture emerging... READ
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July 2008
Together but separate at DPG
PRIMELOCATION.COM and FindaProperty.com,
both now come under the management of Mark Milner, chief executive of The Digital
Property Group Ltd as the first stage in a merging of interests... READ
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June 2008
Halifax sell shares in Rightmove, but relationship is 'unchanged'
THE Halifax Estate Agency — or its parent company HBOS
to be precise — has sold its 12 per cent shareholding in Rightmove for
some £59.2 million... READ
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May 2008
Propertyfinder aim for solid second spot as consolidation wave goes on
FOLLOWING on from the news that the Daily Mail General Trust
sites Primelocation and FindaProperty are consolidating under the management
of Mark Milner, comes the announcement that Propertyfinder Holdings Ltd have
bought HotProperty — or rather they have bought the parent, Sherlock Publications
Limited...READ
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May 2008
The importance of a quality website
HOW important is your agency website?
In a tough marketplace how are you perceived by buyers and sellers? ...READ
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April 2008
Slowdown signs as activity still grows
THE first portal review of the year has usually given some
indication of the likely activity in the property market for the forthcoming12
months...READ
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March 2008
Portals: Globrix leading the new challengers
THE portal marketplace is by no means a static one as many
agents are finding out by the number of places in which they now see their properties
appearing...READ
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