MARKET REPORT: Rightmove shares leap as housing revival starts

MARKET REPORT: Rightmove shares leap as housing revival starts with property search site notching up 65 days of record traffic By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 After months cooped up at home during lockdown, many Britons are reappraising their living arrangements. … Read more

‘Mini boom’ pushes house prices to record high, says Rightmove

Asking property prices shot up thanks to a jump in buyer enquiries even before the effects of the Chancellor’s stamp duty holiday have had time to kick in, a new report claims.  Property portal Rigthmove says an ‘unexpected mini-boom’ in demand following the reopening of the housing markets in England, Wales and Scotland has lifted … Read more

Rightmove reports surge in enquiries about property by the seaside

Now we all want to live (and work) beside the seaside: Rightmove reports surge in enquiries about property on the coast By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:15 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 23:57 BST, 23 June 2020 Many of us dream of living by the sea. And according to the UK’s … Read more

Rightmove records its busiest EVER day with six million visits

Britain’s largest property website had its busiest ever day last week as millions of Britons stuck inside by the coronavirus lockdown look to swap city living for a move to the coast or countryside. Rightmove recorded more than six million visits on Wednesday, an increase of 18 per cent compared to last year and the … Read more

Most viewed homes on Rightmove during lockdown include Primrose Hill mansion and lakeside manor

In need of some distraction right now? Then fix your eyes on these incredible multi-million-pound homes! Stunning pictures have been released, taking you inside the most sought after properties on Rightmove right now. The housing market is slowly reawakening with estate agents reporting a huge surge in demand after Ministers this week lifted a seven-week … Read more

Property asking prices back near all-time high, says Rightmove

Confident house sellers are attempting to reap the rewards of a ‘Boris Bounce’ as they push average property asking prices back to near their all-time high. The average newly-listed home price rose £2,589 in the month to mid-February, or 0.8 per cent, to £309,399 – just £40 below the previous record high reached in June 2018. … Read more

Rightmove scraps all its forecasts and axes a £38m dividend payout to shareholders 

High-flying Rightmove dragged down to earth by the property market freeze as it scraps its dividend and forecasts People have been told not to move and agents instructed not to market homes FTSE 100 group has ‘suspended’ all its financial forecasts for the year Online property portal has also axed its 4.4p a share final … Read more

Rightmove faces backlash from estate agents over fees holiday as UK property market grinds to a halt

Rightmove is facing a backlash from estate agents who claim it is not doing enough to help them throughout the coronavirus crisis which is seeing them lose business amid plummeting home viewings and sales. The property listing website has offered estate agents a 75 per cent discount for the next four months as the housing … Read more