Rightmove chief Peter Brooks-Johnson to step down after more than 16 years May 9, 2022 Property firm Rightmove has said chief executive Peter Brooks-Johnson plans to step down after more than 16 years with the firm. Brooks-Johnson will leave the group over the next year, but will remain in the role until its full-year figures are unveiled in February 2023 and will help with finding a replacement and ensure a [...]
House prices fall below December average as market waves goodbye to miserable year December 11, 2023 The price of a home fell by 1.9 per cent in December, according to the latest reading from property portal Rightmove.
Over £6,000 wiped off average house price in last four weeks November 13, 2023 The average price of a home coming on the market fell by more than £6,000, month-on-month, in November, according to Rightmove.
Priced out: London renters continue to look outside the capital for affordable housing January 11, 2024 The latest data from Rightmove shows some 45 per cent of Londoners enquired to leave the city last year, compared to 40 per cent in 2022.
Rush to beat stamp duty cut off lifts Rightmove profits July 30, 2021 Profits at property search site Rightmove soared in the first half of the year amid surging demand in the UK housing market driven by the stamp holiday. The company posted a pre-tax profit of £114.7m, up from £61.6m from the same period last year. Read more: Property transactions surge to record high in June Prospective [...]
Rightmove: First monthly dip in UK house prices this year recorded in August August 16, 2021 The average price tag on a home dipped by just over £1,000 this month. Across the UK, the average asking price in August was £337,371, down by 0.3 per cent or £1,076 compared with July, Rightmove data out this morning shows. It marked the first monthly fall in the average price of property coming to [...]
Rightmove revenue falls by almost a third despite surge in visitor numbers February 26, 2021 Property giant Rightmove saw revenue fall by 29 per cent to £205.7m in 2020 as coronavirus restrictions battered the housing market. The firm felt the strain of providing a 75 per cent discount on invoice values to estate agents and new customers between April and July last year. Operating profit also dropped 37 per cent [...]
House prices make biggest January leap since 2020 amid mortgage price war January 15, 2024 House prices made their biggest month-on-month leap in December to January since the pandemic, rising by 1.3 per cent to £359k.
House prices reach highest level in 10 months in March March 18, 2024 Green shoots continue to emerge in the property market as March welcomes the highest rise in house prices in 10 months.
London rents at record high as market hits ‘affordability ceiling’ January 26, 2024 The average price of rent in London has hit a record high of £2,631 per month, and is forecast to grow by three per cent more this year, a new report has found, but the market may hit an “affordability ceiling”. A study by property portal Rightmove said that this is just four pounds higher [...]