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OnTheMarket (OTM) has staked a claim to being the fastest growing property portal in the UK since its acquisition by CoStar Group. Using Similarweb data, OTM said it has seen a 90% increase in total visits in the 12 months to September 2024 compared with Zoopla and Rightmove which experienced a 9% and 1% decline respectively.

In the latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss a new breed of Award-Winning Agencies. Avocado has been crowned Best New Model Estate Agency in the UK for the second year running, and By Design has won Bronze for Best Estate Agency Website in the UK.

Here is today’s Breaking News from the estate agency world. Join the debate by leaving a comment below a story – you will need to be logged-in to do this.

As we approach 2025, the lettings industry is entering a phase marked by stabilisation and opportunity. Rental inflation has slowed to an average of 3-4% for new lets, reflecting the effects of affordability constraints; renters’ budgets are beginning to limit how much rents can rise.

In hopes that our readers will comment and share. The year has brought us many twists and turns, From agency takeovers to regulatory concerns. Purplebricks has a new owner while Rightmove rejected Murdoch’s advances,

Buyers and sellers returned to the market over 2024 building a sales pipeline 30% larger than a year ago, Zoopla claims. The portal’s December House Price Index found there are 283,000 homes worth £104bn progressing to a sale in 2025.

Of greater concern was the immediate 2% increase (from 3% to 5%) in Stamp Duty on the purchase of a second home which will add a further £10,000 in Stamp Duty costs to the purchase of a £500,000 home, or £400,000 to a £20m portfolio purchase.

Property brand and auctioneer Bond Wolfe has recorded total sales revenues of more than £178 million for 2023. The auctions division raised an impressive £150,642,410 in sales across seven auctions in the 12 month period, selling 963 lots from the 1,116 offered – a success rate of 86%.

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