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Portal End Game Begins
7th May 2008 The news that FindaProperty and Primelocation are to merge comes hot on the heels of the tie up between HotProperty and PropertyFinder. This looks like the beginning of an end game for the first iteration of the property portal model – where estate agents paid a subscription fee to list properties.more...
SPICERHAART VENTURE MAY HERALD MASS ESTATE AGENCY BRANCH CLOSURE PROGRAMME
7th May 2008 Spicerhaart’s purchase of Tesco’s online estate agency may well herald the start of a massive high street branch closure programme, not just for Spicerhaart but for other high street estate agents as well. more...
BrightSale Foresees a Decline in High Street Estate Agency
2nd April 2008 Leading online estate agent BrightSale today predicted that the current downturn in house prices and completion rates would lead to a rapid decline in the £5 billion high street estate agency market.. more...
BrightSale Forecasts Decline of 15% in UK House Prices to 2013
2nd April 2008 Leading online estate agent BrightSale today released a major report on the future of estate agency (Is There a Future for High Street Estate Agency?). A key finding was that UK residential property is now at a level of overvaluation that significantly exceeds 1989 (the last market peak). more...
BRIGHTSALE ATTRACTS £100,000 (US$ 195,000) IN VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDING
12th February 2008 Today BrightSale, the rapidly growing online estate agent, announced that it had received £100,000 (US$ 196,000) in venture capital backing from the private internet and media fund Aspiration Capital Management LLP. more...
BRIGHTSALE APPOINTS NEW NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF SALES
7th February 2008 In response to rapidly increasing customer enquiries and transaction volumes, leading online estate agent BrightSale has appointed a new National Director of Sales. more...
Private Sale Customers Liable for up to GBP84 Million in Double Fees According to New Survey
17th October 2007 Over 20,000 Properties Listed on the Top Private Sale Websites in the UK Could be Liable for Double Commission Fees After the OFT Clarified Regulations on Private Sales. more...
Tesco Sees the Light
9th October 2007 Late last week we learnt that Tesco had contacted clients of its private sale Property Market to inform them that it was abandoning the venture with immediate effect. more...
BrightSale Launches 'BrightSale Overseas' to Help Prevent "Fleecing" of Brits Selling Property Abroad
7th August 2007 Today BrightSale - the fast growing online estate agency - announced a major push into the overseas property sale and lettings market. This was backed by a claim that many Brits are being "fleeced" by overseas agents charging exorbitant (and unjustifiable) commission fees.more...
The Brightsale Revolution Moves to Radio
30th July 2007 This morning BrightSale – the UK’s fastest growing online estate agency – launched a national radio campaign to promote its revolutionary 0.5% fee / full service offering. more...
BRIGHTSALE ANNOUNCES NEW CALL CENTRE OPENING IN MANCHESTER
23rd July 2007 The UK’s fastest growing online estate agent today announced the establishment of a new call centre in Manchester in addition to their head offices based in Surrey. The move reflects BrightSale’s need to handle a dramatically increased volume of listings and instructions in the past six months. more...
Tesco's 'Sell it Yourself' Estate Agency is Fatally Flawed Claims New Style Online Agent
3rd July 2007 The Managing Director of the UK's fastest growing online estate agency BrightSale today explained why Tesco's new private sale property website (tescopropertymarket.com) is fatally flawed more...
National Estate Agent BrightSale.co.uk announces tree planting partnership with the National Forest
6th February 2007 National estate agent BrightSale.co.uk has teamed up with the National Forest Company (NFC) to launch a campaign to plant a tree in The National Forest for every property it sells more...
BrightSale.co.uk - The online estate agent that sells houses
30th January 2007 BrightSale.co.uk today proudly announces achieving its inaugural house sale, just 3 short weeks after launching it's full online estate agency service in the UK. more...
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