Rupert Murdoch’s REA raises Rightmove bid to £6.1bn Group makes third offer for property portal, saying it is ‘disappointed’ at lack of engagement by board The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024
REA ups its offer for Rightmove a second time to £6.1 bn The REA board urged Rightmove shareholders “to encourage the board of directors of Rightmove to engage in constructive discussions.” Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2024
UK business growth slows as budget uncertainty hits investment plans; German recession ‘baked in’ – as it happened Fiscal policy uncertainty ahead of the Autumn Budget is biggest fear for companies, survey finds, while Germany’s malaise continues The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024
Rupert Murdoch’s REA group ups offer for Rightmove to £5.9bn About £300m added to deal for UK’s biggest online real-estate portal after first proposal unanimously rejected The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024
Edinburgh named one of the most expensive cities for renters outside London Rightmove has revealed that Edinburgh has one of the highest average rents outside of London. The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2024
Why have London asking prices jumped by over £4,500 in September? Lower mortgage rates are helping to underpin the market, Rightmove said, but buyers are still price sensitive Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2024
Average price tag on a home jumped by nearly £3,000 in September – Rightmove Lower mortgage rates, an increase in property choice and relatively strong wage growth are helping to underpin the market, Rightmove said. The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024
Superstitious home movers avoid completing on Friday 13, study suggests Rightmove’s research also suggests that some people moving into a home numbered 13 could be getting a bargain. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024
Surge in larger homes for sale amid capital gains tax fears, Rightmove says Speculation Rachel Reeves to raise tax in budget thought one reason for some homeowners cashing out The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024
Property Website Rightmove Rejects GBP5.6 Bn Murdoch Bid UK online property website Rightmove said Wednesday it had rejected a multi-billion-pound takeover offer from Australian peer REA Group, majority owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire. International Business Times · Sep 11, 2024
Rupert Murdoch-owned firm REA makes £5.6bn offer for Rightmove Board rejects non-binding indicative proposal of 705p a share for UK’s biggest online real-estate portal The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024
Why are the Murdochs trying to buy UK property site Rightmove? Eldest son Lachlan may want to repay Rupert for bid to hand him full control by protecting UK newspaper empire The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024
Nearly a fifth of homes on the market have previously been rented – Rightmove Some18% of properties now for sale were previously on the rental market, compared with 8% in 2010, the property website said. The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024
Rightmove can play hardball on asking price. It doesn’t need a Murdoch takeover The UK property portal is in a strong position and is under little pressure to sell at anything other than a silly figure The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024 Rupert Murdoch-owned firm REA Group weighs up bid for Rightmove UK property portal’s shares surge up to 25% in early trading amid interest from Australian property company
Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2024 Rightmove tops FTSE 100 after international bid interest from Murdoch's REA Shares soar by almost a quarter
The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024 Volkswagen considering German plant closures and job cuts; UK factories report fastest growth in over two years – as it happened German carmaker VW may make historic German plant closures in cost-cutting drive
AAP · Sep 2, 2024 Aussie shares rebound, rise to just under all-time high After being down as much as 0.8 per cent in early trading, the ASX200 moved into positive territory in afternoon trading to finish up 0.2 per cent
Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2024 Would you move for Clarkson's pub? New arrival brings spike in searches for the Cotswolds town of Burford Property portal Rightmove spotted a jump in searches over the pub’s opening Bank Holiday weekend
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024 Jeremy Clarkson’s pub opening sees jump in nearby property searches The pub in Asthall reopened to the public on August 23 after being renamed The Farmer’s Dog
Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2024 Don't believe the asking price — these London postcodes are topping the charts for big discounts Six of the top ten worst performing postcodes for achieving asking prices are in London, according to a new report
Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2024 London house prices are down 2% on average — so which borough has seen a 5% per cent drop? Annual average asking prices are up in the capital, according to the latest Rightmove index
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024 Interest rate cut fuels immediate upturn in UK property market Figures from Rightmove show inquiries to estate agents since 1 August up 19% compared with a year ago
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024 Housing market ‘set for confidence boost following base rate cut’ Some experts said the Bank of England base rate cut from 5.25% to 5% will help to give confidence to home buyers and sellers.
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024 The most and least expensive seaside locations to buy a house revealed The rich do like to be beside the seaside