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The Latest Breaking News from Rightmove

Murdoch-backed REA abandons attempt to take over Rightmove

Decision comes after UK real estate portal turned down fourth offer from Australian property company

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News Corp applauds Australia’s REA Group for abandoning attempted takeover of Rightmove – as it happened

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Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group raises offer to buy Rightmove to £6.2bn

Australian group calls on Rightmove board to ‘engage now’ after fourth offer for UK online property portal

The Guardian - UK

Rightmove urged to open talks after Australia’s REA Group makes fourth approach

The £6.2 billion bidder has until Monday to make a formal offer or walk away

Evening Standard

Put on your property hard hat: a simple guide to navigating home-buying

Steer clear of problems such as overstretching when it comes to buying a home, with our tips on being ready to offer in the right area for you

The Guardian - UK

Rightmove rejects third bid from Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group

Australian company says it is frustrated that UK property website has refused to engage over £6.1bn offer

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Global economy ‘turning a corner,’ says OECD; Boeing workers ‘not interested’ in 30% pay rise – as it happened

Paris-based think tank upgrades UK’s growth forecast for this year to faster than Japan, Italy and Germany

The Guardian - UK

Rightmove rejects third takeover offer from Australia's REA as 'unattractive'

REA has until 30 September to make a formal offer or walk away

Evening Standard

What do the new mortgage offers mean for London's first-time buyers?

Nationwide has raised the bar with a six times salary mortgage for first-time buyers. Could this finally help people onto the property ladder?

Evening Standard

Rightmove should keep saying no to the Murdochs

Latest takeover offer from REA Group deserves a flat rejection, and there is still time for more action

The Guardian - UK

Murdoch's REA Ups Offer For Property Website Rightmove

REA Group, the Australian online property website majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire, said Monday it has made a third multi-billion-pound offer to buy British peer Rightmove.

International Business Times

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

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.”

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The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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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.

Evening Standard

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

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The Independent UK

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

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 Guardian - UK

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

International Business Times

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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 Independent UK

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.

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