Are Rightmove/Zoopla about to go out of business??

[FourWheelDrift]

FourWheelDrift said:

Well Rightmove has just screwed up the streetview/map options on properties.

You only have one option now, map & street map, but without the little yellow man option to move the streetview yourself by putting the little man down where you want it. Click on streetview and it takes you to the pin position, which is hardly ever in the right place because it's centre of postcode placed. So you end up leaving rightmove and looking on google maps to find it.

Rightmove say the proper streetview options will be reinstated on Weds May 6th.

[monthefish]

RichF said:

I wouldn't think the 'big two' would be worried just yet looking at the visitor figures for January. Considering these figures are desktop only as well and all those people using the apps on mobile / tablet, OTM has a long way to go.



Considering rightmove was setup by estate agents in the first place, it makes me laugh that this is the estate agents response to something estate agents setup.

I half expect it to go well, get sold or ftse-listed and we'll be hearing of a new competitor setup by estate agents in another 10 years.

Interesting graph - where on t'net do you find that?

[matty g]

As someone who has recently sold two houses. I wouldn't use them. As a seller I would want maximum exposure and not a little advert in essentially a local shop window.

[FrankAbagnale]

Gaz. said:

Same search terms:

Rightmove- 27 houses
Zoopla-18 houses
OnTheMarket- 2 houses

Although it's infuriating that Chancellors do not seem to list houses as under offer or SoldSTC as such and keep their status as 'available' and they are a big player around here which does affect the results above.

I think it's only on exchange they put them under offer.

Even then they probably push it as long as possible to give the impression they have lots of instructions/stock.