Kudos to Rightmove, who have managed to increase pre-tax profits by an astonishing 40% during one of the worst property market busts in living memory. The money has apparently come from holiday homes and lettings businesses, and a successful rise in fees... despite all the talk, not too long ago, of Rightmove being relegated to history following the launch of the National Association of Estate Agents' own portal. While we're on the subject of the agents, Rightmove also reports that they've evidence that a fifth of all estate agencies went out of business last year. More here.

Rightmove shedding clients [November 14, 2008]
Online "boycott Rightmove" petition fails to find much support [October 29, 2008]

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