Citypadz Property News

Rightmove has had another record-breaking month of traffic – with more page views than all its rivals put together.

According to independent traffic auditor Experian Hitwise, a record 58.37 per cent of all web pages viewed within the property industry were on Rightmove in March.

Experian Hitwise count 1,325 property industry websites, and Rightmove’s lead means that more pages are viewed on its site than on all the other property websites put together.

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Northern Rock is to offer 90% home loans – but there is a big question mark as to whether first-time buyers would actually be able to afford the mortgage.

Critics such as the Daily Mail inevitably criticised the 90% deal as  “a return to the risky lending that saw it implode in 2007”. …Read More

Citypadz, one of the north east’s leading property letting agents, has revamped its online marketing strategy, as part of a strategic move to raise its profile with audiences across the region and in the rest of the UK.

The agency’s revitalised marketing approach has seen it redesign its website to improve reader experience and included the development of a presence across social media platforms such as facebook and twitter. …Read More

Google Maps is to its drop property service less than a year after the launch.

In an unexpected move, Google announced that the property search feature will be dropped in all the countries where it operates, including the UK, on February 10.
The search engine giant had offered the service for free but blamed low usage. …Read More

An astonishing £5m worth of deposits was left unclaimed by tenants at the end of their tenancies last year.

So far, £3m has now been returned to their rightful owners, but £2m is still waiting to be given back to tenants by the Deposit Protection Service.

The DPS is now appealing to these tenants to step forward and claim these deposits. …Read More