The main search engines (Lycos, etc), and Portals (usually ISPs)
with information on the property sites they link through to.
These are the sites trying to cut out the estate agent. Lists
and comments for some of the direct sell sites.
Search Engines and Portals
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| Lycos |
Lycos is a major search engine, advertising
heavily on UK television.
Property Page: Lycos
Property. Links to: Propertyfinder,
Fish4Homes
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| MSN |
MSN is Microsoft's magazine and news
portal.
Property Page: MSN
Property. Links To: Fish4Homes
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| Virgin.net |
Virgin have set up as ISP, and clients
will see this site by default.
Property Page: Virgin
Homebuying.
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| Yahoo UK |
Yahoo is one of the oldest and largest
search engines in the world.
Property Page: Yahoo
Property. Links to: Propertyfinder.
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| Wanadoo
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One of the UK's largest ISPs and Portals (previously
Freeserve)
Property Page: Wanadoo
Property. Links to: Propertyfinder
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Newspapers
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| The
Sunday Times |
Property Section: Sunday
Times Property. Links to: Propertyfinder
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| The
Daily Telegraph |
Property Section:
Telegraph Property. Links to: Propertyfinder
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| Evening
Standard |
Property Section: Homes
and Property. Links to: Findaproperty
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| Financial Times |
Property Section: FT
Homes and Mortgages and FT
Property Industry News
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| The
Guardian |
Property Section: Guardian
Home Buying
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| The Independent |
Property Section: Independent
Property
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Magazines |
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| Estate
Agency News |
On-line Estate agency magazine
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| London
Property News |
Monthly property paper. Links to: Propertyfinder
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| The
Resident |
Bi-monthly London magazine
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| Estates
Gazette |
On-line edition of weekly magazine
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| Country
Life |
Property Search: Country
Life Property Search
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| Negotiator |
On-line Estate agency maqazine
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Professional Bodies
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| ARLA |
National Association of Lettings Agents
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| NAEA |
National Association of Estate Agents
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| RICS |
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
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| ARA |
Association of Relocation Agents
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Price Indices
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| Halifax
House Price Index |
Monthly and quarterly property price statistics
and figures
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| Nationwide House Price
Index |
Historical, monthly and quarterly property price
statistics
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| The
Land Registry |
On-line access to the Land Registry
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| Hometrack |
Providing detailed property price and
sales statistics gathered from around 4500 affiliated agents
around the country. Member agents are also supplied with tools
to gain more detailed access to the hometrack database for comparable
purposes. |
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Property Services
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| Mooov.com |
A general property/home website with
information on the whole home-making and moving process.
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| Up
My Street |
Local statistics including property
prices, comparables, area and services info, local education
and authority information
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| Home
Check |
Free buyers reports offering information on
property postcode, including contamination risk, landfill sites,
pollution, flooding risk etc
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| I
Have Moved |
Free change of address service
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| Multimap |
Map site with excellent London aerial photographs
also available
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| Streetmap |
Map site with aerial photographs also available
and property search engine provided by Soldit
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| Good
Migrations |
Move Planning services
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| Lonres |
Shared commission and property archive services
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| UK
Real Estate Directory |
Directory containing links to various Internet
property resources
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| The
Move Channel |
Directory containing links to UK and International
property resources
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Floorplan Services
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| BKR
Floorplans |
Berridge Kirchner are a well established London
floorplan company
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| Capital
Group |
Floorplans and professional photography services
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| Floorplanners |
Good quality floorplans with extensive London
client base
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| Floorplanet |
Low cost floorplans with a 24 hour turnaround
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| HoneyGram |
Scottish floorplanners
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| Particular Plans |
Based in Warwickshire and operating across England and Wales |
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Direct Sales |
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| Property Broker |
Concentrating on sales in London
and within the M25, the site has attracted some major advertisers.
Site design is fairly basic, but there are a good number of
properties.
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| Property
Go |
London property classifed advertisments, with
facilities for agents to upload to the site introduced in
Summer 2003
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| Easier |
Direct Sales Property search site, launched early
in 2000, and operated by easier plc, one of the most heavily
advertised direct sale sites around. Having now decided that
their business plan is 'unworkable' they have sold out to the
Internet Property Index.
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| Active
Property Sales |
Previously 'Agent Free Sales' One of the longest
established direct sale sites, it attracts a good number of
vendors. Although the design is fairly basic, the site covers
properties nationwide and produces good results for London and
the South East
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| Loot Property |
Originally developed from the classifieds paper,
offering motor, travel, jobs and general sales, the site was
established in August 1996, and has recently merged with scoot.com.
The property section mainly features direct sale properties,
although is stronger on agency rentals.
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| Home
Free Home |
Launched early in 2000, and operated by UK199
Ltd, the site features properties nationwide,currently lacks
London properties. The site itself is simple to use, although
registration is necessary if full details are required.
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| House
Net |
Attracting some major advertisers, this site
has a good number of properties, particularly in the Home Counties.
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| House
Web |
Direct Sales and Lettings site, launched in
1996 and operated by Houseweb Ltd. Alhough site design is functional,
full information is given for properties.
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| Owner
Property Sales |
Produces good results for London, although the
design is fairly basic. |
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| Others |
Between
the Commons, Home
Hunter, Homes
for Sale, Hot
Propertiesonline, Inter
Property Net, PrivateAgent,
Property Locator,
Property Network,
Real Estate Direct,
UK Property Sales,
Websitehomes |
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