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May 2009
Article on 'Estate Agent Today'
Agent banned over adverts finds Acceptance on PropertyIndex.com
An estate agent has been accepted onto www.propertyindex.com after being banned from others, including Rightmove...
Article from The Daily Telegraph
Darren Richards speaks to Jonathan Russell of the City Diary
Millionaire entrepeneur and owner of PropertyIndex.com Darren Richards is hatching a plan to stage the 2010 British Motor Show...
Article on 'PropertyPortalWatch.com'
PropertyIndex.com Reports Record Month
UK pay-per-lead portal PropertyIndex.com is reporting record figures for April stating it saw 315,000 unique visitors – a 22 percent increase from the previous month...
Article on 'Easier.com'
John Lewis effect to boost property market?
Plans to open 50 mini John Lewis homeware department stores within a 100 mile radius of London will give a boost to towns hit by falling property prices and provide estate agents with positive messages for buyers and sellers, says PropertyIndex.com...
April 2009
Article in 'The Independent'
Why losing your home is always a last resort
Worried about repossession? Don't panic - There are lots of other options to explore first...
Article in 'The Daily Telegraph'
Low cost listings at home in a changing market
Businesses develop so quickly that disruptors of a few years ago can be rapidly outpaced by another newcomer as markets change - and that's what Darren Richards wants to happen to RightMove...
Article on 'Telegraph.co.uk'
Property Index founder aims to disrupt the online property market
Having already executed one distruption with Dating Direct in the online dating market, Darren Richards is aiming for another - this time as the as founder of PropertyIndex.com...
Article on 'AboutProperty.co.uk'
Brits looking to buy abroad have reduced their purchasing budgets by £50,000
The average price for a property enquired about on the UK's leading property portal now stands at £199,284, compared with £253,435 in March 2008...
Article on 'Easier.com'
Brits still aspire to own second home abroad
Brits looking to buy abroad have slashed their budgets by over £50,000 in the last year, according to portal PropertyIndex.com...
Article on 'Telegraph.co.uk'
Propertyindex.com challenges BBC's 'Axe the Agent' programme
The BBC is at the centre of a row with Britain's 125,000 estate agents after making a new programme encouraging people not to use them...
Article on 'TheMoveChannel.com'
Axe the Agent?
House sellers have criticised the corporation for the BBC 1 programme "Axe the Agent?" which tells viewers how to use the Internet to buy and sell property and avoid paying any fees...
Article on 'TheMoveChannel.com'
Popularity of Greek Island properties see increase since hit film 'Mamma Mia'
The number of potential buyers viewing property in Greece has jumped by 120% following the release of the kitsch film version of the popular West End Musical, Mamma Mia...
Article on 'AboutProperty.co.uk'
Mamma Mia! entices Greek holiday home buyers
Mamma Mia, the hit blockbuster featuring Meryl Streep, has caused a 120 per cent increase in potential buyers in Greece, according to PropertyIndex.com...
Article on 'Estate Agent Today'
Propertyindex.com strikes new legal deal with RG Solicitors
PropertyIndex.com has announced a new partnership with leading property law firm RG Solicitors, which is set to pave the way for competitive referrals and extra fee earners for PropertyIndex.com agents...
Article in 'The Mail on Sunday'
Will agents axe the TV licence?
Estate Agents don't usually encourage the non-payment of fees, so it will be curious to see how the UK's 125,000 agents respond to an appeal from PropertyIndex.com's Lee Bramzell not to pay the BBC license fee...
March 2009
Article on 'PropertyWire.com'
UK property investors still interested in buying in Spain
Spain is still popular among British property investors who are looking to buy a second home overseas, according to the latest figures...
Article in 'The Sunday Express'
Dating tycoon finds true love
Darren Richards sold his online dating agency two years ago for £30 million. Still single and one of the UK's most eligible men, his loves are fast cars, buying property and a new online business...
Article on 'Estate Agent Today'
Propertyindex.com launches new Legal service
Estate agents listing on pay-per-lead portal PropertyIndex will be able to make additional revenue from a new feature on the site, Legal Index...
January 2009
Article in 'The Estate Agency Times'
PropertyIndex has leapfrogged up the rankings ahead of Globrix
The latest figures from internet traffic analyst comScore show that Rightmove is continuing to maintain its domination in the property portal stakes, The figures are also remarkable for showing that newcomer PropertyIndex has leapfrogged up the rankings ahead of Globrix...
December 2008
Online article on 'Estate Agent Today'
New portal Property Index makes a right move
Property portal newcomer Property Index has launched a new national field sales team – which looks uncannily like Rightmove’s former sales team...
Article in 'Growing Business Magazine'
Time To Cash In
After years of hard work, the sale of your business is your ultimate pay-day. But you’ll only get one chance to get it right, and the planning can begin now...
Online article on 'Property Ad Guru'
PropertyIndex Launches UK Sales Team
UK portal propertyindex.com is ramping up their approach to UK agents in an attempt to convince them to advertise on their 'pay for results' portal. Their latest initiative is the introduction of a UK sales team...
November 2008
Online article on 'PropertyPortalWatch.com'
Interview with PropertyIndex.com's Lee Bramzell
From creating currys.co.uk for Dixons, to launching P&O into the consumer events market, starting Thomson Holiday’s website, and running "Chemistry" dating evenings, Lee Bramzell has worked with some diverse clients...
Online article on 'PropertyPortalWatch.com'
PropertyIndex.com Ups The Ante in UK
After a successful UK launch, overseas portal propertyindex.com has announced two key senior hires, aimed to push their “pay per results” sales drive to a new level...
Online article in 'Growing Business Online Magazine'
PropertyIndex Shakes Up The Portal Market
Plummeting house prices. Soaring negative equity. Struggling mortgage seekers. Now may not be the best time to launch a business in the property market. Or so you’d think...
October 2008
Article in 'OPP Magazine'
A Perfect Match
OPP speaks to Darren Richards, founder & Chairman of PropertyIndex.com, about online dating, marketing virtual pets and overseas property...
Online article on 'Estate Agent Today'
New portal takes on the big boys
Property Index, the newest of the portals, says it is on course to be listing properties from 4,000 estate agency offices by Christmas, 6,000 by the end of next March and 9,000 by this time next year. It launched on September 17 in the UK after building an overseas property portal...
Online article on 'PropertyPortalWatch.com'
PropertyIndex.com Sets Up Own Foreign Currency Trading Team
The UK-based portal specialising in overseas property, propertyindex.com, is inching closer to its desire to be a one-stop solution for anyone looking to buy, sell, rent or let property anywhere in the world...
September 2008
Article in the 'Daily Mail'
Opening doors for estate agents
Struggling estate agents will this week welcome the launch of a property portal that its founders say will help them get in touch with potential customers for as little as £1 a time...
Article in 'Sold Out Magazine'
Sold Out Meets Lee Bramzell
It seems that these days you can’t move without bumping into a property portal. That pun is very much intended, as is Lee Bramzell’s desire to see PropertyIndex.com rule supreme in what has fast become a very competitive industry indeed...
August 2008
Article in 'Sold Out Magazine'
WEBSITE LAUNCHES £1 COST-PER-LEAD PAYMENT MODEL
Leading overseas property portal - PropertyIndex.com - is set to unveil a full UK residential sales and lettings search on the site on 17 September 2008. The website’slaunch into the UK property market means UK estate agents can list an unlimited number of properties on a ‘pay for results’ basis - only paying when they receive qualified leads direct to their inbox. Each lead costs just £1...
Article in 'The Negotiator'
£1 Property Shop For Agents On The Way
PropertyIndex.com is set to launch a UK residential sales and lettings search portal, which allows agents to list an unlimited number of properties for free...
Article in 'SQM Magazine'
Welcome to the UK
Overseas property portal PropertyIndex.com are to unveil a full UK residential sales and lettings search on the website on 17 September 2008...
July 2008
Article in 'Sold Out Magazine'
PropertyIndex Reports 50% Increase in Leads
PropertyIndex.com has reported a huge increase in the number of unique leads generated for clients listing on the website on a cost per lead basis...
Article in 'EA Focus Magazine'
Embrace the New Wave of Property Portals
Lee Bramzell explains how every estate agent could benefit from the new wave of innovative property portals...
Article in 'SQM Magazine'
Property Overseas
PropertyIndex.com, one of the UK's fastest growing property portals, has vowed to help those 'feeling the squeeze' by continuing to provide a results-based payment model...
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