UK 21:38 Friday, 18 September 2026
Breaking news and expert analysis on fast-moving AIM and LSE listed shares
Hello Share Snatchers. Back in the fifties when dads were obeyed, pater urged me to be an estate agent. I'd rather be a reporter and I summoned enough courage to defy him. And jolly good too, as these days estate agents may be becoming a rarer species.
Hello Share Swipers. Though I think house sales will remain sturdy, despite the doubters, I am not so sure about internet estate agents. Rightmove (RMV) is one of those companies which you expect to do well for shareholders as internet house-selling seems to be gaining in popularity. But a popular service is not automatically such a good investment.
Hello Share Squashers. Having looked hard for a house in the not too distant past, I can attest to how useful the big online estate agents really are. You just plonk in your location and price range and there you are. Saves oodles of time. It even allows you to know what your chosen house sold for last time and when.
It is interesting that although the housing market is been almost entirely consistent over recent years and months, the share price of online estate agent Rightmove has undulated perhaps rather more than one would have expected.
