Over the past few years there’s been a massive shift in the housing market. Where once home buyers would go directly to their newspapers or local estate agents to find their dream home, many people now start their property search online.

Online property portals have streamlined the process of contacting agents about properties for sale, and allow potential buyers to see literally thousands of homes that meet their criteria at the click of a button.

There are lots of UK property portals, but the main ones are: Rightmove, Zoopla, and OnTheMarket.com. These three property portals are generally considered to be the main competitors for the title of ‘Best Property Portal’.

Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket all offer an easy-to-use platform for home sellers to advertise their properties to prospective home buyers. They also all have highly-rated apps.

Each of these property portals have their own benefits, and offer something uniquely useful for home sellers and buyers. 

There’s no definitive answer to which portal will get you the best results when selling your home. Because they all offer something slightly different, it’s best to make sure your property is listed on more than just one property portal. Is your agent doing this?

At James & James we advertise on all the three main portals to ensure you get seen by as many potential buyers as possible.