Friday, Oct 24, 2008
Finally, some good news ...
Guardian: Property slump claims 20% of Rightmove staff
Rightmove, Britain's biggest property website, announced a 20% cut in staff numbers yesterday as it warned the housing slump would last well into next year. The move, part of the portal's plans to cut costs by £5m, came as the British Bankers' Association (BBA) revealed that UK mortgage approvals in September were 57% down on the same month last year. About 60 of Rightmove's 300 staff face redundancy as the company scales back its overseas business in response to dwindling demand.
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1. Pete said...
Woo hoo! For god sake please lets not have a list of reasons why none or us will survive the next six months to buy the house at a price we have all been waiting for!
2. Still-waiting said...
60 people lose their jobs. Not really good news is it.
3. quiet guy said...
I'm not sure why you have a grudge against rightmove. As I understand it, they are not property sellers like EAs - they just advertise stuff. Their website seems pretty good to me.