Rightmove is Leaving Estate Agents Exposed – And It's Completely Unacceptable

I recently attended a conference for property search providers where a presentation was given by Land Registry - and what I learned left me shocked and outraged.

Despite the legal requirement for estate agents to provide material information on their property listings, Rightmove is actively preventing this from happening.

According to Land Registry, Rightmove has refused to display the necessary material information unless it is both "free and complete."

This means that even if an estate agent wants to comply with trading standards, they're actively being blocked from doing so by the very platform they rely on to advertise their properties.

Rightmove's Arrogance is Undermining the Industry

This is more than just an inconvenience—it's a major legal risk for agents.

Failure to provide material information can result in agents facing Trading Standards enforcement, including fines, legal action, and even losing access to redress schemes.

Rightmove, however, continues to charge agents over £1,500+VAT per month, essentially taking their hard-won data for free from the agent's CRM system, before selling it back to them at a massive profit! 

Worse still, they now seem to be blocking agents from complying with regulatory requirements. All of this is whilst operating at a staggering 73% profit margin - one of the highest of any FTSE 100 company – and its pushing agents to breaking point.

With inflation reported at just 2.5%, an 18% increase is completely unjustifiable. For the average agent, that's an additional £300 per month or nearly £4,000 per year — on top of existing costs and the recent National Insurance increases on all employees.

Transaction volumes are already shrinking, and with the end of the stamp duty discount period ending soon, agents will be under even greater financial pressure from loss of revenue.

One thing seems obvious - Rightmove is bleeding estate agents dry — increasing their fees while refusing to support compliance with material information laws. Yet agents have all the power in their hands to rapidly change this situation. It seems Rightmove have forgotten that it was agents who built them up to be the largest portal in the UK, and they can remove them from that position of power in a heartbeat.

Enough is Enough – It's Time for a Better Alternative

After 20 years of endless price rises, Rightmove's business model is clearly designed to exploit estate agents as much as possible and not support them.

At WiggyWam, we believe that agents should have full control over their listings, compliance should be seamless, and they should never be forced to pay excessive fees just to do their jobs properly.

That's why we're inviting agents to see the difference for themselves.

Sign up for a free demo of WiggyWam today and find out how you can:

✅ Ensure full compliance with material information requirements.
✅ Streamline your workflow and manage transactions effortlessly.
✅ Get better value and support without paying extortionate fees.

Comparison: Rightmove vs WiggyWam

Our beloved profession deserves better than Rightmove — and the time to act is now! If you are sick and tired of the status quo. Take action. Start by signing the petition below:

Not yet registered?  Visit our memberships page below. Or, if you prefer, request a demo/more information and we'd be happy to help you explore what Wiggywam can do for your business. 

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