surf4aproperty.com

surf4aproperty.com is a free to list UK property portal.

surf4aproperty.com says it is not interested in baffling its visitors with too much information, figures and technical jargon. They don’t take themselves too seriously. What they do take seriously is that agents shouldn’t have to pay to display.

surf4aproperty.com was established in 2005 as surf4amove.com and relaunched as a UK-wide portal under its current name in 2006.

Ownership | Market Position | Key Measurements | Market Coverage | Advertising Model | Financials | Site Sections | Technology | Key Management | History | Recent Press | Information Sources

Ownership

Independently owned company.

Market Position

Outside the top 10 UK leaders.

Key Measurements
(February 2009)

• Over 100,000 visits per month.
• Database of around 1000 agents and growing daily.

Market Coverage

UK Wide

Advertising Model

surf4aproperty.com is a free to list portal. Agents can list their properties free of charge. It generates revenue from other advertising opportunities throughout the site.

Financials

Undisclosed.

Site Sections

The key sections of the website are:

• Property for sale
• Property to rent
• Commercial property for sale
• Commercial property to rent
• Student rental properties
• Agent directory
• Local expert directory

Technology

surf4aproperty.com has built its ever improving system to easily integrate manual listings and Surf4aproperty’s own easy upload format with the most popular data feed formats in the industry.

Key Management

The key management are:

• Ruth Pryce – Owner and founder

History

Established in 2005 as surf4amove.com, specialising in rental properties for West Yorkshire. Changed in 2006 to surf4aproperty.com covering all the United Kingdom for residential, commercial sales and rental properties and student rentals, including other property related sections.

Recent Press

No links to recent press.

Information Sources

Management Interview
Site Review

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