Podcast Interview with Alex Chesterman – CEO of Zoopla
July 12, 2009 by Simon Baker
I recently had the chance to sit down with Alex Chesterman in London to have a chat about his business. Recently Zoopla has hit the headlines with its announcement that it is acquiring Propertyfinder.com in the UK from the REA Group. Alex talks about his business model and how he sees things panning out in the UK market.
Here is the podcast of that interview.
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Alex C and the team at Zoopla.co.uk are listening so true- PPL is the future – I have certainly seen it in the international market with developers and agents preferring this over the last couple of years .The UK market being fragmented.
Providing a lower cost solution – is way the forward – long term – logic will swing the agent back 180 to cost effectiveness – moving 5 years forward some portals will fall.. with consolidation soaking up the bleed -fewer start ups I’m not so sure…. What no one is still talking about is mobile apps Android google ( HTC and compabitables) – i phone and other manufactures such as Nokia have noticed marked increased traffic, property portals take heed. Looking at current mobile platforms a few have mobile sites… but really guys please start cultivating them secret is apps apps and more mobile apps , because what’s out there is hardly impressive at moment.
Amul Raj Desai
International Business Development Manager
Twitter – Property1