Zoopla.co.uk signs up top estate agents

8 July 2010 | By Samuel Dale

Each of these agents will now advertise all of their properties at Zoopla.co.uk and provide additional marketing and advice.

Grenville Turner, CEO of Countrywide, Simon Embley, CEO of LSL, and David Livesey, Group CEO of Connells, have each been appointed to the Zoopla.co.uk board as non-executive directors with immediate effect.

Turner says: “This partnership further enhances our online strategy and will serve to maximise the benefits for each of our brands online.”

Embley says Zoopla.co.uk now accounts for a significant share of the enquiries we get from both house hunters and sellers.

And Livesey adds that Counrtywide are looking to maximise their online business opportunities.

Alex Chesterman, CEO of Zoopla.co.uk, says: “These partnerships will help us to better serve the needs of our website users, all of our agent members and the industry as a whole. We are looking forward to continuing to innovate and develop products that make us the best place for consumers to search for property and the most efficient marketing partner for estate agents.”

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