WhatHouse?
Company type | [Limited] |
---|---|
Industry | Internet & Real Estate |
Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
Key people | Daniel Hill, Managing Director Derek Smith, Chairman Rupert Bates, Editorial Director Neil Robbins, Director Ian Cunningham, Commercial Director Lee Williams, Non-Executive Director |
Services | Property search & Research |
Website | www.whathouse.com |
WhatHouse? is a UK property portal, featuring new homes[1] property for sale across the UK from most major home builders in the UK.
History
[edit]Founded as a magazine in 1978 to provide consumers with information on new homes for sale, as well as interiors and gardens, WhatHouse? was acquired by its present owners in 1988, when it merged with homefinder magazine. WhatHouse? moved online in 2005, becoming www.whathouse.com.
WhatHouse? is owned by independent publisher WhatHouse Digital Ltd.[2] Its sister company, Globalspan Media Ltd publishes Show House magazine, a monthly magazine for housebuilders and organises the annual WhatHouse? Awards.
Interface
[edit]The www.whathouse.com portal allows potential buyers to browse and search through a range of new properties.[3] It covers the affordable housing options for first-time buyers and key workers, such as shared equity shared ownership. There are daily property news and site reviews.
In July 2012, whathouse.com announced a 3-year sponsorship[4] deal[5][6][7] with Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., where the brand name appeared on players' shirts for all first team games.
The WhatHouse? Awards
[edit]The WhatHouse? Awards,[8][9][10] an annual housebuilder awards ceremony which judges the best new homes in the UK, is also part of the WhatHouse? brand and the 34th[11] such ceremony will take place in November 2015.
The WhatHouse? Awards[12] are the longest established new homes awards in the UK. They reward housebuilders and developers across 21 categories.
References
[edit]- ^ "About WhatHouse?".
- ^ "WhatHouse Digital Ltd".
- ^ "The Advantages of Park Home Living". Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "WhatHouse signs aswolverhampton wanderers main sponsor".
- ^ "WhatHouse main sponsor of wolverhampton wanderers".
- ^ "Wolves unveil WhatHouse as new sponsor".
- ^ "Wolves sign WhatHouse as main sponsor".
- ^ "WhatHouse? Awards".
- ^ "WhatHouse? Awards".
- ^ "WhatHouse? Awards".
- ^ "WhatHouse? Awards".
- ^ "Compendium wins WhatHouse award".
- BBC News, Jersey's new Portelet development wins top UK award
- BBC News, Historic railway development wins awards
- Daily Record, Scotland’s property companies putting best offers on the table
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Major New Sponsor For Wolves
External links
[edit]- British real estate websites
- 1978 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Internet properties established in 2005
- Magazines established in 1978
- Magazines disestablished in 2005
- Online magazines published in the United Kingdom
- Online magazines with defunct print editions
- Real estate companies established in 1978
- Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom