YOUhome Estate Agents Wins Prestigious 2012 Property Website Award for Dorset, UK

London, United Kingdom, March 01, 2012 --(PR.com)-- YOUhome estate agents, Bournemouth has been awarded a 2012 Dorset Property Website Award from highly respected UK property investors and landlord’s website, Property118.com.

Property118.com has recognised top performing business websites across the UK this month by presenting website awards to winners selected on the quality and delivery of their websites. YOUhome was recognised within the estate agent’s category after Property118.com assessed over 278,000 businesses nationwide listed on their website. Judges decisions were based on a combination of analysis of powerful algorithms and user experience. Criteria for selection included website popularity - calculated using a combination of average daily visitors, average time on site and average page views per user visit - and links.

“We are thrilled to have been recognised for our property website across Dorset,” says YOUhome Joint Managing Director, Adrian Black. “YOUhome has always invested a huge amount in the content and functionality of our website ensuring we deliver transparent local property knowledge alongside sales and lettings home listings and house price data.”

“YOUhome.co.uk is unique in that it combines the service and locality of a traditional estate agent along with the technology and online delivery of property portals and online house price data providers,” commented Chris Waters, head of YOUhome website and technology. “Property investors and landlords can search our website for “buy-to-let” properties specifically via our YOUlet page and check house price data all in one place.”

Youhome.co.uk has seen a significant increase in website visitors and traffic over the last twelve months reflecting the growth of both the sales and lettings businesses and local awareness of the YOUhome brand. Popular features on the website also include YOUhome market information showing local trends and the regular blog covering Bournemouth and Poole property insights.

Other businesses in Dorset who also received a Property118.com website award include Coles Miller Solicitors, Poole and Quayside Accountants, Poole.

Property118.com is the number 1 UK website for the Private Rented Sector (Alexa ranking 1611) with over 18,500 monthly unique visitors. The website’s Property News is aggregated by News Now and Google News and is distributed to over 180,000 subscribers via its free to subscribe e-newsletters.

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