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By Amber Murray Rightmove may have seen off Murdoch-owned REA’s unsolicited bids for the company, but the saga is likely to set more would-be bidders on the property platform’s tail, analysts have said. Its share price fell about seven per cent at the start of this week on news that Australian property firm REA had walked away from the bid, but still sits around 12 per cent above its pre-offer level at the end of August. Rightmove has held onto its takeover premium, suggesting investors expect another suitor to come along “with deeper pockets than REA group,” XTB analyst Kathleen Brooks said. …

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