Rightmove said it would consider a third takeover proposal worth almost $8 billion from News Corp-controlled REA Group, having rejected two previous approaches.

The improved offer would see REA Group pay a 9.2% higher price than the one it originally offered to pay in its Sept. 5 bid

Rightmove Plc said it will consider a £6.1 billion ($8.1 billion) sweetened bid from REA Group Ltd., the third proposal in less than three weeks from the Australian property portal.

By Scott Murdoch and Himanshi Akhand (Reuters) -Australian property listing firm REA Group made a third pitch to buy British rival Rightmove with a new 6.1 billion pound ($8.12 billion) offer on Monday after its two previous offers were rejected.

Australia’s REA Group sweetens its bid for Rightmove again, and says it is “genuinely disappointed” at the lack of engagement by Rightmove’s Board

REA Group Ltd. increased its offer for Rightmove Plc to £6.1 billion ($8.1 billion), expressing frustration at the UK property portal’s refusal to even discuss a deal.

Australia’s largest property listings group REA, which is majority owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, has launched a third bid for UK rival Rightmove, valuing it at £6.1bn. REA made the cash-and-shares offer on Sunday based on a price of 770 pence a share,

The Australian property listings website, whose majority owner is Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, has brought forward a new offer.