Property News
Welcome to Zoopla’s Property News page, where you can keep up-to-date with everything from house prices and mortgage rates, to property hotspots and celebrity moves. As Zoopla is always watching the market, we’ll pull out the most colourful (and curious) homes to write about here too.
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House prices outperform UK average where unemployment rates fall
April 4, 2017Where the going’s good: Lloyds Bank report highlights link between economic prosperity and house prices in 20 areas since 2007. -
House prices slide for the first time in nearly TWO years
April 3, 2017The average UK home lost 0.3% of its value in March to stand at £207,308, according to Nationwide. -
Letting agents’ fees ban could cost tenants HUNDREDS of pounds a year
March 29, 2017Tenants could end up forking out an extra £275 a year each, says the Association of Residential Letting Agents. -
Home ownership is in "free fall" among young Brits
March 27, 2017The number of 25- to 29-year-olds on the housing ladder has HALVED since 1990, says the Social Mobility Commission. -
Manchester leads the charge in UK’s city house price growth
March 24, 2017House prices in the Manchester are rising at a rate of 8.8% a year, compared to national city inflation of 6.4%, according to the latest Hometrack data. -
Mortgage lending dips in February
March 24, 2017Both the number of mortgages being approved and the total amount being lent has fallen, according to separate sets of industry figures, as signs point to a slowing housing market. -
Home ownership in the UK is a privilege of the past, say 18- to 34 year-olds
March 23, 2017Almost half of young Britons believe now is the most difficult time in history to get onto the UK housing ladder. And one-in-10 would consider moving abroad to do it. -
House prices rally in pockets across the UK
March 21, 2017But nationwide property value growth in January remained below the average of 7.4% seen in 2016. -
J. Lo sells up LA mansion for $7m discount
March 15, 2017The nine-bedroom home set in three acres of stunning grounds is the epitome of luxury. But potential buyers have been haggling hard. -
First-time buyers save for a decade to get on to housing ladder
March 15, 2017Those buying their first home borrowed an average of £132,400, suggesting they needed a £25k deposit. -
Why now's the time to take control of your energy bills
March 13, 2017Energy suppliers only promised price freezes until the Spring. And now they are raising costs again. The good news? Customers can fight back by switching. -
Does your home 'earn' more money than you?
March 13, 2017House prices have outstripped homeowners' net salaries in almost a third of UK neighbourhoods over the past two years. -
Former Beatles home up for rent
March 10, 2017Take a magical mystery tour of George Harrison and Ringo Starr’s former crash pad in London’s exclusive Knightsbridge. -
Rents set to jump by 20% in next five years
March 9, 2017By comparison, house prices are expected to climb at a slightly slower rate of 18% over the same period, says RICS.