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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How first-time buyers compromise to get on to the housing ladder
October 17, 2018Location, decor, property size... what would you sacrifice to buy your first home? -
Government plans to make ‘vast majority’ of new-build houses freehold
October 16, 2018The move, intended to tackle unfair leasehold practices, will also see new leases capped at £10. -
Landlord purchases fall by 30% following tax hikes
October 15, 2018The value of properties purchased by buy-to-let investors fell to its lowest level for five years during the first half of 2018. -
Edinburgh is home to Britain’s fastest-moving property market
October 11, 2018Sellers in the Scottish capital are accepting offers in just 22 days, new Zoopla data has found. -
Fancy a Beck's at David Beckham's new Notting Hill pub?
October 11, 2018Here's our pick of homes for sale just a stone's throw from the pub that Beckham and film director Guy Ritchie have reportedly bought. -
Revealed: the areas where Help to Buy has been used the most
October 10, 2018More than 169,100 homes in England have been bought with the Help to Buy equity loan since its launch in 2013. -
Four out of 10 first-time buyers cannot afford even the cheapest home in their area
October 9, 2018Only 61% of young people on average earnings could buy a property with a 10% deposit, down from 93% in 1996. -
Labour and Conservatives' housing plans: how they compare
October 4, 2018From unions for renters, to higher Stamp Duty for foreign buyers, the two political parties set out their stalls at their annual conferences. -
The Apprentice house 2018 – revealed
October 4, 2018The 14th series of The Apprentice kicked off last night. But where did this year’s candidates stay? It might look familiar to some of you. -
Average house price climbs by just £177 in September
October 2, 2018The headline figure masked considerable regional variation, with property values in London falling for the fifth quarter in a row, according to Nationwide. -
Government's new housing measures: how they impact you
October 2, 2018The latest plans announced at the Conservative party conference include a new homes watchdog to champion buyer rights and protect build quality. -
What you need to know about new mandatory HMO licences
October 1, 2018The rules come into effect today and will impact nearly 80,000 landlords. -
How much a first-time buyer needs to earn to get onto housing ladder in a big city
September 27, 2018The salary an aspiring homeowner requires to buy in one of the UK's top 20 cities has shot up £8,000 since 2015, according to Hometrack. -
Zoopla Rich List 2018: Britain's most expensive streets revealed
September 27, 2018Kensington Palace Gardens retains the top spot where the average property is worth an eye-watering £35.6m.