Skip to main content

Settings

Alerts & searches

Saved properties

Email preferences

Sign out

Settings

Alerts & searches

Saved properties

Email preferences

Sign out

Property news

The latest news on property prices, popular locations across the UK and mortgage rates. Our Property News page keeps you up-to-date with the housing market, whether you're buying, selling or renting. Enrol on your free Zooploma for expert advice.

Help to Buy equity loan scheme extended
August 5, 2020
The government has pushed back the qualification deadline to help buyers whose new homes have been delayed by coronavirus.
Q&A: what’s happening in the property market?
July 29, 2020
We catch up with Richard Donnell, director of research and insight at Zoopla, about the trends he has seen since the housing market reopened for business.
Nearly half of first-time buyers opt for longer mortgage terms
July 29, 2020
With the average deposit as much as £42,361, many first-time buyers are choosing 30-year mortgages to boost affordability.
Homeowners can add two storeys to their homes without full planning permission under new fast-track law
July 28, 2020
The government wants to speed up the extension approval process to allow homeowners to make more space for growing families from September.
Zoopla House Price Index - June 2020
July 27, 2020
Average house prices are up 2.7% on the year and sales activity has rebounded strongly post-lockdown.
Help to Buy ISAs: 324,000 first-time buyers get on the property ladder with government scheme
July 27, 2020
Properties worth £56.2 billion have been financed thanks to the Help to Buy ISA, and it has been popular among young people and in more affordable areas.
Coronavirus: latest property market news, information and advice
July 20, 2020
Keep up to date with how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the UK property market.
5 property-related takeaways from the Summer Economic Update
July 9, 2020
From a stamp duty holiday, to vouchers to help pay for the insulation of homes, here's how Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcements will impact the property market.
Stamp duty holiday explained: what it could mean for you
July 9, 2020
The Chancellor has announced that from 8 July, the stamp duty threshold will be temporarily raised from £125,000 to £500,000.
Revealed: how lockdown has changed homehunters’ priorities
July 2, 2020
With the housing market back open for business, buyers and renters are re-evaluating their criteria.
Demand for new build homes rockets 66%
July 1, 2020
Our analysis shows interest in newly-built properties has bounced back to a higher level than before coronavirus struck.
Q&A: what's next for the housing market?
June 30, 2020
We talk to Richard Donnell, director of research and insight at Zoopla, about where the market is right now and what he expects to happen in the months ahead.
Zoopla House Price Index - May 2020
June 23, 2020
Home sales are now surpassing pre-lockdown levels and buyer demand has grown steadily since March. Our latest House Price Index looks at house price data across 20 UK cities.
Lenders continue to withdraw mortgages for borrowers with small deposits
June 22, 2020
Borrowers may struggle to get a mortgage as lenders continue to pull offers during the coronavirus lockdown. We talk about your options as a borrower with a small deposit.