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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First-time buyers thwarted by stagnant market
August 21, 2017Homeowners' reluctance to move house is having an impact on first-time buyers hoping to step onto the property ladder, reports Lloyds Bank. -
Buyer beware: gazumping is on the rise
August 16, 2017Various obstacles can hinder a buyer from securing their dream home – and being ‘gazumped’ by someone with deeper pockets is one of them. Unfortunately, it’s on the rise. -
Property market activity rebounds in June
August 16, 2017Home loans to first-time buyers soared by 26% in June, but buy-to-let lending remained subdued, according to trade body UK Finance. -
Japanese Knotweed: 'alarming' levels of myths and misinformation
August 14, 2017With its infamous reputation as the scourge of hundreds of thousands of properties, what does the British public think about Japanese knotweed? A YouGov survey explores our fears. -
Birmingham tops Zoopla's list of hipster hotspots
August 14, 2017Zoopla has identified well-known areas that have recently become – or are in the process of becoming – 'gentrified' in Britain's 10 largest cities. See where to invest. -
Housing market set to stagnate for up to a year
August 10, 2017Sellers at the top end of the housing market are reducing prices as property sales remain flat, reports the RICS. -
Johnny Depp’s French country estate for sale at £45m
August 8, 2017Fancy being marooned at the ‘luxurious-yet-rustic’ estate of Pirates of the Caribbean star, Johnny Depp? Just listed for sale on Zoopla, it’s definitely a treasure trove. -
Revealed: Latest property hotspots for first-time buyers
August 7, 2017Intrepid first-time buyers are willing to travel to new areas to seek out that all-important first rung. But where are the UK's most affordable spots? Find out here. -
1.8 million adults stick with relationship just to buy a house
August 2, 2017Your partner may not have the key to your heart, but how about the key to your jointly-owned house? Couples are increasingly choosing a home over happiness, says L&C Mortgages. -
Roald Dahl's luxury next-door home hits the sale market
August 2, 2017No place for Twits: A six-bedroom home in an historic London mews where treasured children's author Roald Dahl was once a resident, has gone up for sale at £3.95m. -
Mortgage approvals hit nine-month low
August 2, 2017With household incomes under pressure from the weak pound, amidst political uncertainty, it's no surprise the Bank of England says mortgage approvals are still dropping. -
House price growth remains muted in July
August 1, 2017With housing transactions 'sluggish' and buyer demand falling, UK property values inched up by just 0.3% in July, according to Nationwide's latest house price index. -
Top 7 takeaways from the English Housing Survey
July 31, 2017What’s just clocked up half a century? It’s the English Housing Survey, the latest findings of which have now been published. Here's our round up of the interesting bits. -
£12,700: the cost of stamp duty over a lifetime
July 31, 2017Homebuyers in England and Wales forked out more than £8.3bn in stamp duty in 2016. That's a 17% rise on last year, according to the latest figures from Lloyds Bank.