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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£2bn funding boost to build more affordable housing
September 19, 2018Prime Minister Theresa May has called for an end to the stigma of social housing, as she pledged money to provide tens of thousands of new homes. -
Cost of moving home breaks through the £12,000 barrier
September 14, 2018Jumps in stamp duty and estate agents’ fees have led to a near-£500 increase in moving costs in the past year. -
No-deal Brexit could trigger house price plunge, Bank of England warns
September 14, 2018Governor Mark Carney says the impact of leaving the EU without a deal could be as severe as the 2008 financial crisis. -
Top 10 university buy-to-let hotspots
September 13, 2018Want to know where the best returns in the UK's student buy-to-let sector are? Zoopla has got it covered. -
10 most affordable areas for first-time buyers
September 12, 2018Want to get your foot on the housing ladder? According to the Post Office, these are the areas that you should be searching for property... -
Government must introduce MOT tests on rental homes, warns report
September 11, 2018Poor living conditions are a problem across the rental sector, with a ‘slum tenure’ developing at the bottom of the market, according to University of York. -
Help to Buy hailed an “unmitigated success” for helping 170,000 buyers
September 5, 2018But critics of the scheme point out that one in five people use it to ‘upsize’ their home. -
Cornish public loo with sea view to go under the hammer
September 5, 2018With a £15,0000 guide price, you might not need to be flushed to bid on this quirky property -
Top UK cities for house price growth
September 4, 2018Want to know where property values have climbed 7.5% in the past year alone? You've come to the right place... -
Revealed: how much homes near top state schools cost
September 1, 2018House prices in areas with top-performing state schools have grown nearly twice as fast as the rest of the country over the last five years. -
House prices record biggest monthly drop for six years
August 31, 2018The fall in prices in August knocked more than £2,000 off property values. -
Top buyer must-haves and turn-offs
August 30, 2018First impressions are very important when selling your home. So find out what attracts - and detracts - buyers. -
Surge in Londoners quitting the capital in search of more affordable homes
August 27, 2018People leaving London to buy a property in cheaper regions has risen by more than 60% in 10 years. -
Homes now 20% smaller than in the 1970s
August 22, 2018The typical size of new-build properties has reduced every decade for the past 40 years.