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Zoopla Cities Index - April 2020
May 26, 2020
Demand in the English housing market surged by 88% the week after the market reopened. Discover more about the post-COVID bounce.
Coronavirus: mortgage payment holidays have been extended
May 22, 2020
Banks and building societies have agreed to extend the mortgage payment holiday for a further three months.
Is it time for a stamp duty holiday?
May 21, 2020
We look at previous stamp duty holiday statistics, the current regime and key benefits to answer: is it time for a stamp duty holiday?
First-time buyers and key workers to get 30% discount on new homes in proposed housing scheme
May 20, 2020
First-time buyers and key workers will get 30% on new homes under the government's proposed new First Homes scheme.
Coronavirus Q&A: what to expect as the housing market reopens
May 18, 2020
In our second Q&A with Richard Donnell, Zoopla’s director of research & insight, we ask about the reopening of the market and what it means for housing demand and prices.
Coronavirus: mortgage interest rates fall to historic lows
May 15, 2020
The average cost of a two-year and five-year fixed rate deal is now the lowest on record, making it a great time to remortgage. Here’s why.
It’s time to restart the housing market - by the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
May 14, 2020
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on why a home is more than just four walls
Coronavirus Q&A: how to move home safely now the property market has reopened
May 14, 2020
The property market in England has reopened and people can move home again. We look at key government information homemovers need to know right now.
Coronavirus: property market reopens for business
May 13, 2020
Estate agents are open and people can once again move home and view properties
Coronavirus: will new lockdown measures impact your property purchase?
May 12, 2020
While new coronavirus lockdown measures do not directly address the property market, they mean positive change for potential homebuyers
Coronavirus: property browsing bounces back across the UK
May 7, 2020
Property browsing has bounced back across the UK after the initial impact of the coronavirus lockdown in March.
Coronavirus: mortgage approvals impacted by social distancing
May 1, 2020
Mortgage approvals have fallen due to the impact of social distancing. But here’s how to move forward with your property purchase right now.
Coronavirus: one in seven mortgages in the UK covered by payment holidays
April 29, 2020
Customers who've come to the end of their existing mortgage deal can move to a new one, even if they're currently on a payment holiday or have been furloughed.
Zoopla Cities House Price Index - March 2020
April 28, 2020
Our monthly report on house prices and the housing market shows the impact of coronavirus - and some pick-up.