Zoopla Press releases

Press releases

Previous releases

2018

• London's residential property market worth £1.5 trillion
  25th February 2018

• Who wants to be a property millionaire? Zoopla reveals there are now more than 750,000 £1m+ homes in Britain
  9th February 2018

• Hot property: Manchester Utd tops Property Premier League
  27th January 2018

• Zoopla reveals Britain's top performing commuter hotspots
  12th January 2018

2017

• British property market worth £8.29 trillion at the end of 2017... up 3.5% since January, despite market uncertainty
  28th December 2017

• Call the Midwife makes Poplar popular
  19th December 2017

• London is only British city where it is cheaper to rent than buy
  8th December 2017

• Average property is sold for 3.86 per cent under the asking price... down 0.32 per cent year-on-year
  1st December 2017

• 70 per cent of homeowners still believe prices will rise
  17th November 2017

• Zoopla reveals Britain's most 'hawk-eyed' homeowners... and 'nosiest' neighbours
  6th November 2017

• Total value of British property stands at £8.1 trillion... down by 0.77 per cent since July
  16th October 2017

• Average square foot costs £211 - up 26 per cent in five years
  6th October 2017

• Zoopla 2017 Rich List: Britain's Priciest Streets Revealed
  2nd October 2017

• Brits move home every 23 years
  13th September 2017

• 34 per cent of properties on the market have been reduced in price
  1st September 2017

• The Reality Gap: First-time buyers spend 23 per cent more than intended on their property
  31st August 2017

• Awful UK August causes uplift in search for properties abroad
  21st August 2017

• Birmingham home to top performing 'hipster hotspots'
  11th August 2017

• Zoopla reveals where property prices are growing faster than salaries
  29th July 2017

• Property market grows by just 1.10% since start of the year... compared with 5.28% growth for same period in 2016
  18th July 2017

• Milton Keynes is Britain's new build capital
  30th June 2017

• Broadstairs tops the 2017 Zoopla Seaside Property League
  21st June 2017

• Edinburgh is home to Britain's most 'in demand' properties
  2nd June 2017

• Cheaper to rent than buy in over half of British cities
  19th May 2017

• Nearly nine out of 10 Brits anticipate property price rises... But fewer homeowners are planning to buy or sell
  11th May 2017

• Property price growth along Southern Rail network slows
  27th April 2017

• Average discount on property asking prices is now £24,989
  26th April 2017

• Brits make a property purchase decision within just 27 minutes
  22nd April 2017

• Total value of British housing market stands at £7.9 trillion
  15th April 2017

• Zoopla comes out of its shell with new campaign
  6th April 2017

• Best value places to live in Britain's priciest counties revealed
  29th March 2017

• Northampton is home to Britain's fastest moving property market
  17th March 2017

• The Farmers Market Effect
  22nd February 2017

• Mortgage is the new marriage
  9th February 2017

• Superstitious house-hunters avoid unlucky number 13
  13th January 2017

• Could rising property prices cover the cost of your commute?
  9th January 2017

2016

• The average discount on property asking prices is £23,860
  27th December 2016

• British property market worth £8.17 trillion at the end of 2016... up 7.27% since January
  20th December 2016

• Dalston crowned UK's ultimate 'hipster hotspot' for property price growth
  6th December 2016

• Santa set to be busiest in Manchester's Trafford this Christmas
  6th December 2016

• Cheaper to buy than rent in nearly two thirds of British cities
  30th October 2016

• Homeowners confident of property price rises...but at a slower rate
  19th October 2016

• Reading residents are Britain's nosiest neighbours
  17th October 2016

• Zoopla launches innovative new 'invest' channel
  26th September 2016

• Get a mortgage online in minutes... with a new service from Zoopla and Trussle
  20th September 2016

• Number of cut price properties rises by almost 4% since April
  10th August 2016

• Bolt takes the Gold for property values on sporty streets
  8th August 2016

• Average British home values rise by £21 per day over first half of 2016
  24th July 2016

• Home Improvement: 70 per cent of Brits prefer project properties
  26th May 2016

• Watford Tops 2015/2016 Property Premier League
  16th May 2016

• Average discount on property asking prices is £25,000
  9th May 2016

• 92% of British homeowners expect values to rise over next six months
  22nd April 2016

• Cheaper to buy than rent in nearly half of Britain's cities
  6th April 2016

• Never mind the mansions: Britain's 'ideal home' is a modest 3.5 bed with a small garden
  25th March 2016

• Over a third of Brits don't know how much it costs to run a home
  21st March 2016

• Property values along the Elizabeth Line worth 54% more on average
  4th March 2016

• Why buying your home with your heart could cost you an extra £16,000
  12th February 2016

• What’s in a street name? Over £600k if you live on a ‘Warren’
  27th January 2016

• Could your house pay for your commute in just seven days?
  7th January 2016

2015

• Britain's housing stock worth £7.76 trillion at the end of 2015
  30th December 2015

• 2015's most popular properties: six bed farmhouse with permission for a wind turbine tops the list
  23rd December 2015

• More than 600,000 Brits are now 'property millionaires'
  17th December 2015

• Mary Berry voted most flantastic celebrity neighbour
  7th December 2015

• Cost of culture: homes near heritage sites worth on average £80k more
  16th November 2015

• Milton Keynes tops list as best place to trick or treat
  27th October 2015

• 92% of homeowners confident of price rises
  23rd October 2015

• Cheaper to rent than buy in a third of UK cities
  8th October 2015

• Scottish university cities dominate student buy-to-let investment league
  12th September 2015

• Average British home value rises by £7,000 over first half of 2015
  22nd July 2015

• Zoopla property rich list 2015: number of UK property millionaires tops half a million
  11th July 2015

• Number of UK property millionaires tops half a million
  11th July 2015

• Almost a million properties to benefit from IHT threshold change
  8th July 2015

• Property price discounts hit five-year low
  22nd June 2015

• ‘Mansion Miliband' tops political property stakes
  26th March 2015

• Rural property price growth closes in on urban rises
  13th March 2015

• Supply of eligible Help to Buy homes falls 7.4% in a year
  5th March 2015

2014

• Zoopla to sponsor new homebuilder awards
  19th October 2014

• Stamp duty jumps cost sellers over quarter of a billion pounds
  17th March 2014

• Property price reductions at lowest level for four years
  13th March 2014

• Buying beats renting in Aberdeen but it pays to rent in London
  11th February 2014

• Zoopla to end West Bromwich Albion sponsorship deal
  20th January 2014

• Property market confidence soars to highest level for 4 years
  15th January 2014

2013

• Zoopla named 'Best Brand' at Sunday Times Tech Track Awards
  28th November 2013

• Zoopla sweeps awards as both 'Best' & 'Most Popular' UK property website
  25th November 2013

• Zoopla brand awareness catches up to Rightmove
  21st November 2013

• Zoopla to broadcast property availability via new technology
  5th November 2013

• Help to Buy 2 reduces deposit requirements by £22.1 Billion
  7th October 2013

• Zoopla Property Group named one of Britain's fastest growing tech companies
  16th September 2013

• Zoopla renews its commitment to local charities this season
  19th August 2013

• Zoopla Property Rich List 2013 revealed
  28th June 2013

• Gap between cost of renting and buying narrows as house prices rise
  11th June 2013

• Zoopla.co.uk hands over £53,000 to Midlands charities
  21st May 2013

• Property price reductions at lowest level for almost three years
  16th May 2013

• Zoopla.co.uk reveals most influential agents on social media
  13th May 2013

• Housing market confidence at highest level in 3 years
  26th April 2013

• Has your property for the U-Factor? Zoopla.co.uk reveals A-Z of property values
  5th April 2013

• Phil Spencer Appointed as Brand Ambassador for Zoopla.co.uk
  25th March 2013

• Tenants paying 14% premium to rent
  12th March 2013

• British homes gain £57 billion in value during 2012
  11th January 2013

• Number of British property millionaires hits 300,000
  7th January 2013

2012

• Average British property values up £2,298 during 2012
  20th December 2012

• Renting in Britain costs £1,080 per year more than buying on average
  11th December 2012

• Homeowner confidence up on last year
  9th October 2012

• Zoopla Property Group completes integration onto single platform
  1st October 2012

• Best Golfer in UK Residential Property Revealed
  20th September 2012

• Zoopla and Digital Property Group merger takes shape
  3rd September 2012

• Zoopla launches its biggest marketing campaign yet
  30th August 2012

• Zoopla sees record levels of traffic and enquiries in August
  21st August 2012

• Zoopla.co.uk pledges £50,000 to the Albion Foundation
  20th August 2012

• Zoopla reveals 2012 Property Premier League
  16th August 2012

• Property sellers trim asking prices to secure summer sales
  14th August 2012

• UK Homeowners optimistic despite economic outlook
  19th July 2012

• Zoopla sends 15 millionth property lead
  9th July 2012

• Battle to find best golfer in UK residential property heats up
  4th July 2012

• Streets of gold, silver and bronze
  1st July 2012

• Owning a home beats renting one in 84% of British towns
  26th June 2012

• Zoopla signs exclusive deal with the London Evening Standard and The Independent
  15th June 2012

• Zoopla Rich List 2012 - Britian now home to quarter of a million property millionaires
  12th June 2012

• Zoopla and Digital Property Group merger completes
  1st June 2012

• Zoopla to become main sponsor of West Bromwich Albion FC
  24th May 2012

• Zoopla back on national TV and radio
  16th May 2012

• Property sellers holding firm on asking prices
  15th May 2012

• Zoopla acquires UpMyStreet.com
  10th May 2012

• Homeowner confidence grows
  2nd May 2012

• British property values fall 1.7% over first quarter of 2012
  18th April 2012

• Zoopla signs up over 1,000 new agent members in Q1
  18th April 2012

• Zoopla / Digital Property Group merger cleared by OFT
  16th April 2012

• Zoopla ranked again as UK's second most visited property website
  11th April 2012

• Founder of Zoopla named ‘Best Startup Leader/CEO’ at Guardian Awards for Digital Innovation
  26th March 2012

• Buying still beats renting across 84% of Britain
  16th March 2012

• Zoopla launches national charity golf tournament
  16th March 2012

• Britian's Knowsiest neighbours' revealed
  5th March 2012

• UK property website highlights Olympic property rentals
  5th March 2012

• Johnston Press property websites now powered by Zoopla
  5th March 2012

• Zoopla team rise to the Vertical Challenge and raise over £10k for Shelter
  1st March 2012

• Zoopla launches premium listings for estate agents and developers
  29th February 2012

• Zoopla shortlisted for two digital innovation awards by Guardian
  21st February 2012

• Zoopla partners with Shelter to fight bad housing and homelessness
  8th February 2012

• Average property discounts hit all-time high
  8th February 2012

• Zoopla sees record traffic levels in first half of January
  23rd January 2012

• Confidence in housing market falls to lowest level in a year
  12th January 2012

• British property prices flat overall in 2011
  11th January 2012

• Zoopla extends its national advertising campaign
  9th January 2012

2011

• Britains' two-tier housing market
  19th December 2011

• Buying beats renting in 94% of UK towns
  15th December 2011

• UK property price discounts reach highest level in 2 years
  30th November 2011

• Zoopla launches Purple Plaques scheme for celeb homes
  11th November 2011

• Average home in Britain drops £7,500 in value over last year
  18th October 2011

• Zoopla Ltd and Digital Property Group to merge
  14th October 2011

• Zoopla signs exclusive deal with Cumbrian Newspapers
  11th October 2011

• Majority of UK homeowners predict house price rises
  5th October 2011

• Zoopla wins 'Innovative Business of the Year' award
  5th October 2011

• Buying now cheaper than renting across 90% of Britain
  26th September 2011

• Zoopla signs exclusive deal with The Times, Sunday Times and Sun
  20th September 2011

• Zoopla sets new records in August and remains #2 UK property site
  16th September 2011

• Zoopla launches its biggest TV campaign to date
  30th August 2011

• Zoopla to power new property platform for Johnston Press
  30th August 2011

• Zoopla welcomes Jon Notley as Commercial Director
  24th August 2011

• Property asking prices discounted to highest level in over a year
  15th August 2011

• Zoopla welcomes Lydia Goldberg as Product Director
  2nd August 2011

• Zoopla.co.uk launches innovative house price heatmaps
  28th July 2011

• Olympic area property values outstripping rest of UK
  26th July 2011

• House prices climb £30 per day on average over last six months
  25th July 2011

• UK housing market confidence wanes
  12th July 2011

• Zoopla signs exclusive deal to power property search in new Kirstie & Phil iPhone app
  6th July 2011

• Traffic to leading portals surges in May
  23rd June 2011

• 3.45m homes bought in last 5 years now 'Underwater'
  22nd June 2011

• Zoopla inks deal to power property search on AOL UK
  22nd June 2011

• Renting remains more expensive than buying in 8 out of 10 British cities
  15th June 2011

• Surreal real estate prices: The 2011 Property Rich List
  1st June 2011

• Number 13 - Unlucky for some, but could save you £4,000
  13th May 2011

• Asking prices at most discounted level in over a year
  10th May 2011

• Zoopla.co.uk #2 UK property website in March
  4th May 2011

• Zoopla.co.uk launches new national TV campaign
  3rd May 2011

• Housing market confidence warms up after after frosty end to 2010
  6th April 2011

• Homes values hit 8 month low…falling every month since last July
  21st March 2011

• comScore data confirms Zoopla.co.uk as #2 UK property site
  21st March 2011

• Homes24.co.uk re-launched today, powered by Zoopla
  16th March 2011

• Zoopla.co.uk continues to build on recent momentum
  16th March 2011

• Zoopla.co.uk named best property portal in Europe
  3rd March 2011

• Cost of renting remains far less attractive than home ownership
  3rd March 2011

• Colin Firth crowned the nation's ideal neighbour
  24th February 2011

• 5% Stamp Duty to cost prime buyers an extra £17,000 on average
  23rd February 2011

• Homeowners continue to reduce asking prices in effort to sell
  10th February 2011

• Zoopla.co.uk now UK's second most popular property website
  7th February 2011

• Zoopla.co.uk launches UK's first online property archive
  4th February 2011

• Zoopla signs exclusive deal with Archant to power homes24.co.uk
  24th January 2011

• Zoopla launches first comprehensive UK property app for Android
  17th January 2011

• Housing market confidence hits low point at end of 2010
  13th January 2011

• Zoopla welcomes Charlotte Harper as Marketing Director
  11th January 2011

• New year kicks off with a surge in house hunter interest
  7th January 2011

• Zoopla acquires Houseprices.co.uk
  4th January 2011

2010

• Number of property millionaires in Britain climbs 6% in 2010
  23rd December 2010

• Property website Zoopla.co.uk raises a further £3.25 million
  15th December 2010

• Property values in Britain rise by £130 billion in 2010
  14th December 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk set for national TV push in January
  29th November 2010

• Cost of renting rises further compared to home ownership
  17th November 2010

• London revealed as 'nosey neighbour' capital of Britain
  10th November 2010

• Homeowners slash asking prices in run up to Christmas
  3rd November 2010

• Zoopla bucks market trend with double digit growth in September
  29th October 2010

• Zoopla launches partnership with Homeaway.co.uk
  27th October 2010

• Housing market set to be hit by public sector job cuts
  18th October 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk to sponsor 2011 ESTAS
  18th October 2010

• London's wealthiest (and poorest) housing markets
  6th October 2010

• Housing market confidence falls sharply
  5th October 2010

• Scotland's wealthiest (and poorest) housing markets
  1st October 2010

• Wales's wealthiest (and poorest) housing markets
  28th September 2010

• England's wealthiest (and poorest) housing markets
  28th September 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk listed at #6 on list of Top 100 UK Tech Companies
  13th September 2010

• Record traffic, searches and leads for Zoopla.co.uk
  13th September 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk grows market share further over summer
  26th August 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk launches national TV advertising campaign
  25th August 2010

• Sellers adjust asking prices as market shows signs of weakness
  3rd August 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk acquires Byteplay Ltd
  3rd August 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk welcomes Chris Browne as Head of New Homes
  26th July 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk reveals top locations to Rent vs. Buy in Britain
  20th July 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk launches game-changing property iPhone app
  19th July 2010

• UK housing market at key point following 16 months of gains
  14th July 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk signs strategic partnerships with the UK's three leading estate agency groups
  8th July 2010

• Housing market confidence dips as mortgage concerns remain
  6th July 2010

• What's in a street name...the secret to house prices perhaps?
  28th June 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk appoints top agencies for advertising campaign
  4th June 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk adds further major distribution partnerships
  4th June 2010

• 2010 Property Rich List
  10th May 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk to be main sponsor at 2010 Lettings Live
  10th May 2010

• Party leaders fight it out in race for £4.5m pad in heart of London
  14th Apr 2010

• Tories well out in front of Labour in the property stakes
  14th Apr 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk confirmed as number two UK property website
  14th Apr 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk growth continues to outpace rivals in March
  12th Apr 2010

• Housing market confidence hits two and a half year high
  6th Apr 2010

• UK housing market affordability reaches seven-year high
  10th Mar 2010

• Property market sales figures reveal strength in late 2009
  8th Mar 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk named as one of UK's top entrepreneurial businesses
  22nd Feb 2010

• Online property auction success signals shift from ballrooms to living rooms
  16th Feb 2010

• Nation's ideal and nightmare celebrity neighbours revealed
  6th Feb 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk launches new live online property auctions in UK
  21st Jan 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk demonstrates remarkable growth and traction in 2009
  15th Jan 2010

• Zoopla.co.uk becomes UK's second biggest portal in under two years
  6th Jan 2010

• Housing market confidence rebounds to pre-credit crunch highs
  5th Jan 2010

2009

• British home values rise £39 billion in 2009 after huge drop in 2008
  15th Dec 2009

• £1bn mansion tax would slam London & the South East
  3rd Dec 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk continues to grow market share in October
  27th Nov 2009

• Stamp duty holiday falls well short of government forecasts
  20th Nov 2009

• Number of property millionaires hit hard by downturn
  5th Nov 2009

• Zoopla completes integration of websites to create mega-portal
  4th Nov 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk named as Best UK Property Portal 2009
  19th Oct 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk set to integrate propertyfinder.com to deliver unrivalled offering to uk estate agents and home movers
  19th Oct 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk increases market share versus property portal rivals
  14th Oct 2009

• Confidence in housing market reaches two year high
  13th Oct 2009

• British homeowners recover £250 billion in value since March lows
  30th Sep 2009

• Another strong showing for the online property sector in August
  29th Sep 2009

• Nosey Britons obsessed with neighbours' house values
  11th Sep 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk hits new heights with 1 million unique visitors in August
  2nd Sep 2009

• Strong growth in UK house hunting in traditionally quiet July
  21st Aug 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk acquires PropertyFinder Group
  7th Aug 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk reports record growth of 25% in July
  31st Jul 2009

• House prices showing signs of life in some areas of Wales
  27th Jul 2009

• House prices showing signs of life in some areas of Scotland
  27th Jul 2009

• House prices showing signs of life in some areas of England
  27th Jul 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk acquires Thinkproperty.com
  15th Jul 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk adds new feature and gives agents a voice
  29th Jun 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk gives property consumers the inside track
  29th Jun 2009

• Royal hideaway tops seaside property league
  19th Jun 2009

• Traffic to leading UK property portals down 8% in April
  19th May 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk Ltd welcomes Lawrence Hall as Head of Public Relations
  5th May 2009

• Leading UK property portals traffic up ten per cent in March
  23rd Apr 2009

• Zoopla Limited welcomes Mark Witherspoon as Strategic Development Director
  21st Apr 2009

• Scottish Property Rich List 2009
  21st Apr 2009

• Welsh Property Rich List 2009
  21st Apr 2009

• Property Rich List 2009
  20th Apr 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk biggest climber in Telegraph 100 growth companies index
  14th Apr 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk integrates Google Street View
  26th Mar 2009

• Latest UK property portal rankings show strong growth for Zoopla.co.uk
  20th Mar 2009

• UK house prices falling £100 per day
  12th Mar 2009

• House prices may be down, but don't count them out
  4th Mar 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk launches 'pay-for-performance' agent listings
  20th Feb 2009

• January brings record visits to Zoopla.co.uk
  17th Feb 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk welcomes Malcolm McCallion as new Sales Director
  30th Jan 2009

• Property transactions at their lowest point in 20 years
  28th Jan 2009

• Zoopla.co.uk unlocks access to additional 5 million property sales records
  22nd Jan 2009

• Property website Zoopla.co.uk receives further £3.75 million investment
  18th Jan 2009

2008

• British home values down over half a trillion pounds in '08
  18th Dec 2008

• House price uncertainty creates market deadlock
  25th Nov 2008

• UK homeowners struggle to accept house price reality
  13th Nov 2008

• UK homeowners in denial over housing slump
  17th Oct 2008

• British homeowners lose £300 billion since January
  26th Sep 2008

• Everything has a price...even Buckingham Palace
  2nd Sep 2008

• Britain's 'knowsiest' neighbours revealed
  15th Aug 2008

• Residential riches
  24th Jul 2008

• Housing slump hits celebrity A-listers
  25th Jun 2008

• The £6 Trillion Island
  11th Jun 2008

• Zoopla.co.uk welcomes Doug Monro as it's new Chief Operating Officer
  10th Jun 2008

• Bubble Bursts On Soap Homes
  18th May 2008

• Keeping up with the Beales
  15th May 2008

• Zoopla.co.uk named 'UK's Most Promising Internet Company 2008'
  6th May 2008

• While you were sleeping...
  29th Apr 2008

• The Great British Property Gamble
  2nd Mar 2008

• Zoopla.co.uk - revolutionary new website set to transform the UK property market
  15th Jan 2008

• Zoopla.co.uk - revolutionary new website offering free listings and much more for residential estate agents
  15th Jan 2008

• Zoopla.co.uk - revolutionary new online property venture launched by successful internet entrepreneurs and backed by leading venture capital firm
  15th Jan 2008