Average UK house prices are 8% overvalued but this figure could fall once mortgage rates hopefully drop, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest...
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![Movemnt unveils LMS partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Home moving platform Movemnt has announced an exclusive partnership with conveyancing services provider LMS. The partnership makes use of LMS’ wider panel...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices to grow by 6.3% by end of 2025](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218189005%20(1)(3).jpg)
A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![Independent agent signs long-term Zoopla listings deal](/upload/images/shutterstock_246715795.jpg)
Arun Estates has signed a new long-term deal with Zoopla. The independent agent’s 100 high-street branches in the South East of England...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla owner unveils home moving platform for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2012167742.jpg)
Zoopla owner Houseful has launched Movemnt, described as a national home transaction infrastructure for all property professionals. Movemnt joins the Houseful family...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla unveils AI features to boost buyer interest](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Zoopla has announced two new artificial intelligence (AI)-backed features to increase the number of high-intent buyers on its site. The portal has...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: A Website is Your Message to Customers](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image(5).png)
I know there’s always been something of a love-hate relationship between agents and the portals. The ‘love’ comes because the portals are...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sunak vows to maintain first-time buyer Stamp Duty exemption](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
The Conservatives appear to have abandoned plans to reverse Stamp Duty thresholds for first-time buyers if the party returns to power...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![A mushroom with a view - is this the strangest property listing?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
We don’t usually focus on agency property listings but this one gave us food for thought. A £300,000 two-bed property went up...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Alto unveils AI property descriptions tool](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertySearch-400x310.png)
Agency software provider Alto has rolled out a new artificial intelligence-powered tool to simplify creating property descriptions for agents. Free for all...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Regional agent returns to Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
North East estate agent Dowen has returned to Zoopla in a bid to ramp up its plans for growth in 2024...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency stock hits eight-year high but many are relisted homes - Zoopla](/upload/images/shutterstock_1133901272.jpg)
Property supply has hit its highest level for eight years, Zoopla data shows. The latest Zoopla House Price Index shows the average...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![‘Disappointing’ number of agents selling homes within 30 days - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Just 14% of properties currently listed for sale within the last 30 days have found a buyer, new research suggests. Agency comparison...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla boosts consumer marketing efforts ahead of summer months](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Zoopla is ramping up its local marketing efforts to support agents across the year as part of its 41% increase in marketing spend...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Partnering with Houseful will provide greater connectivity across the industry](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Partnering%20with%20houseful%20by%20Travis%20Scholes.jpg)
Last week, the UK’s leading conveyancing services provider, LMS, announced a five- year strategic partnership with software, data and insight business,...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![Agents do Charity - walking the walk](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![General Election date set – will the property market pause?](/upload/images/shutterstock_628553066(1).jpg)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed a date for the General Election. Voters will go the polls on 4 July, meaning the...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: First-time buyers are better off buying than renting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuyRent-400x310.png)
It is now 8% cheaper to buy a property than to rent in the same area even despite higher mortgage rates,...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - On manoeuvres with OnTheMarket](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20On%20manoeuvres%20with%20OnTheMarket%20-%20Natter.jpg)
It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![Zoopla battles OnTheMarket with huge new marketing campaign](/upload/images/shutterstock_367760624.jpg)
Zoopla has kicked off an eight week marketing campaign to fend off the threat of OnTheMarket and to capitalise on the...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Free Property Report tool rolled out to Alto users](/upload/images/shutterstock_279232466.jpg)
Alto is rolling out free Property Valuation Reports for agents. The tool can be accessed directly from individual property record pages, and...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Startling figures show mortgage costs holding back house prices](/upload/images/shutterstock_2300256545.jpg)
Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sales volumes boom despite interest rates soaring - new Zoopla figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_39136828.jpg)
UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Here comes Summer.... or maybe Autumn?](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Stock supply soars - Zoopla and Rightmove data under the spotlight](/upload/images/shutterstock_1074715964(1).jpg)
An analysis of Rightmove data shows that sale stock levels were up 9.2% across England during the first quarter of 2024,...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Five year record high for number of homes listed for sale - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why does it take SO long to complete a sale? Reapit has an idea...](/upload/images/shutterstock_628553066.jpg)
A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jargon and Complexity put people off moving home - Zoopla](/upload/images/shutterstock_2225734503.jpg)
The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla. The portal...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: We don’t need rising prices but we do need stability](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Zoopla’s property announcement last week was welcome reading for many of us feeling a bit beleaguered by seller over-expectation, buyer lethargy...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Moverly integrates with Alto on material information tools](/upload/images/shutterstock_2089628710.jpg)
Proptech firm Moverly has partnered with Zoopla-backed Alto to intergrate its material information tools into the CRM. Upfront information platform Moverly said...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Asking price discounts narrow as market mood improves](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Asking price discounts have hit their lowest levels since last summer as market activity improves across the board, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla secures new long-term deal with Dexters](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Zoopla has sealed a new long-term contract with London estate agent Dexters, which encompasses 156 offices across the capital. The the agency...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![AI-powered portal continues UK rollout](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Only one in 10 homes sold at a loss last year - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The areas where new-builds are cheaper than second-hand homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_2145128675(2).jpg)
New-build homes may typically command a premium compared with the second-hand market but new research has revealed areas where this isn’t...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Property market is improving but buyers remain price-sensitive](/upload/images/shutterstock_1906337941.jpg)
Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla marks record month for vendor leads](/upload/images/shutterstock_1089163913(1).jpg)
Zoopla is rolling out more branded taxis as it recorded a record January for unique vendor leads, the portal claims. The property...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: First-time buyer homes selling at 8% below local average](/upload/images/2%20Have%20Mortgage%20Rates%20Peaked%20by%20Sarah%20Thompson.jpg)
Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - When Angels rose from the ashes (part ll)](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
In my last Natter, I recounted the story of how Angels media bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis by launching...
17 February 2024
From: Features
![Zoopla: New estate agency sale stock has hit a four-year high](/upload/images/shutterstock_119999488.jpg)
New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Southern England will be worst hit by house price decline](/upload/images/shutterstock_1204548853.jpg)
Zoopla is holding onto its predictions of a 2% average house price drop this year and said high- value regions in...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![What's Happening With OnTheMarket and Zoopla? (Again)](/upload/images/1%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViewsv2%20-%20February%207.png)
Back in 2013 the posh head of PR of a posh estate agency took me to a London restaurant (yes, posh)...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![Independent agent signs listings deal with OnTheMarket](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: So how was January for you?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1750387934(3).jpg)
Did you manage to make it through the month without reaching for the bottle to console yourself. No, I’m not enquiring if...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: ‘The best first-time buyer policy is to build more homes’](/upload/images/789228328.png)
Building more homes is a better solution than mortgage schemes to support first-time buyers, a Zoopla executive has claimed. Richard Donnell, executive...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Home sales rising but buyers’ market prevails](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Property supply and demand have rebounded since the start of the year amid falling mortgage rates but sellers are still making...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![AI-powered property portal launches in Bath](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: ‘We are locked in a buyers’ market’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The housing sector remains locked in a buyers’ market and prices are unlikely to rise nationally this year, Zoopla claims. While some...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: What agents can learn from the Post Office Horizon scandal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket seals high-profile agency listing agreement](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has signed a multiyear listing agreement with Leaders Romans Group (LRG). The CoStar-backed portal has been selected as one of just...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices rise as sellers start 2024 with 'confident pricing'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Buyers and sellers, along with their agents, appear to have started the new year with renewed confidence as Rightmove data shows...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Buyer demand already ahead of early 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Buyer demand and new sales at the start of 2024 are already ahead of equivalent 2023 levels, Zoopla. Figures from the portal...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![In the doghouse! Agent listing features furry friend](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/WomanWithDog-400x310'.png)
As property listings go, this one may be more barking than beautiful. Zoopla has revealed an interesting listing that has appeared on...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Crystal Balls - Who Knows What's Happening In 2024?](/upload/images/1%20-%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews301223%20.jpg)
The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...
30 December 2023
From: Features
![Revealed! The best month for completions and what buyers wanted in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
March was the most popular month for completions this year as sales took longer and buyers focused on affordability, analysis has...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Who have been the winners and losers in housing for 2023?](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20-%20Weekend%20features%20-%20winners%20and%20losers%20in%202023%20By%20Kevin%20Shaw.jpg)
This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...
23 December 2023
From: Features
![Zoopla: Sales recovering but houses still too expensive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
The final weeks of 2023 have recorded above average levels of new sales with a 17% increase compared to the same...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla to launch ‘buyers’ market’ ad campaign on Christmas Day](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
Forget the King’s Speech, Zoopla is hoping for a Christmas Day boost with the launch of its new marketing campaign. The portal...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Primelocation founder launches AI home search tool for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Property industry veteran Mal McCallion has helped launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) property search tool that agents can embed in...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices cut on hundreds of listings per day - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Hundreds of properties are having their asking prices cut each day, new analysis reveals as agents and sellers continue to try...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![How investing in a CRM is the best way to NTS compliance](/upload/images/Ricardo%20Dawson.png)
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![The housing market needs a real plan for growth](/upload/images/RPT%20Feature%200612.png)
There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...
06 December 2023
From: Features
![Alto to showcase 2023 product improvements](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Agency software provider Alto is set to share an update with agents on what it has delivered in 2023 in a...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Asking price discounts hit five-year high - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Agents and sellers are taking an average 5.5% discount on listings to secure a sale, new Zoopla data shows. The portal’s latest...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - I feel the need. The need for speed-ier house purchases](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...
25 November 2023
From: Features
![Alto unveils six changes amid agent feedback](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_712767091.jpg)
Alto has made a range of improvements to its cloud-based agency software based on user feedback. The Houseful-backed brand formed a Software...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Who have been the winners and losers for housing in 2023?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20shutterstock_1892344393.jpg/4%20shutterstock_1892344393__400x197.jpg)
By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...
18 November 2023
From: Features
![How to make the most of your marketing spend this Winter](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20shutterstock_58934053.jpg/3%20shutterstock_58934053__400x266.jpg)
As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...
11 November 2023
From: Features
![Alto customers are integrating with Canopy to save time and level-up their service.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Zoopla/Zoopla_EAT%20-%20400x310%20(003).png)
In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...
08 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Phil Spencer - Take Back Housing Market Forecasting Control!](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer.png)
It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning to agents - more house prices falls expected in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will OTM replace Rightmove?](/upload/images/__thumbs/Will%20OTM%20replace%20Rightmove%20-%20weekend%20features.jpg/Will%20OTM%20replace%20Rightmove%20-%20weekend%20features__400x267.jpg)
By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...
21 October 2023
From: Features
![In an uncertain property market, new homes sales are relatively successful](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20Proofed%20----%20%20In%20an%20uncertain%20property%20market%20new%20homes%20sales%20are%20relatively%20successful%20-%20EAT%20Weekend%20feature%20%20by%20Jason%20Farrimond.jpg/3%20Proofed%20----%20%20In%20an%20uncertain%20property%20market%20new%20homes%20sales%20are%20relatively%20successful%20-%20EAT%20Weekend%20feature%20%20by%20Jason%20Farrimond__400x267.jpg)
After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...
21 October 2023
From: Features
![Zoopla adds tag to highlight ‘back to market’ listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Upfront%20information%20is%20here%20and%20now%20-%20digital%20conveyancing%20is%20next!%20by%20Beth%20Rudolf.png)
Zoopla has added a new ‘Back to Market’ tag to listings that have fallen through. It will show listings that have had...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Storm blows in reasons to be cheerful](/upload/images/1%20Natter%20-%20Storm%20blows%20in%20reasons%20to%20be%20cheerful(1).jpg)
As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...
30 September 2023
From: Features
![SmartSearch launches innovative new solution to help estate agents and conveyancers detect dirty money](/upload/images/3%20Source%20of%20Funds%20Article%20by%20SmartSearch(1).jpg)
Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...
30 September 2023
From: Features
![Asking price discounts hit four-year high as buyer’s market prevails](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high as the market swings in favour of buyers, Zoopla says. The...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency fees give Zoopla a financial boost](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency bosses reveal party conference housing wish list](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Stamp Duty changes and planning reform should be high on the party conference season agenda, agency executives have suggested. Leaders Roman Group...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest rates unchanged but it’s not the end for house price drops](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculator.png)
The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Portals must ‘change with the times’ to attract next generation of buyers - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla need to adapt to keep up with younger generations, agents have said. The latest Agents MVMT...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Alto partners with Just Move In help to provide free home setup service](/upload/images/shutterstock_1863638035.jpg)
Agency software provider Alto has announced a new partnership with home setup provider Just Move In. Customers of the Zoopla-backed firm will...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla parent company unveils rebrand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Zoopla parent company ZPG’s property division, which includes the portal and agency software provider Alto, is to be renamed as Houseful. Business...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla highlights agency customer support improvement](/upload/images/shutterstock_726014674.jpg)
Increasing numbers of customer service issues have been resolved since Zoopla outsourced its support department, the portal claims. Zoopla outsourced its customer...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents unruffled as sales slide again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Agents insist the market is still moving – albeit among cash buyers – after HMRC data shows another dip in sales activity. HMRC’s...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: House sales set to hit a decade-low](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
The property market is set for its quietest year for sales since 2012, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index estimates...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla-backed Alto launches proptech Partner Hub](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Agency software provider Alto has launched a new Partner Hub for proptech firms. The Zoopla-backed brand said proptech firms will be able...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Is the rental market still profitable?](/upload/images/2%20LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...
05 August 2023
From: Features
![Have Bank of England rate hikes peaked?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Open letter accuses OnTheMarket of ‘misleading shareholders’](/upload/images/shutterstock_1851207448.jpg)
OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents ‘unsatisfied’ with three main property portals – research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
More than one in four estate agents are unsatisfied with the property portals that they use, according to a new survey. An...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark: ‘House price drops were inevitable’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Alto unveils new ways for agents to keep track of updates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Agency software provider Alto has launched a new way for users to keep track about its latest product developments. The Zoopla-backed cloud-based...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Can public private partnerships help address the shortage of rental homes?](/upload/images/4%20RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...
22 July 2023
From: Features
![Zoopla delivers vendor lead boost for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_1089163913.jpg)
Zoopla has delivered strong vendor lead performance for agents in the first half of 2023 despite the challenging macroeconomic backdrop -...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer - Nurture, Not Nature, Will Help Agents In This Market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform: a mistiming in regulatory direction?](/upload/images/RPT%20Feature%200507.png)
The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...
08 July 2023
From: Features
![Zoopla: House prices aren’t dropping everywhere](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Large asking price discounts hit three-year high - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propertycalculator-400x310.png)
The level of sellers accepting an asking price discount of 5% or more has hit a three-year high. Zoopla’s latest House Price...