Company Tag: Zoopla
Lockdown-induced flight from cities is ‘overstated’, says Zoopla
Any increase in demand for country living over urban location is likely "to be a one-off factor rather than a long-term ‘seismic shift’ in consumer attitudes," says Zoopla.
Stamp Duty holiday drives instant property portal activity surge
Record levels of traffic and enquiries were recorded on the major property portals following the Chancellor's SDLT tax cut announcement.
Industry Reactions: Property sector welcomes Sunak’s Stamp Duty holiday
It'll come as no surprise that most estate agents and property developers are quite delighted with the temporary raising of the Stamp Duty threshold to £500k, as announced by the Chancellor in a "mini…
Half of homeowners have ‘reordered their priorities’; one in seven have cancelled plans to move home in the next year
A survey by Zoopla has revealed that one in seven (14%) of those who were planning to move home before the pandemic hit have cancelled or paused those plans for more than a year.
Demand surge to prop up house prices for the next few months, but the post-lockdown bounce is already slowing
"The surge in demand for property is expected to delay house price falls, pushing them towards the end of 2020," says Zoopla, as it forecasts that annual price inflation will be sustained at 2-3% for the…
Record levels of offers accepted as ‘traction’ returns to the market
The number of deals struck outside London hit an all-time high earlier this month, reports Knight Frank, while the gap between asking and achieved prices is narrowing...
Zoopla celebrates as lockdown fee discounts attract hundreds of new branches
Zoopla offered arguably the most generous Covid-19 support package of any global property portal - worth an estimated £30m to agents; it seems to have worked.
Social distancing drives demand for remote property valuations
Zoopla reports that 98% of would-be vendors would now prefer a virtual market assessment to an estate agent's visit.
Post-lockdown surge in property demand likely to be ‘short-lived’, warns Zoopla
"Active engagement" with property listings has jumped to exceed pre-lockdown levels by some 20%, reports Zoopla - but more than four in ten would-be buyers say they have put moving plans on hold...
Housing Secretary turns to Zoopla to address estate agents about lifting the lockdown
Robert Jenrick has penned a blog post for Zoopla to "share his vision for restarting the housing market" with the industry.
Re-starting the housing market: Industry reactions to the easing of the Coronavirus lockdown for the property sector
It will not come as any great surprise that most in the property industry are pleased to be able to get back to work after seven weeks in lockdown.