Company Tag: Zoopla
ZPG branches out with £160m uSwitch acquisition
Zoopla Property Group Plc has moved into the price comparison arena, acquiring the top home energy and communications player in the UK market, uSwitch, for £160m plus a performance-based earn-out of up…
Zoopla hires MoneySuperMarket brand guru
Zoopla Property Group has hired a seriously big hitter from the world of marketing to bolster brand awareness.
Labour win would have negative effect on entire housing market – Zoopla
Zoopla has weighed into the political debate with a spot of Mili-bashing, warning that a win for the Labour party in the General Election could spell bad news for the entire property market.
Rural property price growth closes in on urban rises – Zoopla
The rate of annual price growth in country areas is catching up to urban increases, says Zoopla, but a £50k rural premium remains.
The ONS' urban / rural map
Urban values have risen by 5.
OnTheMarket aims to usurp Zoopla by January 2016; eyes up the Rightmove position
As Agents' Mutual's new property portal claims its millionth visitor, boss Ian Springett has piped up about the marketing war that's being waged between incumbent No.2 portal Zoopla and the newbie.
OnTheMarket launch hits Zoopla where it hurts
In its first update since the launch of challenger portal OnTheMarket.com, Zoopla has reported a year-on-year drop of 11% in the number of branches advertising stock on its platform.
Mere Portals: On the week when Goliath met David on the internet
Last week's successful launch of OnTheMarket.com demonstrates to the big media groups that agents can do the job just as well, if not better, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
London homeowners expect prices to rise by 9% in the next six months – Zoopla
It turns out that homeowners are a tad more bullish than most paid property pundits: Zoopla's latest sentiment survey estimates that people across the country think the value of their homes will rise by…
Infographic: OnTheMarket Vs Rightmove Vs Zoopla
The Paul Weller-inspired stickers are up in windows across the land as OnTheMarket-day looms on Monday. But how does the new portal stock up against the incumbent duopoly?
ZPG to roll out real-time listings ‘within weeks’
Zoopla Property Group is matching Rightmove's offering, rolling out a Real-Time Listings Service that will update property listing "within minutes as they are updated on the agent or developer’s system…
D&G boss rails against ‘ill-informed guff’ surrounding OnTheMarket launch
Ed Mead of independent agency Douglas & Gordon reckons there's rather a lot of "guff" being pedalled about the impending launch of OnTheMarket.
A third of properties on the market are now reduced – Zoopla
One in three properties currently listed on Zoopla have been reduced to some degree, says the portal, with discounts adding up to a grand total of £3.