Company Tag: Zoopla

It's been a busy start to the year for the property market, with some 30% more sales agreed in Q1 than in pre-pandemic times.

Our panel of buying agents, estate agents, housebuilders and architects weigh-in on the Chancellor's latest announcements, including cutting VAT on energy-efficient home improvements.

New listings have been running at 5% above the five-year average in 2022 so far, reports Zoopla, but demand is still at near-record levels - half of all homes where sales were agreed were snapped up within …

"The post-pandemic ‘recalibration’ of the rental market is well underway," says Zoopla's research chief, Gráinne Gilmore.

“There are signs that the imbalance between demand and supply is starting to ease,” says Zoopla in its latest market update.

All UK regions except London and Scotland have seen average property values rise by more than in 2019 and 2020 combined in 2021, says Zoopla - and four regions have seen prices jump by more than in the …

Average property prices have increased by 6.9% over the last year, says Zoopla, but the pace of growth is slowing, and the supply of homes available to buy should improve after Christmas.

Zoopla has launched a new Housebuilder Hub, which collates the data and research for housebuilders.

“The swing back of demand into city centres, including London, has underpinned another rise in rents in Q3, especially as the supply of rental property remains tight," says Gráinne Gilmore, Head of Re…

"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...

2021 is set to be the UK property market's strongest year since 2007, both in terms of sales volumes and house price inflation, according to Zoopla.

A sharp acceleration in property price inflation means that the combined value of British homes has climbed by £550 billion (a third of the total five-year increase) in just the last 12 months, according …