Pyrotechnic Property Values

With Bonfire night round the corner, we’ve compiled a list of hot areas where the fireworks have already gone off. Here are the top ten areas where property values have rocketed over the last 6 months. The question is, will these areas sustain these gains, or will these gunpowder propelled property prices fall back down [...]

Witches hat come to mind?

Halloween is nearly upon us. For some this means locking the doors, turning the lights out and hoping the trick-or- treaters pass by quietly. For others it’s a chance to dust off the skeleton suit and perform mischief on homeowners or their property if no treat is given! The UK is home to some of [...]

Meet the king of buy-to-let – a former maths teacher

This video is currently doing the rounds and was first brought to our attention via The Rat and Mouse; London’s property blog and was first posted on the Renegade Economist blog. It’s an unintentionally comedic interview with Fergus Wilson – the straight talking king of buy-to-let. There is a queen, but we don’t know where Judith was [...]

Zoopla.co.uk shortlisted by Good Web Guide

Looks like we’re on a bit of an awards roll… We’ve just been told we’ve been shortlisted by the Good Web Guide - the “definitive guide to the best sites on the internet”. Over 1000 sites were nominated and the folks at the Good Web Guide have been busy screening the sites and have now whittled [...]

Zoopla.co.uk named as Best UK Property Portal 2009

Back in August we were told by the organisers of the Daily Mail UK Residential Property Awards 2009 that we had won an award in the Best UK Property Portal category. However, we were also told that we’d have to wait until 16th October to find out whether it was to be one of a [...]

Tony Blair to sell his one time constituency home

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is to sell his onetime constituency home Myrobella House in Trimdon Colliery, Durham – the county which we recently revealed as the slowest recovering area in Britain, seeing values grow by only 1.1% since March of this year. According to the Daily Mail, TB paid £30,000 for the property back [...]

Are we on the (long and winding) road to recovery?

Whilst we are still a long way from the values seen before the credit crunch hit, house values appear to have begun a journey on the road (albeit a long one) to recovery. Since March of this year the total value of the UK housing market has gained £250 billion – great news for homeowners [...]

Enter our property survey to win a £50 B&Q voucher

We really want to hear your views on the property market in your local area so we’ve compiled a brief survey and We promise it will only take you three minutes, four at a push! As a thank you for your time, we’ll enter you into a free prize draw for a chance to win [...]

The brave new world of social media

We stumbled across this fantastic (although quite lengthy at 4.5mins) video entitled ‘Did you know 4.0?’ and just had to share it. Brought to you by a consultancy called XPLANE in the US, it visually informs about the brave new world of social media and newfound communication technologies, which have forever changed the media landscape. [...]

Come Round Anytime!

Last Thursday, whilst sucking at an oxygen tank, sick with altitude fever after traipsing up the many flights of stairs, I realised the rubbish needed taking down. Cursing at the journey and the rain, I noticed a hand-delivered letter soggy and discarded on the floor. It was addressed to me, and had apparently been left [...]