Having just launched our new auction section on Zoopla.co.uk there is now (as we write) only 15 days to go until our first LIVE auction, so we’ve picked five properties that will be going under the virtual hammer. Traditionally auctions have been for property investors and developers. However our auctions are designed for everyone [...]

Hello! I’ve been away for a while, but now I’m back. My first post in ages is related to something you may not be aware of: I can see you! Well, not literally, but I have a facility on my blog which tells me how many of you are reading (a heart gladdening amount, I’m [...]

It looks like after a five-month long chase by Kraft, a sweet deal is about to be signed to buy Cadbury. So, as a tribute to Cadbury, we’ve put our new keyword search tool to work and unwrapped five stunning chocolate box properties for you. 1. £950,000, 5 bedroom detached house in Astrope, Tring, Hertfordshire More properties for [...]

Here’s a staggering statistic for you – property searches on Zoopla.co.uk were conducted at the rate of one every 0.46 seconds in 2009. With 86,400 seconds in a day, that’s a huge amount of searches taking place across the site on a daily basis. However, previously for sale and to rent searches on Zoopla.co.uk have [...]

This time last year, confidence in the property market was at rock bottom and the outlook was bleak. But, a year is a long time in the housing market and, whilst the recovery is still in its infancy, optimism is now back to levels not seen since the credit crunch began in 2007. The shortage [...]