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KEYWORD "uSwitch" - 59 RESULTS
Majority of first-time buyers received help to climb property ladder - research

Only a tenth of first-time buyers have managed to get on the property ladder without additional support, a survey has revealed. Comparison...

11 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Estate agents need to know: How can digital ID tools help you with AML?

Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...

12 July 2023

From: Features

40-year mortgages - should you consider one?

It’s a tough old road for today’s first-time buyers, with house prices and mortgage interest rates much higher than they were...

03 June 2023

From: Features

First-time buyers 'need 20% house price drop'

Half of first-time buyers say house prices would need to fall up to 20% for them to consider making a purchase,...

10 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Marketing blitz from Zoopla to include TikTok - see the ads here

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

15 December 2021

From: Breaking News

ZPG snaps up access to more of the house-buying process

RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...

13 July 2021

From: Breaking News

‘Very few new portals can seriously compete with us’ - claim

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

04 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Connells and Countrywide to be test-bed for Zoopla innovations

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...

01 February 2021

From: Breaking News

ZPG snaps up another price comparison website business

ZPG, parent company of Zoopla, is to buy another comparison website business, in addition to running its existing Uswitch service. Insurance group...

30 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Working From Home - what buyers want, and where they want to be

Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...

21 October 2020

From: Breaking News

Big Three portals accused of abusing agents’ data

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits.  Christopher May, chief...

18 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Zoopla founder reveals what made his portal different - and why it’s purple

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...

14 June 2019

From: Breaking News

Zoopla founder accelerates towards £30m used car idea

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman - who sold the portal company for more than £2.2 billion to US private equity fund Silver...

03 December 2018

From: Breaking News

Who comes out on top in the battle of the property portals?

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

17 November 2018

From: Features

ZPG founder Alex Chesterman to step back from business

Zoopla Property Group's founder and chief executive, Alex Chesterman, is to step back from day to day operations at the end...

07 September 2018

From: Breaking News

How can agents make money from TV, broadband and utilities?

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

09 June 2018

From: Features

ZPG shares rocket 30% on news of sale to US tech firm

ZPG shares have rocketed up in value by 30 per cent this morning on the back of a £2.2 billion bid...

11 May 2018

From: Breaking News

Zoopla to be sold to US technology funds company

There's been a shock announcement that ZPG - operator of Zoopla, PrimeLocation and Hometrack, as well as uSwitch - has accepted a £2.2...

11 May 2018

From: Breaking News

ZPG's comparison service set to sponsor ITV's Britain's Got Talent

ZPG’s comparison website uSwitch is to be the headline sponsor of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.  The company says it will use this...

14 March 2018

From: Breaking News

ZPG reports 53m average monthly visits to websites and apps

ZPG says it anticipates a strong 2018 according to a trading statement ahead of the company’s annual general meeting today. The firm...

30 January 2018

From: Breaking News

ZPG announces record visits and increased agency membership and listings

ZPG has revealed its 2017 annual report this morning with a stream of records - 648 million visits to portals, revenue...

29 November 2017

From: Breaking News

ZPG refuses to increase its offer for GoCompare service

ZPG is refusing to increase its rejected bid to buy comparison website GoCompare. Earlier this month GoCompare turned down an unsolicited takeover offer...

24 November 2017

From: Breaking News

Jostling for position: battle of the property portals continues

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

28 October 2017

From: Features

Rightmove amongst most profitable portals in the world, says top analyst

One of the most thorough analyses of property portals ever undertaken shows that Rightmove is the world’s most profitable portal company...

27 September 2017

From: Breaking News

ZPG's latest £80m acquisition - it's the Money comparison website

ZPG - which already owns and operates Zoopla, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and the price comparison website uSwitch - has acquired the financial...

08 September 2017

From: Breaking News

ZPG chief pledges to 'never go around an agent' for consumers

The managing director of ZPG Property Services says his firm will never ‘go around’ an agent in order to directly work...

04 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: Q & A with Mark Goddard, MD of ZPG Property Services

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

01 July 2017

From: Features

Competition authority clears ZPG acquisition of Expert Agent

ZPG, owner of digital platforms including Zoopla, uSwitch, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and Property Software Group, has been cleared by the Competition and...

29 June 2017

From: Breaking News

ZPG's acquisition of Expert Agent called in by Competition and Markets Authority

The Competitions and Markets Authority is reviewing the acquisition of Expert Agent by ZPG, parent company of Zoopla and PrimeLocation. A statement...

31 March 2017

From: Breaking News

Portal peace in our time

It’s over. Done. The only ones interested are those with too much time on their hands. For God’s sake - behind...

04 February 2017

From: Features

Zoopla reports agency total up 5% and listings up 10% in a year

Zoopla Property Group's estate agency membership grew five per cent and its property listing inventory was up 10 per cent in...

30 November 2016

From: Breaking News

Agency modernisation means Zoopla shares 30% below fair value

Investment group Shore Capital says the future expansion of digital property advertising means Zoopla shares - despite recent growth - are...

11 October 2016

From: Breaking News

Zoopla invests in another PropTech startup

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has announced that it has invested in a soon-to-launch PropTech startup. The group, which now owns uSwitch and...

16 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Zoopla tries to move uSwitch centre stage by link with MoveIT

Zoopla Property Group is seeking to integrate uSwitch, its price comparison service, with MoveIT, its agents’ platform for ancillary revenue generation. It...

09 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Zoopla seminars aim to showcase Property Software Group products

Zoopla Property Group is organising a series of seminars for agent members next month, aimed at promoting products offered by its...

07 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Zoopla to allow agents to 'go hybrid' and rival Purplebricks

Zoopla is to offer its members a range of options which effectively mean that those agents who wish to can offer...

19 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Buyers risk 'deposit deficit' if they move from a flat to a house

No fewer than 44 per cent of ‘second time’ buyers have no plans to save for a deposit to buy their...

20 June 2016

From: Breaking News

The current state of play in the property portal market

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

17 June 2016

From: Features

'PSG yet to stretch its legs' – analysts report on Zoopla figures

Several stock market analysts have published reports on Zoopla's half-year trading statement released yesterday. Anthony Codling of Jefferies – the firm which...

26 May 2016

From: Breaking News

Rival agency-software firm says jury's out over Zoopla's PSG acquisition

Agency software company Dezrez says the jury is out on whether Zoopla’s acquisition of the Property Software Group will be considered...

21 April 2016

From: Breaking News

More agents may join Zoopla portal thanks to software deal - claim

A City analyst says Zoopla Property Group’s conditional acquisition of the UK's largest supplier of estate agency software for £75m may...

20 April 2016

From: Breaking News

Zoopla confirms acquisition of software supplier to 8,000 agency branches

Zoopla Property Group has confirmed its conditional agreement to buy The Property Software Group, which it calls the UK’s market-leading provider...

19 April 2016

From: Breaking News

Rightmove and Zoopla now fighting different battles says City analyst

The analyst who has claimed that Rightmove may be seeking to ‘embed’ itself into estate agencies’ day-to-day management has now told...

04 March 2016

From: Breaking News

Record profits and agency numbers rebuilding reports Zoopla

Zoopla Property Group is reporting record figures to the City and claims it has seen “continuous agency growth since May” as...

02 December 2015

From: Breaking News

City analyst senses a change of climate over OnTheMarket

The company of City analysts that worked with Zoopla on its floatation says it now senses “a change in climate” around...

03 November 2015

From: Breaking News

Zoopla says 'return to growth continues' as it adds another 146 agents

Zoopla has added another 146 UK estate agents to its membership since July, taking the total of UK agents now to...

22 October 2015

From: Breaking News

Zoopla offers agents new revenue stream through utility switching

Zoopla Property Group, which earlier this year snapped up comparison website uSwitch, is launching a new marketing scheme allowing agents to...

15 October 2015

From: Breaking News

Zoopla looking for new London HQ alongside uSwitch

Zoopla Property Group is reported to be looking for a new headquarters to house its property portals and recent acquisition, the...

18 September 2015

From: Breaking News

Alex Chesterman Q & A: The Results

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...

14 September 2015

From: Features

'Perfect partner' chosen to work on new Zoopla advertising campaign

Zoopla has appointed a new creative agency, Creature, to handle its next round of advertising. Zoopla, handling the process directly, began searching...

11 September 2015

From: Breaking News

A call for questions from Alex Chesterman and Zoopla Property Group

What will Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) do if it is overtaken in agent numbers by OnTheMarket?  Does the acquisition of uSwitch risk...

04 September 2015

From: Features

Zoopla reports rise in estate agency membership and listings

Zoopla is back in business with its trading update to the City this morning revealing that it has a net growth...

12 August 2015

From: Breaking News

Big week for portal rivals as Zoopla gives agency update

Zoopla is set to announce its latest total of agent members later this week. Back in May Zoopla revealed that it had...

10 August 2015

From: Breaking News

Zoopla on the prowl for new advertising agency

The Zoopla Property Group is reported to be looking for a new advertising agency after a clash of interest following the...

16 July 2015

From: Breaking News

Eligible ZPG members given opportunity to purchase further shares

Members of Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) who purchased discounted shares ahead of the firm’s Initial Public Offering last June will have...

03 June 2015

From: Breaking News

High level backing for 'creative' uSwitch portal deal

Investors’ Chronicle, the Financial Times group magazine for private investors, says Zoopla’s acquisition of price comparison site uSwitch is ‘a creative...

06 May 2015

From: Breaking News

Zoopla wants Tory/LibDem coalition to go on

Zoopla says a Labour victory would be “likely” to lead to falling house prices and rising interest rates and suggests “a...

06 May 2015

From: Breaking News

Zoopla on the hunt for more acquisitions

Zoopla Property Group is looking for more potential acquisitions following its surprise announcement that it is buying price comparison website uSwitch. ZPG...

01 May 2015

From: Breaking News

Big boost to Zoopla profile as it snaps up uSwitch

Zoopla Property Group has acquired uSwitch, widely considered to be the UK’s leading price comparison website. It also generates high volumes of...

30 April 2015

From: Breaking News

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