UK Property

27 November 2025: Households Count Cost Of Tax-Raising Measures Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ second Budget, delivered earlier today after its contents were mistakenly released prematurely by the Office for Budget Responsibility, contained several measures that will directly impact household budgets, writes Laura Howard, Mark Hooson & Kevin Pratt. Income tax thresholds  Labour’s 2024 election manifesto promised not to raise income tax, employee national insurance contributions or the rate of VAT, and the Chancellor, despite fevered speculation in the run-up to the Budget, honoured this commitment.   But many people will find themselves...

The UK land grab continues. Real estate startup Zoopla has acquired property technology company Byteplay Ltd, whose assets include OnOneMap.com, DotHomes.com and Extate.com, all three of which are now pointing to Zoopla.co.uk. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed in what appears to be classic consolidation play. Byteplay is also the operator of the local ‘propertygazette’ websites, which include bristolpropertygazette.co.uk and coventrypropertygazette.co.uk and a host of others covering UK towns and cities. Zoopla says the deal is a “win” for estate agents already utilising its service as they’ll now see...