Going Through A Bad Breakup? Zoopla Has A Guide For That

October 13, 2022
Share this Post: 

Zoopla has published a new guide to help agents advise homebuyer couples on how to avoid complications if they break up after buying a house together.

The guide includes advice on how buyers can protect their share of a property and what to do if they need to sell a house while going through a separation.

Zoopla launched the guide after a customer poll highlighted several difficult situations that homeowners struggled with post-breakup.

The poll showed 13% of couple found themselves in "standoffs" over who should move out, while 15% said their ex-partners started new relationships while they were still living together in a shared house.

42% of married respondants said it took longer to escape a mortgage obligation than it took to get divorced.

Couples were forced to live together for an average of 1.3 years after they separated.

This guide isn't the first unexpected piece of content to come out of Zoopla in recent months: in September, the UK-based portal faced backlash after it released a user guide that suggested tactics for negotiating lower fees from their estate agent!

October 13, 2022
Harvey is an experienced property journalist and copywriter. He has written about the property industry since 2015, starting at The Property Franchise Group in the UK, before moving to Spain to work for Spotahome. He has blogged for the private rented sector, ghostwritten for UK property experts and written case studies for franchise owners around the UK. Harvey joined Online Marketplaces as a News Editor in 2022.

Subscribe to our mailing list to get the famous, free Friday newsletter!

News and analysis to help build better online marketplace businesses, in your inbox, every Friday

Related News

Schibsted
Tinius Trust to Sell Shares in Schibsted Marketplaces, Opening Door to Takeover Bids

The Tinius Trust, through its holding company Blommenholm Industrier, is preparing to sell nearly a third of its remaining shares...

Read More
Rightmove Not Listening 1
Another Rightmove Boycott as Proptech Bemoans "Unjustified" Fee Hikes

A British startup has launched a petition against Rightmove for what it calls "unjustified" fee hikes amid allegations of "arrogant"...

Read More
Shutterstock 751956331 2
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson on CoStar and Domain: "We Have The Advantage"

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson says the media giant will have a competitive advantage if CoStar Group completes its acquisition...

Read More
Shutterstock 2245599643 3
Zillow Says It's Shooting for $5 Billion Revenue and 45% EBITDA Margins

The American portal operator Zillow Group is setting ambitious financial targets and doubling down on market expansion as outlined at...

Read More

Editor's Pick