ZPG completes acquisition of Calcasa

1 December 2017

ZPG Plc

ZPG COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CALCASA

ZPG Plc (LSE:ZPG) ("ZPG"), which owns and operates some of the UK's most trusted property and household-related digital brands, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Calcasa ("Calcasa"), the leading provider of automated property valuations and statistical market analysis in the Netherlands, with effect from today's date.

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For further information, please contact:Lawrence Hall, Head of Communications - [email protected] / 07890 078 945Rachael Malcolm, Head of Investor Relations - [email protected] / 0203 8725 648Jais Mehaji / James Isola, Maitland 020 7379 5151

About ZPG Plc (www.zpg.co.uk)

ZPG Plc (LSE:ZPG) ("ZPG") owns and operates some of the UK's most trusted digital brands that help empower smarter property and household decisions including Zoopla, uSwitch, Money, PrimeLocation and SmartNewHomes. We are also one of the leading residential property data and software providers with a range of products including Hometrack, TechnicWeb, Ravensworth, Alto, Jupix, ExpertAgent, PropertyFile and MoveIT. Our websites and apps attract over 50 million visits per month and over 25,000 business partners use our services. ZPG was founded in 2007 and has a highly experienced management team, led by Founder & CEO, Alex Chesterman OBE.

Zoopla is the UK's most comprehensive property website, helping consumers to research the market and find their next home by combining hundreds of thousands of property listings with market data and local information.

uSwitch is the UK's leading comparison website for home services switching, helping consumers to find the best deal and save money on their gas, electricity, broadband, TV, phone and other products.

Money is one of the UK's leading financial services comparison websites, helping consumers compare products including mortgages, loans, credit cards, bank accounts and insurance from more than 600 providers.

PrimeLocation is one of the UK's leading property websites, helping house-hunters in the middle/upper tiers of the market find their dream home from the top estate agents, letting agents and property developers.

SmartNewHomes is the UK's leading website dedicated exclusively to new homes, helping buyers understand the market and search for new build homes from all the leading property developers across the country.  

Hometrack is a leading supplier of automated property valuations and property market insights in the UK and Australia to partners including mortgage lenders, developers, investors, housing associations and others.

TechnicWeb is the UK's leading estate agency website design and hosting business specialising in designing and operating fully-responsive websites for the property sector.

Ravensworth is the UK's leading provider of print solutions to estate agents and offers a comprehensive range of products and services for every stage of the property marketing journey from listing through to post-sale.

Alto, Jupix and ExpertAgent are some of the leading cloud-based estate agency and property management software systems used by thousands of property professionals across the UK for the day-to-day management of inventory, marketing and communications.

PropertyFile and MoveIT are innovative tools used by estate agents to improve communication and efficiency with their customers and to allow them to generate additional revenue streams via referrals. 

About Calcasa (www.calcasa.co.uk)

Calcasa is the leading provider of automated property valuations and statistical market analysis in the Netherlands. The Calcasa Automated Valuation Model (AVM) for valuation of individual homes is unique due to its high coverage and accuracy. It is internationally recognized by the three major rating agencies and regulators. Mortgage lenders, investors, intermediaries, validation institutes, housing corporations, consumer organizations, real estate companies, broker organizations, government agencies and regulators rely daily on the solutions Calcasa provide.