Setting up email alerts (property alerts) are a great way to keep up to date with properties coming on the market and a way to not miss that potential dream home, as you can receive summary emails of properties which might interest you, that match your search criteria.
On the other hand, you can save your property searches so that you can view and run them quickly, and these can also be configured to ensure you receive email alerts for when for when there are new properties in the UK that match your search criteria.
Creating email alerts
Email alerts are easy to set up, there's no limit to how many you can create, and they can be created for all the different departments on Zoopla.
Note
To create an email alert, you will need to be signed in to Zoopla
- Visit www.zoopla.co.uk
- Click Sign in
- Enter your login credentials and click Sign in
- Click your desired department; For Sale or To rent. Type in your Search area and basic search criteria, then click Search
- At the top right of your search results, click Create email alert
- A window appears confirming the details of your email alert. Scroll down to Name your search and set the frequency of the alerts, then click Save your search and alert
- A Success message appears confirming your email alert has been created. You can then return to your search results or choose to manage your email alerts
For more information on Managing my email alerts and saved searches, click here
Creating saved searches
If you're searching for a property and have a 'go to' search criteria that you use, you can Save this search so that you can view and run it quickly. Saved searches can also be configured to ensure you receive email alerts for when there are new properties in the UK that match your search criteria.
Note
To save a search, you will need to be signed in to Zoopla
- Visit www.zoopla.co.uk
- Click Sign in
- Click your desired department; For Sale or To rent. Type in your Search area and basic search criteria, then click Search
- At the top right of your search results, click Save this search
- A window appears confirming the details of your saved search. Scroll down to Name your search and set the frequency of the alerts, then click Save your search and alert
- A Success message appears confirming your search has been saved. You can then return to your search results or choose to manage your saved searches
For more information on Managing my email alerts and saved searches, click here
Creating email alerts from saved searches
Email alerts are easy to set up, there's no limit to how many you can create, and they can be created for all the different departments on Zoopla.
However, in order to create an email alert (search alert) on the app, you first need to save a search.
If you're searching for a property and have a 'go to' search criteria that you use, you can save that search so that you can view and run it quickly. You can then configure that saved search to ensure you receive instant push notifications, as well as email alerts, for when there are new properties in the UK that match your search criteria.
- Open the Zoopla app on your preferred device
- Tap Search in the app navigation bar, add in your search location or postcode, refine your search criteria, and tap Search
- At the top of your search results, alongside the search bar and chosen location, tap the heart icon
- Toggle on Push notifications and/or Email notifications depending on how you want to be notified for when a property that matches your search criteria is listed
- If you toggle on Email notifications, set the frequency of your email alerts
- Tap Save my search
You can also create saved searches as new email alerts (search alerts) based on prior searches you have made:
- Open the Zoopla app on your preferred device
- Tap Search in the app navigation bar
- Scroll down and tap on one of your Recent searches to run it
- At the top of your search results, alongside the search bar and chosen location, tap the heart icon
- Toggle on Push notifications and/or Email notifications depending on how you want to be notified for when a property that matches your search criteria is listed
- If you toggle on Email notifications, set the frequency of your email alerts
- Tap Save my search