Zoopla sales lifted

PROPERTY website Zoopla has boosted its earnings outlook as customers flock to comparison service uSwitch.

The Zoopla Property Group snapped up uSwitch, which helps customers change their energy supplier, last year for £190m.

In a trading update, Zoopla – which is 33pc owned by DMGT, parent of the Daily Mail – said it now expects fullyear earnings to be at the top end of City forecasts, with the market previously predicting a range of £69m to £76m.

It said the comparison business ‘continues to outperform’, driven by a supportive regulatory environment.

Shares were up 1pc, or 3.4p to 329.8p.