Richard Donnell, Executive Director, Zoopla will speak at Headlinemoney's Masterclass on Thursday 13 November 2025.

His session will explore some of the more general property challenges in the market including the complex relationship between mortgages, the housing market, and access to homeownership, the impact of increased flood risk, the need for high loan-to-value lending and how regulatory changes have inadvertently created a severe affordability problem for First-Time Buyers in the UK and recent government announcements around improving the house buying process.

Richard is a leading property industry figure best known for delivering insight and strategic advice on the residential and mortgage markets. He delivers advice and insight for industry and policy makers across emerging housing trends, housing development, mortgage lending and investment. He appears regularly in the media on the key aspects of housing that matter to Government, business and consumers. Richard started his career at Savills, then joined analytics business Hometrack which was acquired by ZPG Plc in 2017.

About Zoopla

Zoopla is one of the UK's leading property websites, with a mission to provide UK movers with the tools and confidence they need to win and connect its customers with the most motivated movers. One billion property searches are made on Zoopla every year and it’s the first place consumers think of for house prices. Zoopla is used by over 14,500 estate agents and housebuilders, while 4 million homeowners use Zoopla to track the value of their home and receive personalised insights on their local property market.

The Headlinemoney Masterclass will be held on Thursday 13 November 2025, where Richard will be joined by other experts from financial services companies to give succinct overviews of their sectors for financial journalists. Find out more and book a place.