How long has a property been for sale?

elliewelly_2

Is there a web site where I can find out how long properties have been on the market?

Thanks

pawpurrs

Property bee, but you will need to install firefox. However if they have changed agents or the agent has taken it off and out it back on then the result may not be accurate.
The hip should have the date on, and if it does not have one then its been on a while.
Alternatively post the RM link and we can have a look on the bee for you.

Kavanne

You need to download property bee Google it!

elliewelly_2

Thanks guys that's brilliant. Any other handy stuff like that?

poppysarah

If you were a real property addict you've save the property paper and then look them up!

elliewelly_2

I am sure everyone else has been through this, but we have just started looking for a property and have seen about 15 plus been through countless rightmove entries and nothing seems to be right. I absolutely know we'll have to compromise on something but I can't believe what we want is so hard to find and I dont want to leave any stone unturned!

I have been suprised that estate agents are not keener to try to tell me about suitable properties they have. So at the moment its just us and rightmove. Any suggestions or advice appreciated.

googler

However, note that Property Bee only works with a limited set of websites - from their homepage;

"Which sites does property-bee work with?
Currently rightmove.co.uk, daft.ie, propertynews.com, espc.co.uk, gspc.co.uk and sspc.co.uk"

If the property you're tracking is shown anywhere else, Property Bee won't work. In my area, I can name seven agents off the top of my head who are unlikely to be in Property Bee's list.

elliewelly_2

What other sites should I be looking at then for properties - I mean other than rightmove?

poppysarah

Look for all the local ea and see if they list on rightmove.
Contact them all.

googler

elliewelly wrote: »

What other sites should I be looking at then for properties - I mean other than rightmove?

Depends on where you are you and what web presence other sites have as well as Rightmove.

For my county, Rightmove is roughly half-and-half new builds and existing housing stock - with about 90 properties in each category when I last looked. The big builders tend to use it, but the agents who deal in the existing per-owned stock have their own, more dominant web presence

The seven or so other sites I can look at have around 800 or so properties which aren't on Rightmove - almost ten times what's on Rightmove; but this will vary around the country according to where you are, and the other agents active in your area.

elliewelly_2

Hi thanks. I have been looking for agents boards as I drive around and based on that I think the main ones are on rightmove, but I have seen a couple who arent and had a look at their individual websites.

Are there any other sites like rightmove that I can use so that I am likely to cover all bases (a bit like I would use all the different comparison sites to compare insurance I suppose to try to cover as many insurers as possible)?