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archive of property rental prices ?

Hi all,

Have had a look around online but getting nowhere. Basically i want to find a "historic" rental price( from around this time last year )  I am fairly certain that a particular property may soon be up for rent again, so want to see what the asking rent was in 2023, and see what the layout, and kitchen/bathroom was like then.... ( think its being refurbed at present )

I know its easy to find this info for sold prices, but more tricky for rentals....

Thank you

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  • Mr.Generous
    Mr.Generous Posts: 3,915 Forumite
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    Just tried with a property I let out 11 months ago - and you are right, no obvious way to find it on rightmove. Do you know which agent it was up with? Possible the agent might have archive properties stored somewhere.
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  • deejaybee
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    Thanks for having a look Mr G - i couldnt remember which agent listed it - luckily my OH messaged a friend who lives on the same road ( its a long way from where we are currently residing )  and we have most of the relevant info now.
  • annetheman
    annetheman Posts: 1,042 Forumite
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    edited 13 August 2024 at 5:41PM
    The best place to find these kind of things is Reddit. All sorts of beta sites created by clever people. There is a Telegram bot somebody developed (link to thread) that tells you exactly this.

    I think the owner of the bot can send you a new code (search in the thread linked above).

    It texts back links to all the old rental ads in a postcode going back to about 2008.
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  • Sometimes you can find old adverts by googling (or another search engine of your choice) the address or postcode. 
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