If you’ve ever wanted to search for a property the chances are you’ve stumbled upon Rightmove a website dedicated to providing potential buyers with a one-stop shop for searching over 1 million properties across the United Kingdom (UK) every single day!
When you consider choosing an agent for selling your home the marketing of your property should be your No.1 consideration. Having an agent which uses Rightmove is paramount to the successful sale of your home. Rightmove.co.uk has a strong organic and social presence which enables then to get your property in front of prospective buyers and gives your property the best chance to get viewings and get sold. As the biggest search portal in the UK can you afford to not have the power of Rightmove on your side?
Right move only accepting properties form third party providers (i.e. estate agents) so you’ll only be able to get your home on their website if you go through an agent who uses them. Remember, not all agents use Rightmove so finding an agent who uses them is paramount (like us). Some agents will try to convince you not being on Rightmove is okay but we disagree. Right move gets over 127 million visits every month in the UK alone so not having your property listed there would be a real deterrent to the sale of your home.
Rightmove.co.uk was started in 2000 by the top four corporate estate agencies at the time. Their goal was to help people ‘make the right move’ and revolutionising the way people find and purchase a home. Just six years after launching, Rightmove welcomed their 10,000th estate agency customer, floating on the London Stock Exchange and became a Top 10 UK website – an achievement they still hold to this day.
The stats don’t lie
Rightmove get over 130 million visits every month, leading to over 4 million enquiries to agents making it by far the best place to advertise your property. Rightmove dominate the property space with 77% of all time spent on the top 4 property websites being Rightmove followed by Zoopla, On the Market and PrimeLocation. (Zoopla get 50 million and PrimeLocation just 5 million). These are just some of the key reasons why buyers use Rightmove to search for properties just like yours.
It’s no surprise Rightmove is the No. property portal in the UK. The website hosts are a variety of innovative and useful features to buyers helping them make that all important decision.
Real-time feeds
Rightmove launched its real-time data feedback in 2014. This means advertisers can now push new property listings, send updates and changes to current listings on the Rightmove website instantly. This was a revolutionary step in the fast-paced property portal industry as it allows potential buyers to search and view real-time information. This was followed by Zoopla’s real-time data feed launch in 2015.
Many traditional estate agents on Rightmove may still be using an outdated automated data feed system or manual listing system. Springbok Properties was one of the first advertisers to start using the automated real-time data feeds with our technology-driven systems designed to help you sell fast with the best possible price.
Quality listings
Rightmove UK has an extensive database of current houses for sale backed with sophisticated online property search platform & its powerful tools like sold house prices, house price index, market trends, school checker, draw a search are extremely handy for anyone looking to buy a house. Overall, Rightmove.co.uk is a resourceful and valuable hub whether its first-time buyers or savvy property investors.
Rightmove is known for maintaining its property listing quality working alongside with estate agents, making sure listings are fully up to date and free from duplication which helps to enhance the user experience.
Draw a Search/Maps
If buyers want to get even more granular, they can draw their own map boundaries to pinpoint the specific streets they’d like to live on. This allows people to avoid potential streets or areas they don’t want to live on or areas outside of their budget. This is done by dropping points on a map until they’re all joined up. Draw a Search also allows them to save their selection and sign up for location-specific alerts.
The map below shows our core area of Stockport. Each individual red dot represents a property on the market. From here you can zoom, narrow the areas or simply click and view a property of interest. It’s as simple as that.
Book a viewing
Rightmove makes it seamless for prospective buyers to book a viewing on your property. Once a property listed it suddenly becomes available people can request details with a simple tap of a button. Input your name, email address and phone number and your details will be instantly sent to the agent who will get your viewing booked in for you. Thanks for Rightmove, this property listed with us has already had 15 viewings in as little as a week!
School Checker
For parents, the School Checker feature is extremely valuable. By aggregating data from Local Authorities, individual schools, the Department for Education and more, not only does it allow buyers to view primary and secondary schools close to an advertised property, it shows those schools’ Ofsted ratings, admission criteria and subscription levels, as well as other key stats. If your home is near a good school this tool will definitely help increase its appeal.
By now you’ve probably realised that we’re quite the fan of Rightmove. Rightmove enables us to better help our clients when they sell their property through us. We want to provide our clients with the best service possible and we know Rightmove adds to our success and the success of getting your house sold.
If you want to start your property journey and get your home listed on Rightmove why not start with a free property valuation? Our online tool uses the most recent house price data to provide you with an accurate valuation of your home in less than 5 minutes. Click here to get started.
