Rightmove on Google Maps

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5 stars
Saves a lot of time , Sep 8, 2009
Review written by ThwartedEfforts - see all my reviews (1)

If you're involved in the UK property market on a daily basis - whether you're buying, selling, or an agent - then Rightmove will be your #1 haunt.

It will also be the bane of your life, sucking precious moments on the display of every page. The default map view uses satellite imagery that on the whole is of a far lower resolution than Google, meaning you spend a great deal of time attempting to locate the property on alternate sites.

For reasons that are unclear, Rightmove also omit any sort of intuitive mapping feature, meaning it's a thoroughly laborious process to go through each property turned up by searching.

As for this script, well - it works beautifully and cuts the time you waste pinpointing properties. The ability to show all houses from a given search results page as waypoints is a godsend.

I can only hope that the lazy buggers in charge of keeping the Rightmove feeling fresh and up to date spend less time counting their money and go install scripts like this and ffx plug-ins like Property Bee because they show just how far their site has fallen behind what the technology can very easily deliver.

5/5

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