Google maps property search

It’s been talked about for a while, and already exists in Australia, but now Google Maps has finally launched its new UK property search.

The Google maps property search has hundreds of thousands of properties for sale and up for rent in the UK. It includes results from several major property portals and estate agents (although not Rightmove or Primelocation, who have opted out of getting involved) and it’s also possible for landlords or home owners to list their own properties too, as long as they have a website.

The search facility is easy to use and you can search by location name, street or postcode. The results are shown on a map, so you can easily see the location of the property, and in a column on the left hand side of the screen, where a picture of the property and a brief write-up appears. If you’re interested in learning more, you can click through for more details, or use the Streetview option to see in more detail where the property is located.  

For landlords, the new search facility offers an additional way of getting your property noticed and for free. If you have an existing listing with a property portal or estate agent, then you may well find that your property is already on there. Individuals can upload details too, although there is the prerequisite that you have to have a website with the property listed on it too, so that Google can link through to it.

In addition to listing a property, the Google property search offers a good way of sussing out how much properties in certain areas are on the market for, what rental prices other landlords are charging and for sussing out the locations of different properties. Many property investors have already been taking advantage of the benefits of Google Streetview, which gives you a bird’s eye view of streets across the UK, and this offers another way of easily identifying properties.

The search will be useful for tenants too, as they can easily look at properties on a map and pick out the ones in areas they’re particularly interested in. So getting your properties included could be well worth it.

What do you think? Have you tried out the Google maps property search yet and are you planning to get your properties listed?

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