rightmove.co.uk Releases iPhone App
August 4, 2009 by Emma Sorensen
UK market leading property portal, rightmove.co.uk, today joins the host of other portals launching a new iPhone app for mobile property searches.
rightmove.co.uk boasts over one million UK properties for sale and rent, and claims the new app is the first of its type by a major UK property company and uses GPS mapping to locate a homehunter’s exact position, enabling property searches which plot the location of properties for sale or rent within the immediate area and beyond.
The app works in a similar way to the rightmove.co.uk site, placing 1 million properties in your pocket. Property particulars are listed along with images of the interior and the contact details of the agent, with an email or telephone call only a tap away.
Miles Shipside, commercial director at Rightmove said:
“Over the last decade, Rightmove has been dedicated to helping homemovers find their dream home whilst keeping the user experience simple and quick – The Rightmove iPhone app will add a new dimension to the way people can search for property and means users can now have instant, location-targeted access to the UK’s number one property website.”
The Rightmove iPhone app is available for free download from Tuesday 4 August at Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at itunes.com/appstore/.
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We’re really excited about the app and are looking forward to seeing people make use of it and getting their feedback.
Excuse the plug, but you can get your hands on it now: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=323822803&mt=8 (this link will open the App Store within iTunes) or find out more at http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-you/iphone-application
iPhone App seems to be the pick of the season…
Here is one in Sweden released yesterday.
http://www.thebeliever.se/smart-use-of-internet/2009/8/4/hemnetse-launches-an-iphone-application.html
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