Property guide
How to get alerts for new Rightmove listings
Rightmove is one of the best-known property portals in the UK, so a new listing there can be seen by many people quickly. Being told about it early gives you more choice over when to view. This guide covers how to get notified about new Rightmove listings, and how to make the alert accurate.
By Snaffla · Published
Why watch Rightmove for new listings?
Many agents advertise there, so it is a natural place to start whether you are renting or buying. A property that is priced sensibly can draw enquiries soon after it appears, and hearing about it the day it is listed gives you more choice over when to book a viewing.
Can Rightmove itself send you alerts?
Rightmove lets you save a search and ask to be told about new matches, normally by email or through its app. It is free and a sensible first step.
How it is set up and how quickly alerts arrive is Rightmove's own business and can change, so check the options in your Rightmove account rather than relying on a fixed expectation.
What are the limits of relying on Rightmove's own alerts?
A saved search on Rightmove covers Rightmove only. Some properties are advertised on one portal rather than all of them, so a search on a single portal can miss listings that appear elsewhere.
If you watch more than one portal, you are also managing each search separately, and you may be told about the same property more than once.
How do you make a Rightmove search accurate?
Accuracy comes from describing what you would genuinely say yes to, then adjusting once you have seen the results.
- Choose rent or buy, because they are different searches with different prices.
- Pick the area and the distance around it that you would accept, such as a realistic commute.
- Set a price range, and decide what you would stretch to before an alert arrives.
- Set the number of bedrooms you need.
- Check the first few days of results and adjust the search if the wrong properties keep appearing.
How does Snaffla watch Rightmove?
For a place outside Northern Ireland, a property search on Snaffla watches Rightmove, alongside OnTheMarket, and sends a push notification when a new match appears. The search takes rent or sale, a place and a distance of up to 40 miles around it, a price range and a number of bedrooms. A property search uses one search slot, however many portals it watches.
If the same property appears on more than one portal, Snaffla tries to show it once rather than alert you twice. When you first create a search, the properties already listed fill your feed without sending alerts, and after that you are alerted to new ones.
Does Snaffla tell you whether a Rightmove listing is a good price?
No. Snaffla does not value property: a listing shows its rent or asking price, and you judge it yourself. Comparing it with what similar properties nearby are listed at is the most useful check.
Each alert links to the original listing on Rightmove, so you contact the agent yourself, and Snaffla never asks for your Rightmove login.
Set up your property alert
Save a search with a place, a price range and the bedrooms you need, and get a push notification when a matching rental or home for sale is listed.