Old interior pictures of houses long sold on Rightmove
Discussion
I realise that it’s probably the estate agents who agree to Rightmove’s draconian terms and conditions on copyright of uploaded photos without reading them or caring even if they did read them; therefore, it is most likely that Rightmove is within their legal rights to keep the photos indefinitely on their website such that when someone searches for house prices in your area and finds yours, they can legitimately see the old internal pictures of your house. Having said that, I’m not an estate agent so I have no idea what those terms and conditions are.
Am I the only one who finds this a bit annoying and slightly concerning? I find it really irritating that these pictures are still on RM nearly 9 years after we moved into our house and see it as a bit of a security risk, especially coupled with the also still available floor plans. Is there any realistic possibility of getting these pictures and floor plans taken down from RM or do we just have suck it up and live with it? If there are any estate agents, could one of you post up the RM terms and conditions for uploading photos and floor plans please? It would be interesting to read if nothing else.
Am I the only one who finds this a bit annoying and slightly concerning? I find it really irritating that these pictures are still on RM nearly 9 years after we moved into our house and see it as a bit of a security risk, especially coupled with the also still available floor plans. Is there any realistic possibility of getting these pictures and floor plans taken down from RM or do we just have suck it up and live with it? If there are any estate agents, could one of you post up the RM terms and conditions for uploading photos and floor plans please? It would be interesting to read if nothing else.
I think you can have them removed. We sold our house last year and the photos were removed from Rightmove shortly after
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QuickQuack said:
I realise that it’s probably the estate agents who agree to Rightmove’s draconian terms and conditions on copyright of uploaded photos without reading them or caring even if they did read them; therefore, it is most likely that Rightmove is within their legal rights to keep the photos indefinitely on their website such that when someone searches for house prices in your area and finds yours, they can legitimately see the old internal pictures of your house. Having said that, I’m not an estate agent so I have no idea what those terms and conditions are.
Am I the only one who finds this a bit annoying and slightly concerning? I find it really irritating that these pictures are still on RM nearly 9 years after we moved into our house and see it as a bit of a security risk, especially coupled with the also still available floor plans. Is there any realistic possibility of getting these pictures and floor plans taken down from RM or do we just have suck it up and live with it? If there are any estate agents, could one of you post up the RM terms and conditions for uploading photos and floor plans please? It would be interesting to read if nothing else.
I don't really see the security risk thing, whadda yer doin, hording bullion. Am I the only one who finds this a bit annoying and slightly concerning? I find it really irritating that these pictures are still on RM nearly 9 years after we moved into our house and see it as a bit of a security risk, especially coupled with the also still available floor plans. Is there any realistic possibility of getting these pictures and floor plans taken down from RM or do we just have suck it up and live with it? If there are any estate agents, could one of you post up the RM terms and conditions for uploading photos and floor plans please? It would be interesting to read if nothing else.
There's a local estate agent to us that does fancy videos of properties being sold then uploads them to Youtube as well as Rightmove and leaves them there which is odd I suppose.
The flat downstairs from us has been sold a few times and I can look up pictures of the interior from the late 90's all the way up to when it was last sold a month or so ago.
The flat downstairs from us has been sold a few times and I can look up pictures of the interior from the late 90's all the way up to when it was last sold a month or so ago.
I agree - it's all gone too far, I can never remember a friend's postcode, when I tap her address into google the first result is Zoopla telling me what she paid for her house !
I'm glad I bought mine off market so at least there are no pics etc
I think you ought to be allowed to blur your house on Google maps and streetview too
I'm glad I bought mine off market so at least there are no pics etc
I think you ought to be allowed to blur your house on Google maps and streetview too
V8RX7 said:
I agree - it's all gone too far, I can never remember a friend's postcode, when I tap her address into google the first result is Zoopla telling me what she paid for her house !
I'm glad I bought mine off market so at least there are no pics etc
I think you ought to be allowed to blur your house on Google maps and streetview too
You can: https://www.realworldsurvivor.com/2019/05/01/how-t...I'm glad I bought mine off market so at least there are no pics etc
I think you ought to be allowed to blur your house on Google maps and streetview too
robbieduncan said:
Thanks just done that PositronicRay said:
I don't really see the security risk thing, whadda yer doin, hording bullion.
It’s a big old house and yes, and we do have a lot of valuables from jewellery to art and antiques, as did the previous owners, so it’s not that far off from “hoarding bullion”, as it were. We have an alarm etc. etc., but it’s still unwanted exposure. Plus, the interior at least is our own private space, not visible from any public location, so surely we’re entitled to a little bit of privacy? We’re not shrinking violets but we’re not social media exhibitionists either, and don’t live our lives leaving a trail of our comings and goings. Is it that strange to not crave attention?robbieduncan said:
That’s brilliant, thank you very much! I will do that later today.QuickQuack said:
It’s a big old house and yes, and we do have a lot of valuables from jewellery to art and antiques, as did the previous owners, so it’s not that far off from “hoarding bullion”, as it were. We have an alarm etc. etc., but it’s still unwanted exposure. Plus, the interior at least is our own private space, not visible from any public location, so surely we’re entitled to a little bit of privacy? We’re not shrinking violets but we’re not social media exhibitionists either, and don’t live our lives leaving a trail of our comings and goings. Is it that strange to not crave attention?
Except, I imagine you haven’t got the same furniture or decor as the house when you moved in. So it’s not really yours on the photos is it? Nickbrapp said:
Except, I imagine you haven’t got the same furniture or decor as the house when you moved in. So it’s not really yours on the photos is it?
I suspect most robbers don't look online for info but I've sold a few cars and when they arrive I've had a few people ask "what's that at the back" or comment "You've got a lot of garages" I don't like it.I'm happy to show friends etc and I've posted the odd pic of garden / kitchen on here but I don't want all and sundry knowing their way around my house / gardens - perhaps that's old fashioned but it just seems like common sense to me.
QuickQuack said:
PositronicRay said:
I don't really see the security risk thing, whadda yer doin, hording bullion.
It’s a big old house and yes, and we do have a lot of valuables from jewellery to art and antiques, as did the previous owners, so it’s not that far off from “hoarding bullion”, as it were. We have an alarm etc. etc., but it’s still unwanted exposure. Plus, the interior at least is our own private space, not visible from any public location, so surely we’re entitled to a little bit of privacy? We’re not shrinking violets but we’re not social media exhibitionists either, and don’t live our lives leaving a trail of our comings and goings. Is it that strange to not crave attention?V8RX7 said:
Nickbrapp said:
Except, I imagine you haven’t got the same furniture or decor as the house when you moved in. So it’s not really yours on the photos is it?
I suspect most robbers don't look online for info but I've sold a few cars and when they arrive I've had a few people ask "what's that at the back" or comment "You've got a lot of garages" I don't like it.I'm happy to show friends etc and I've posted the odd pic of garden / kitchen on here but I don't want all and sundry knowing their way around my house / gardens - perhaps that's old fashioned but it just seems like common sense to me.
We may not have the same furniture, but the decor isn’t that dissimilar, the layout is the same and it IS our house in the photos. To make the matters slightly more anxiety inducing, there was a break in recently not far from us and our house, along with two others, would be the next logical target in the village, if anything, ours more than the others. That’s what’s awakened this issue after such a long time.
QuickQuack said:
robbieduncan said:
That’s brilliant, thank you very much! I will do that later today.If they agent took the photos for free, they own the copyright.
If a vendor paid for photos,they own the copyright.
Rightmove normally removes properties from being 'live' within a month of completion if the agent hasn't. If not, it usually pops up on their land registry notice and they remove it. They have no right, no wish for it to remain and if you ask they will remove it. Ultimately, the agent is the one who should have removed that a long long time ago.
You can search rightmove archives if you know how after they've been removed (agents use it for comparable reports), but that's not something generally available to the public.
If a vendor paid for photos,they own the copyright.
Rightmove normally removes properties from being 'live' within a month of completion if the agent hasn't. If not, it usually pops up on their land registry notice and they remove it. They have no right, no wish for it to remain and if you ask they will remove it. Ultimately, the agent is the one who should have removed that a long long time ago.
You can search rightmove archives if you know how after they've been removed (agents use it for comparable reports), but that's not something generally available to the public.
robbieduncan said:
I think you can have them removed. We sold our house last year and the photos were removed from Rightmove shortly after
Edit:
REMOVING PROPERTY DATA FROM THE SITE
If you have any concerns about the property data on the Site, please contact us at dataquality@rightmove.co.uk and we will endeavour to resolve the issue promptly.
If you are a vendor or landlord of a property that is being actively marketed on the Site, please contact your estate agent or lettings agent directly.
If you have concerns about historical property information about a property featured on our Site and you can prove to us that you have a valid association to that property, please contact us at sold.prices@rightmove.co.uk.
After reading this thread I emailed dataquality@rightmove as mentioned above about the photos still showing on their website of a property I bought over 10 yrs ago. They came back to me 5 days later confirming all the photos had been removed. You can also email talk-to-us@rightmove.co.uk, which I also did because I didn't receive an acknowledgement from the other email address.Edit:
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If you are a vendor or landlord of a property that is being actively marketed on the Site, please contact your estate agent or lettings agent directly.
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Won't somebody think of the millionaires.
Seriously who cares if photos of the inside of your house exist before you bought it?
I find it interesting to look back to see how houses have changed, and have zero interest in looking at 9 years old photos to see if I can guess where the current owner keeps his false teeth and s&m gear
Seriously who cares if photos of the inside of your house exist before you bought it?
I find it interesting to look back to see how houses have changed, and have zero interest in looking at 9 years old photos to see if I can guess where the current owner keeps his false teeth and s&m gear
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