Rightmove website services return after Google Cloud outage
Property Industry Eye
Rightmove operations were temporarily suspended due to a significant power failure at a London based Google data centre. The property portal successfully restored all digital services after experiencing disruption throughout the day.
The PropAtlas take
This incident highlights the critical reliance of UK property portals on external cloud infrastructure. Estate agents should review their own disaster recovery protocols to ensure business continuity if their core software providers experience similar outages.