Idealista for a London apartment search from Warsaw: discovery tool or reliable shortlist?

The portal review seems to split into two questions now: how well it finds candidates, and how well it supports verification after discovery.
 
Jin’s opening suggests the first was useful and the second was the gap. That is a more precise conclusion than calling the whole service good or bad.
 
A useful handoff would clarify whether the enquiry was sent and leave the buyer with a traceable next action. Jin can replicate that manually with dated notes.
 
But don’t chase indefinitely. After a chosen number of attempts or elapsed time, move it to inactive rather than treating silence as availability.
 
I’d avoid prescribing one fixed timeframe because advertiser practices vary. Jin can set a personal cutoff based on travel plans and the strength of alternatives.
 
A status such as “no response by my cutoff” is more accurate than “unavailable.” Silence does not establish the property status.
 
Likewise, “advertiser says available” should include the response date. Availability is time-sensitive.
 
If a duplicate remains live after another version is said to be unavailable, keep both records. The contradiction itself is useful evidence about freshness.
 
Would you report duplicates and stale status through the portal, if an appropriate option is available? That could complement the private tracking.
 
Yes, where possible, but reporting should not replace direct confirmation. Jin still needs a dependable decision for the current search.
 
There is also a risk of reporting two genuinely different units as duplicates. Include the shared evidence and the uncertainty rather than making a stronger claim.
 
Matching floor plans may be stronger than matching generic development photos. Reused exterior and staged images alone prove very little.
 
A reasonable matching rule is exact photo sequence plus equivalent layout and description, then confirm with the advertiser. No single clue should decide it.
 
All of this argues for retaining listing references. If an advertiser replies, Jin needs to know exactly which version the answer concerns.
 
When forwarding a listing or discussing it with someone else, include the observed price and date as well. A bare link may later show different information.
 
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