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

For the final shortlist, I’d create a one-page summary per apartment: confirmed location, current status, area explanation, price trail, contact history and unresolved points.
 
That is useful only for serious candidates. Doing it for every search result would add too much work before the first advertiser response.
 
Agreed. Use a lightweight list for discovery, then promote an apartment to a detailed page after it passes the essential questions.
 
The promotion rule could be simple: suitable broad location, plausible price, acceptable basic details and either confirmed availability or a meaningful response.
 
I’d require confirmed location before promotion if travel is involved. A broad pin can conceal a material difference within London.
 
That may eliminate potentially suitable apartments too early. A separate “location pending” queue keeps them visible without granting full-shortlist status.
 
Three queues now seem enough: new, awaiting clarification and confirmed. Archived covers unavailable, unsuitable or unresponsive entries.
 
For privacy and simplicity, keep only information needed for the property search. The useful record is about listings and responses, not unnecessary personal details.
 
What would make Idealista the primary shortlist rather than just discovery? For me, it would require clearer freshness, stronger duplicate handling and consistent area fields—the exact gaps Jin identified.
 
I’d add dependable map accuracy and filters that remain applied on mobile. Without those, even fresh listings can enter the wrong shortlist.
 
Price history and sold-record links would improve context, but they are secondary to knowing that the listed apartment exists, fits the area and is still available.
 
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