Rightmove Disrupted by Google Cloud Outage
Rightmove’s website went down due to a power failure at Google’s London data centres, disrupting UK property searches before services were restored.
The UK property market experienced a significant technical disruption when the leading property portal Rightmove suffered a website outage. The service failure was caused by a power failure at Google’s London data centres, which impacted multiple businesses relying on cloud infrastructure. This incident temporarily prevented users from accessing Rightmove’s listings and search tools, highlighting the dependency of digital property services on major cloud providers.
The outage affected the availability of Rightmove’s online platform, a critical resource for home buyers, sellers, and agents across the UK. While the specific duration of the downtime was not detailed in the report, the disruption was linked directly to the infrastructure issue at the London data centres. Such events can hinder real-time market interactions, including viewing bookings and offer submissions, during the period of unavailability.
Google’s cloud services, which underpin many digital operations in the UK, were restored later in the day following the power failure. The resolution of the issue allowed Rightmove to resume normal operations, with its websites and services becoming accessible again. The incident serves as a reminder of the potential vulnerabilities in digital property platforms when reliant on third-party cloud infrastructure.