MullionBot
About our crawler
Mullion is a buying agent for people looking for a home. To point buyers at the right properties we keep an index of homes for sale in the UK. MullionBot is the automated visitor that keeps that index current.
How it behaves
- It obeys robots.txt. A block is final — we do not work around it.
- It waits at least three seconds between requests to the same site.
- It identifies itself with a user agent that links back to this page.
- It requests listing pages only, at a low rate, outside peak hours where possible.
What we store
- The facts of the listing: price, location, size, rooms and features.
- The web addresses of the agent's photos — we link to them, we never copy or rehost them.
- A short excerpt of the description, used only for matching. Never the full text.
- A link to the agent's own listing page, shown with the agent's name every time.
Removal requests
If you are an estate agent and would like your listings excluded, email bot@mullion.homes from a company address. We remove the source within two working days and confirm in writing. We are also happy to take a direct data feed instead — it is better for both of us.