Case Study: Property Auction Data Scraping from Allsop
The Challenge
Our client, a real estate investment firm, needed to collect property auction data from Allsop, including property details, guide prices, auction dates, and sale results. The goal was to centralize this data for analysis, pricing trends, and investment decision-making. Manual tracking of listings and updates across multiple auction events was inefficient and error-prone.
Hurdles We Faced
- Dynamic Property Listings: Data such as price changes and sold status updated frequently.
- Pagination & Filtering: Properties were spread across multiple pages and search filters.
- Complex Property Details: Each listing contained layered information—address, images, lot number, tenure, and documents.
- Anti-Bot Protections: Frequent requests triggered access blocks.
Our Step-by-Step Approach
Requirement Analysis:
Defined key data points-lot number, property address, guide price, auction date, status (available/sold), and links to PDF brochures.
Custom Scraper Development:
Built a Python-based scraper capable of navigating through all property categories and auction catalogs.
Proxy & Request Management:
Used rotating proxies and smart delays to handle rate limits and maintain stable scraping sessions.
Data Structuring & Storage:
Cleaned and stored the extracted data in a structured format, suitable for analysis and integration with the client’s internal tools.
Automation & Updates:
Set up scheduled scraping jobs to refresh listings and sale outcomes automatically after each auction event.
Results & Impact
- Extracted complete datasets of residential and commercial auction listings.
- Provided real-time property insights for better investment decision-making.
- Reduced manual data collection efforts from hours to minutes.
Our Services & Expertise
At Ascendance Solutions, we specialize in:
- Real Estate & Auction Data Scraping
- Dynamic Website Automation
- Proxy & Anti-Bot Management
- Custom Dashboards & Data Integration
📧 Connect with us at connect@ascendancesolutions.com to automate property and auction data extraction from platforms like Allsop and power your real estate analytics.
