Data file formats

The files containing property details should be prepared according to the structures and formats defined for each property section. In each case the data file will be a BAR DELIMITED TEXT (.txt) FILE.

Data file names

The naming of data is the same for each property section, as follows:

EA_code-DATA.txt [where EA_code is the unique Estate Agent's code used in the data file itself]

 

e.g. RH-DATA.txt, C21ST-DATA.txt

 

UK Residential Sales Upload File Structure

 

Language|Era|Type|Bedrooms|Bathrooms|Price|Currency_id|Price_Euros|Units_remain|Date_avail|PropertyID|Street_level|City|Postcode|Country|Floors|Description|Neighbourhood_name|School|Garden_area|Garden_facing|Constr_status|Air_cond|Alarm|Balcony|Carpets|Fitted_kitchen|Controlled_access|Off_street_parking|CH|House_area_sqft|Stripped_wooden_floors|Fireplace||Estate_Agent|Contact_name|Contact_address|Contact_phone|Contact_fax|Contact_email|Upload_date|Expiry_date|Receptions|Roof_terrace|Double_glazing|Orig_windows|Title|Price_range|Multimap_url||Image_main|Image2|Image3|Image4|Image5|Image6|Image7|Image8|Image9|Plan1|Plan2|Plan3|Plan4|Plan5|Region|EA_code|Description_short|Property_url

 

Fields in red are mandatory

Example

 

|Recent|Flat|2|2|254000|GBP||||RH-islandrow-es4|Island Row|London|E14|UK||"<font face=verdana color=#003366 size=-1>We are pleased to offer you this 2 bedroom apartment, 2 bath ( 1 bed en-suite ) in Commercial Wharf, with spacious reception and 2 balconies, secure underground car parking , near to Limehouse and Westferry DLR stations<p>

<b>Measurements</b>

<ul><li>Reception :  17ft7 x 9ft6

<ul><li>Glass door to the balcony. Fully carpeted ( color beige ), wall paper</ul>

<li> Kitchen : 8ft3 x 6ft8

<ul><li>Gas hob, washing drier machine, dish washer, wood work top, cupboard floor/wall, fridge freezer, ½  ceramic wall tiles, stone floor</ul> 

<li>Bedroom 1: 12ft5 x 9ft10

<ul><li>Glass door to Balcony, beige carpet, building wardrobe, gas radiator

<li>En-suite    6ft6 x 6ft

<ul><li>Shower, 2 pce with, ½l ceramic wall tiles, ceramic floor  tiles, gas radiator</ul>

</ul> <li> Bedroom2:  12ft x 9ft2

<ul><li>2 Wardrobe, gas radiator, beige carpet</ul>

<li> Bathroom:   7ft2 x 6ft5

<ul><li>Mirror in the wall, 3 pce white with shower, ceramic floor tiles,  ½ ceramic wall tiles, gas radiator, wood top</ul>

<li> Hallway

<ul><li>Gas radiator, central heating in cabinet</ul>

<li> Other

<ul><li>Secure underground car parking</ul></ul></font>"|||||Existing|||yes|yes|yes|yes||yes|||||P4L River Habitat|Aziza Shah|655 Commercial Road E14|0207 791 9830|0207 791 9831|info@p4l.co.uk|17/01/02|24/01/02|1||||Commercial Wharf, Island Row E14, 2 bed £254,000|£250,000 - £349,000||||||||||||||||||East London|RH|We are pleased to offer you this 2 bedroom apartment, 2 bath ( 1 bed en-suite ) in Commercial Wharf, with spacious reception and 2 balcony, secure underground car parking , near to Limehouse and Westferry DLR station.|http://www.p4l.co.uk/ RH-islandrow-es4.html

|Other|House|3|1|170000|GBP||||RH-fordstreet-es3|Ford Street|London|E16|UK|2|"<font face=verdana color=#003366 size=-1>We are delighted to offer you this 3 bedroom house with garden, central heating, 5 minutes from Canning town Station.<p>

Details:<ul><li>Reception 1: 20ft8 x 10ft10</li>

<ul><li>Gas Radiator, carpet, large room.</li>

</ul><li>Kitchen: 9ft7 x 8ft2</li>

<ul><li>Electrical hob, cupboard floor/wall, gas radiator.</li>

</ul><li>Bedroom 1: 12ft2 x 11ft</li>

<ul><li>Gas radiator, carpet.</li>

</ul><li>Bedroom 2: 11ft x 8ft</li>

<ul><li>Gas radiator, carpet.</li></ul>

<li>Bedroom 3: 9ft6 x 8ft4</li>

<ul><li>Gas radiator, carpet.</li></ul>

<li>Bathroom: 4ft8 x 8ft4</li>

<ul><li>3 pce suite.</li></ul></font>"|||||Existing||||yes||||yes|||||P4L River Habitat|Minya Haler|655 Commercial Road E14|0207 791 9830|0207 791 9831|info@p4l.co.uk|17/01/02|24/01/02|||||Ford Street , 3 bed, E16, £170,000|£150,000 - £249,000||||||||||||||||||East London|RH|We are delighted to offer you this 3 bedroom house with garden, central heating, 5 min. from Canning Town Station.|http://www.p4l.co.uk/ RH-fordstreet-es3.html