One of the great things about the internet is the ability it has to expose masses of information; to make the complex simple. Here at Nestoria we work on making UK property information simple to search, but there are many other organisations and volunteers out there using the power of technology to make sifting through other types of information easy.
One that caught our eye recently is TheyWorkForYou, a simple, powerful non-partisan site that helps citizens of the UK keep track of what's happening in Parliament. It's an amazing site they allows anyone to follow exactly where their elected (and non-elected) representatives stand on the issues of the day. Best of all, the volunteer team behind TheyWorkForYou has put together a great API, meaning it's easy for other sites, like Nestoria, to integrate their data.
We know politics is a topic some people feel deeply passionate about, and we thought showing who the local representatives for an area are might help some home searches form their opinion about an area. So now it's all there in the "Govt." tab right below the map:
Whether you support the Scottish Nationalists (representing (properties in) Dundee East), the Plaid Cymru (representing (properties in) SA19), the Respect party (representing (properties in) Bethnal Green & Bow), or one of the more traditional parties, you can find it on Nestoria.
For our technical readers, you'll be pleased to know that local-content hero Spiros Denaxas has released the perl wrapper around the TheyWorkForYou API he wrote for this project. More details on his blog.
And finally, for any parlimentarians reading this entry, you'll be pleased to know Nestoria does offer the ability to search for property near Parliament.
Enjoy!
