People who are in search of a place to live in the UK have a new ally in Google. This morning, the search giant introduced a "Properties" option on Google Maps UK, allowing users to see and sort through many of the houses and apartments/flats that are available for sale or rent. As you might gather from the screenshot below, the "Properties" feature isn't omniscient; some largish empty spaces exist on the map where it's hard to imagine at least one residence isn't unoccupied.