Home Journal
Notes on where Britain lives.
Market insight from our own data, product news, and the odd strong opinion. From the team at Home.
What happens after you submit a valuation request: the agent side of Home
You fill in an address and hit submit. Here is what actually happens next, with real timing from the last 90 days of requests on Home.
The words that cost property sales six weeks: pricing and time on market
We timed 2,142 home sales from listing to under offer. The strongest signal for time on market wasn't the photos, the floorplan or even the price. It was the two words printed next to it.
What the RICS 2026 AI Professional Standard actually requires, and how to check if your tool meets it
The RICS 2026 AI Professional Standard requires three specific things from AI-assisted survey reports. Here is what they are, and the questions to ask your tool provider.
Best estate agents in Birmingham 2026: how to find the right one
Birmingham spans everything from Edgbaston's prime Victorian streets to Digbeth's regeneration corridor. Here is how to find the right estate agent for your specific area and price point.
Best estate agents in London 2026: how to find the right one for you
London is not one property market — it is 33 borough markets and hundreds of postcode micro-markets. Here is how to find the right agent for your London, not just the biggest name.
The Home Property Index: where Britain's housing supply is moving
Half a million live UK listings across 124 postcode areas, read in one place. Our monthly look at stock, supply and where the property market is quietly turning.
Otto v2: the auto-mode RICS report writer, levelled up
Otto now reads your longest dictations, learns your writing style and routes every observation to the right RICS section — a first draft that already sounds like you.
Why we're backing 250 founding agents
A founder essay on the Founder 250: why we are giving a first cohort of estate agents a featured place on Home, and what we are building together.
Home now connects with 18 estate agent CRMs
Home connects directly with 18 estate agent CRM and data platforms including Alto, Jupix, Reapit, Loop, Rex, Apex27, Homeflow, DezRez and more. Connect once, listings stay current automatically.
Loop Software is now connected to Home
Estate agents using Loop Software can now sync their listings directly to Home. Set it up once, and your properties stay current automatically.
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