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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
Product

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.

15 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

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The words that cost property sales six weeks: pricing and time on market
Market Insight

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.

2 Jul 2026 · 6 min read

What the RICS 2026 AI Professional Standard actually requires, and how to check if your tool meets it
Product

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.

30 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Best estate agents in Birmingham 2026: how to find the right one
Market Insight

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.

26 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

Best estate agents in London 2026: how to find the right one for you
Market Insight

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.

25 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

The Home Property Index: where Britain's housing supply is moving
Market Insight

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.

22 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Otto v2: the auto-mode RICS report writer, levelled up
Product

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.

20 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Why we're backing 250 founding agents
Company

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.

16 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Home now connects with 18 estate agent CRMs
Company

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.

13 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Loop Software is now connected to Home
Product

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.

13 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

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