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
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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Home tracks the lettings market too
Market Insight

Home tracks the lettings market too

Alongside the sales market, Home tracks rental supply and asking rents across UK postcode areas. Free data for tenants comparing cities and landlords pricing lets.

3 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Six months of shipping: everything we have built on Home
Company

Six months of shipping: everything we have built on Home

From the Inigo AI assistant in December 2025 to parallelised valuations, canvassing tools and the surveyors section, here is a full account of what the Home team has shipped since the platform launched.

1 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

The future of RICS reporting: where AI fits and where it stops
Company

The future of RICS reporting: where AI fits and where it stops

AI is changing how RICS reports get written, but the surveyor's professional judgement remains central. We set out where the technology is genuinely useful and where it should not go.

1 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

How we handle property photography at scale
Company

How we handle property photography at scale

At half a million listings, property photography is an infrastructure problem. Here is how we process, normalise and serve photos from 18 different CRM sources consistently.

30 May 2026 · 2 min read

Jupix integration: your Jupix listings on Home automatically
Product

Jupix integration: your Jupix listings on Home automatically

Connect your Jupix CRM to Home via our API feed. Once set up, listings publish and update automatically, no manual uploads required.

21 May 2026 · 3 min read

Urban vs rural: how the post-pandemic property market shift is unwinding
Market Insight

Urban vs rural: how the post-pandemic property market shift is unwinding

The pandemic-era race to rural areas reshaped UK property prices. Now that pattern is shifting again. Here is what the data suggests for buyers and sellers in 2025 and 2026.

15 May 2026 · 4 min read

Six months since we acquired home.co.uk: what we have learned
Company

Six months since we acquired home.co.uk: what we have learned

Six months after the acquisition: 18 CRM integrations, Otto v2, Inigo, the house prices engine. An honest look at what we have shipped and what is still to do.

4 May 2026 · 2 min read

Why we built a moving services marketplace inside a property portal
Company

Why we built a moving services marketplace inside a property portal

Most portals stop at property search. Home extends into the move itself: conveyancing, removals, mortgage referrals, and broadband checks in one place. Here is why.

1 May 2026 · 4 min read

UK housing supply by region: a postcode-level breakdown
Market Insight

UK housing supply by region: a postcode-level breakdown

Home tracks live listings across 124 postcode areas. Here is what the regional supply picture looks like, and how to use stock data when buying or selling.

1 May 2026 · 3 min read

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