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.
Meet Inigo: the AI assistant for estate agents on Home
Inigo launched in December 2025 as Home's built-in AI assistant for estate agents. It handles valuations, canvassing leads and routine buyer questions so agents can spend more time on the work that matters.
Why your Otto reports sound like you: training on your writing style
Otto's StyleProfileService learns from your existing RICS reports so AI-drafted text matches your voice and phrasing. Here is how it works and why it matters.
Building a property company during the most unusual housing market in a generation
HM Haus Group has been building since January 2022, through a post-pandemic transaction surge, a sharp rate-driven correction, and a 2025 market defined by high stock and more cautious buyers. Here is what that shaped.
RICS Level 2 vs Level 3: which survey do you actually need?
The RICS Level 2 HomeBuyer Report and Level 3 Building Survey serve different purposes. Here is a plain account of what each covers and how to choose the right one for your property.
Why listings on Home are free for estate agents
Every estate agent in the UK knows what it costs to list on the major portals. On Home, it is free. Here is why, and what that means.
How Otto reads condition from a property photograph
Otto uses GPT-4o image analysis to identify defects and conditions in survey photographs. Here is what it does, what it cannot do, and why the surveyor stays in control.
What Homemove was before it became Home
Homemove was founded in 2022 as a moving platform. Here is what we built before acquiring home.co.uk, and why the two fit together.
home.co.uk is 30 years old. Here is what comes next.
home.co.uk launched in 1995. Under new ownership since November 2025, here is what the next chapter looks like: new technology, same independence.
How Otto transcribes a property inspection dictation
Otto uses audio dictation to let surveyors record observations on site, then converts speech to structured RICS report content via Whisper. Here is how that pipeline works.
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