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.
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.
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.
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.
Buyers can now review estate agents on Home
Buyers and sellers can now leave verified reviews for estate agents on Home. Reviews are tied to real transactions and appear on each agent's public profile.
Otto gets sharper photo controls for every report
Otto now has dedicated photo selection and confirmation modals, a built-in editor picker, and cleaner per-report billing. Better photo control on every RICS Level 2 and Level 3 survey.
Alto by Vebra is now live on Home
Estate agencies using Alto by Vebra can now connect their CRM directly to Home. Self-serve setup wizard, verified end-to-end, live listings in minutes.
Win the instruction with branded market intelligence reports
Turn Home's property data into beautiful, branded local-market reports you can share with vendors to win the instruction. Generate and publish in minutes.
How much is your house worth? Get an instant property valuation
Get an instant online estimate of your home's value in seconds, then book a free local agent valuation to confirm it. Free, no obligation.
AML and ID checks for estate agents, built into Home
Run AML and ID verification on buyers and sellers without leaving Home. Verified once, recognised across the network, no repeat uploads, no wasted credits.
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.
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