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.
Home Asking Price Index, September 2026: prices hold their nerve, the market slows
Average asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.49% over the year to £394,824, while turnover dropped 26% and typical time to sell rose to 61 days.
Prices are holding, sales are not: inside September's asking price index
Asking prices have barely moved in a year. Turnover has fallen 26% and a typical sale now takes 61 days against 39 last September. The adjustment is happening in time, not in price.
Inside Otto: the AI-driven report pipeline for RICS surveyors
Otto is not an AI feature bolted onto a report. It is a multi-stage, multimodal pipeline with a deterministic core, built so the surveyor's judgement is never altered by a model.
Home Asking Price Index, August 2026: prices hold their nerve, the market slows
Average asking prices in England and Wales edged down 0.05% annually to £395,845, while turnover fell 26% and typical time to sell rose to 59 days.
The fullest August market since 2007, and what it means for sellers
561,547 homes were unsold in August, the most in any August since 2007. Asking prices held at £395,845, but a typical sale took 59 days against 37 a year ago.
Home Asking Price Index, July 2026: prices hold their nerve, the market slows
Asking prices in England and Wales were flat over the year at £397,044 while turnover fell 30% and typical time to sell rose to 53 days.
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 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.
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