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
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

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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 · 1 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 · 1 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 · 1 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 · 1 min read

How our CRM sync actually works: polling, backoff and scale
Company

How our CRM sync actually works: polling, backoff and scale

A plain-English explanation of how Home keeps listings in sync across 18 CRM integrations, covering API polling, intelligent backoff, SFTP feeds, and push connections.

1 May 2026 · 1 min read

Your home might already be on Home.co.uk — here is how to take control of it
Product

Your home might already be on Home.co.uk — here is how to take control of it

Home includes every UK property in its database, even unclaimed ones. Find out if your home is already listed and how to take control of what buyers see.

15 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Reapit: real-time listing sync with Home
Product

Reapit: real-time listing sync with Home

Reapit connects to Home via push integration. Changes made in Reapit flow to Home automatically, with no polling interval between your update and the portal.

15 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

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