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About us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Our people<\/a> | How we are funded<\/a> | Contact us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HomeOwners Alliance champions the interests of Britain\u2019s homeowners and aspiring homeowners, providing unbiased and practical advice as well as services you can trust whether you are buying, selling or owning your home.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Buying a home is one of the most important and expensive investments you can make and, once you own your home, you want to feel secure, happy and in control. That\u2019s where we come in. We launched HomeOwners Alliance in 2012 – to provide expert advice and helpful services for all the key moments of buying, selling or owning your home. We are on your side to help guide you and have the information to help you make smart choices and get a better deal.

With 4.6 million visitors in 2020, we are one of the UK\u2019s leading property advice websites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alongside free expert advice, we have all the services you need under one roof. You can shop around and compare quotes without leaving our site. But we don\u2019t just get you a better deal by providing a range of services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also campaign<\/a> on a raft of issues and report on homeowner trends and homeowner\u2019s greatest concerns through our Annual HomeOwners Survey polled by YouGov<\/a>. We push for changes by speaking out to the media, industry and government and publishing data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\r\n Katherine runs our Homeowner Survey and has a spreadsheet for anything we could ever want to know about the business. After 20 years running consumer research programmes, she joined HomeOwners Alliance. When not in the office, you\u2019ll find her sailing down a ski slope or watching a Man City match with her family. <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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How we are funded?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

We are committed to providing our content and guidance for free, but we need to cover our costs. This is done by referral fees, advertising & sponsorship. These commercial partnerships do not influence the editorial content on our site. For more information on opportunities to work with us please see our media pack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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