ValuQ in the press
ValuQ gives UK homeowners free, side-by-side property valuations from competing local estate agents. This page collects where the platform has been covered and cited, our own announcements, and what a journalist needs to write about us.
Coverage and citations
Independent publications that have covered ValuQ or cited its reporting.
Daily Express
Nationwide, Barclays and Virgin extra cost confirmed in 'brutal blow'
ValuQ founder Evren Ergin on borrowers trying to time their mortgage around world events: the rate they are chasing "moves on missiles, not on your mortgage plan".
This is Money
Plans for new first-time buyer Isa unveiled as Lisa set to be scrapped: Everything you need to know
ValuQ founder Evren Ergin on why a new savings product "treats the symptom, not the disease", and the entry-level reforms first-time buyers actually need.
Birmingham Mail
Anyone putting home up for sale warned as overvaluations soar
ValuQ founder Evren Ergin on the broken incentive behind overvaluations, and why the fix is "comparison, not blame": competing local agents side by side, each backed by sold-price evidence.
Sky News
Money blog: consumer and personal finance
ValuQ founder Evren Ergin quoted in Sky News's live Money blog on estate agent overvaluations.
The Mirror
New 'fantasy number' warning to anyone selling their home
ValuQ founder Evren Ergin on why an overvaluation is "the most expensive compliment a homeowner will ever receive".
Daily Express
New home sellers 'fantasy number' warning with problem worse in one UK area
ValuQ founder Evren Ergin on the overvaluation trap, and why the fix is comparison, not blame.
Estate Agent Today
Why Robust Pre-Qualification Reduces Fall-Throughs
Cites ValuQ's reporting on UK fall-through rates in the first quarter of 2026.
Press releases
Announcements published by ValuQ.
NewsByWire
ValuQ launches in Essex: free property valuations from competing local agents, no homeowner data shared
Launch announcement for the Essex pilot.
Issuewire
ValuQ Launches Free Platform Letting UK Homeowners Compare Estate Agents Anonymously
Platform launch announcement.
openPR
Basildon Startup ValuQ Launches Free Platform Where Homeowners Compare Estate Agent Valuations Side by Side
Platform launch announcement.
PRLog
UK Proptech Startup ValuQ Launches Free Platform Where Homeowners Compare Estate Agent Valuations
Platform launch announcement.
Press kit
The one-line description
ValuQ gives UK homeowners free, side-by-side property valuations from competing local estate agents.
About ValuQ (boilerplate)
ValuQ is a UK proptech platform founded in 2025. A homeowner who wants to know what their home is worth describes their property once, anonymously. Local estate agents covering that postcode receive the brief and compete for the instruction by submitting their valuation, fees, and approach within 48 hours. The seller compares every response side by side and shares their contact details only with the agent they choose. ValuQ is free for sellers and buyers, always. Estate agents register for free and only pay when they win their first instruction through ValuQ. The platform launched its pilot in Basildon, Essex, and is expanding to surrounding towns and cities. ValuQ Ltd is registered in England and Wales (Company No. 17240955).
Citing ValuQ data and research
ValuQ publishes plain-English reporting on the UK property market in Insights and openly-licensed, DOI-backed papers on the Research hub. Both are free to quote with credit to ValuQ. Where our reporting draws on third-party datasets, the original source is named in the article; please carry that attribution through.
Media contact
For interviews, comment, data requests, or anything else: hello@valuq.co.uk. We respond to journalists quickly.