What is Homes4Media?
Homes4Media is the social network where homes, interiors, and lifestyle journalists and PR professionals connect. With offices in London and Sydney, Homes4Media is home to a vibrant community of media professionals. We are the journalist’s first stop for sourcing homes, interiors, and lifestyle news, content and images and for issuing requests for information. We’re the PR’s prime channel for building relationships with the media and maximising campaign results.
Brands using Homes4Media
Journalist Alerts
Requests from journalists needing case studies, images or expert comment for their stories.
Press Releases
Featured on News Alert emails and showcased within press centres.
Press Centres
Subscribers’ releases, images, video, corporate backgrounders, contact information and more.
Photo and Video
Libraries of videos and high-resolution photos ready for use in print and digital media.
Network
Connect and communicate with registered users, with latest updates featured on News Alerts and in the site.
Updates
Pitch ideas, invitations and story angles through a single message. An unrivalled route to generating media attention.
Calendar
Key event dates and details from across the industry.
Homes4Media covers all elements of the homes, interiors, and lifestyle sector including:
Bathroom • Bedroom • Children’s • Cleaning • Furniture • Garden • Gifts • Home Accessories
Home Fitness • Home Improvements • Home Office • Home Technology • Interior Design • Kitchen • Pets
Sustainability • Wellness • Windows and Doors... and More!
The SIX Magic Reasons To Use Homes4Media
If You’re a PR Professional
- Every year we issue over 1600 Journalist Alerts - requests from our registered journalists for information from our PR subscribers.
- We’re the media’s key route to news, images content, and contactsin the homes, interiors, and lifestyle sector.
- Over 2500 journalists across the media spectrum are registered, and include national newspaper and magazine editors, broadcast, trade, and online reporters.
- Journalists receive breaking press releases from our News Alerts.
- The media uses the site to research news, source images, and find contact information from the press centres of hundreds of homes, interiors, and lifestyle brands.
- As a social network, Homes4Media is the prime channel for homes, interiors, and lifestyle PRs to build relationships with journalists, and pitch ideas to our dedicated, sector-specific, media community.
If You’re a Journalist
- We’re the key channel for breaking news, images, and PR contact information across the entire homes, interiors, and lifestyle sector.
- Over 1500 PR representatives are registered, representing everything from kitchen, bedroom and bathroom brands to wellness, home tech, sustainability, DIY, and interior design companies.
- We give the media fingertip access to news, images, backgrounders, and contact details from hundreds of homes, interiors, and lifestyle brands.
- Our breaking News Alerts contain the industry’s latest press releases, images, contact updates, PR pitches, events, and more.
- Through our Journalist Alerts, journalists can issue direct requests for case studies, expert comment, images or whatever else they need to complete their story – to which PRs and brands can reply directly.
- As a social network, Homes4Media is the prime channel for homes, interiors, and lifestyle journalists to build relationships with PRs in our dedicated, sector-specific, media community.
Just Some of the Media Titles Using Homes4Media
What Customers are Saying About Homes4Media
What our Journalists think
“Homes4Media is always on hand when I want instant access to images and information”
Emily Peck, Freelance Journalist, House Beautiful, Grand Designs, Real Homes
“One of the most useful services for journalists. I wonder how we survived before Homes4Media was available.”
Andrea Watson, Freelance Journalist, Daily Express, other national titles
“A fantastic resource to keep up-to-date on product launches, and to request information and expertise for features.”
Andrea Childs, Freelance, YOU, Stylist, Red, Zest, Top Santé, Livingetc, Ideal Home
“I use Homes4Media to source case studies, expert commentary and images for national newspapers. Invaluable”
Ruth Bloomfield, Freelance, The Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, others
“Homes4Media is an excellent source of information and a great way of developing new contacts.”
Erica Miller, Shopping Editor, 25 Beautiful Homes
“We find Homes4Media a useful service for sourcing material and contacts for upcoming features.”
Ross Stokes, Editor, Self-Build
“Homes4Media is a really useful resource that helps us get in touch with new brands and find exciting new content for our magazine.”
Steve Dinneen, City AM Bespoke Magazine
“Extensive pool of contacts, up-to the minute information, excellent service and without a doubt one of the most valuable tools for any freelance writer.”
Zilpah Hartley, Writer and Presenter
“Homes4Media is so easy to use and the team are always approachable, knowledgeable and very helpful.”
MyDeco.com
“There’s no easier way of keeping on top of new developments.”
Garden News
“Homes4Media keeps my finger right on the pulse of what’s hot and happening. Gets a huge thumbs-up from my team!”
Tracey Smith, Writer, Sustainable Living Magazine, and Broadcaster
“Homes4Media is a fantastic resource. It’s an incredibly useful service, which has been a wonderful help on countless occasions.”
Alexander Fitzgerald, Editor, Irish Tatler MAN
What our PRs think
“Homes4Media is an excellent way of staying connected to the media. There’s hardly a day goes by without an alert that allows us to be considered for coverage. Definitely recommended!”
Linda Salt, Public Relations Manager, Denby Brands
“Absolutely essential to our business. Journalist Alerts are targeted, concise and from our preferred publications. Similar services may exist but none are as good.”
Lana Wrightman, Lana Wrightman PR
“I’ve built good relationships with journalists and editors by using the service and receive regular coverage for our company and products.”
Carrie Whitehouse, Mereway Kitchens
“We cannot recommend Homes4Media highly enough. We have been using the service since its inception and we couldn’t run the business without the support.”
Jacqueline Mariani, JM Marketing Services
“We have used Homes4Media for some years now, we find it to be one of the best services for posting our news stories and reaching the key journalists.”
Julie Weymes-Stidworthy, PR Director, Amino
“We have received fantastic editorial coverage through the press release service and Journalist Alerts.”
Shelley McCormack, Roman
“We’ve been using Homes4Media since the beginning and it’s certainly the best service out there for all things interiors. The Journalist Alerts are plentiful.”
Alexandra Nelke, Director, Marmalade PR
“Franklite has used Homes4Media for many years and we find it extremely useful for targeting product information to the right journalists.”
PR Manager, Franklite
“Homes4Media has provided us with a consistent stream of quality ‘leads’ across national, consumer and regional titles... allows us to stay front of mind with journalists.”
Emma Tweedie, Founder, Teacake Tuesday
“I have been using Homes4Media for several years. The journalist requests are critical to our agency and help us achieve quality coverage.”
Anne Tiainen-Harris, Managing Director, Tiainen-Harris PR
“Homes4Media has helped increase our media engagements, with a rise in editorial numbers, quantity and quality. A must-have PR tool.”
Hugo Rawlins, Director, Rawlins & George PR and Marketing
The Team at Homes4Media
Henry Hemming | CEO
Henry is the CEO and founder of News4Media and launched Homes4Media and Property4Media in 2005. Collectively the two sites have amassed a registered audience of over 10,000 users.
He’s also Managing Director in the UK for TravMedia (UK) Ltd, News4Media’s sister company at its London headquarters, which operates TravMedia.com and Food4Media.com in the UK, under license from TravMedia.com PTY Ltd.
Henry is a former journalist with over 25 years’ experience of the PR agency world, journalism and news distribution, and is a recognised communications expert.
Louise Napier | Managing Director
Louise is Managing Director at Homes4Media.
Having worked at TravMedia since 2017, Louise now also leads sales, content and events across Homes4Media, Property4Media and Food4Media, bringing a wealth of experience to ensure we deliver an outstanding service to our media and PR users.
In addition to overseeing the wider team and nurturing relationships with our audience, Louise is integral to the development and growth of the Homes4Media platform.
Away from work, Louise is a keen traveller, a mother (and grandmother!) and enjoys (if that’s the right word!) running and keeping fit!
Robert Lishmund | Business Development Manager
Robert joined Homes4Media as Business Development Manager in May 2022.
An accomplished and growth-focused professional with over 10 years' experience in sales management, property investment and business development, Robert works closely with both Home4Media's and Property4Media’s brands and agency customers to make sure they achieve maximum media coverage through our unrivalled media community.
In his spare time Robert is an avid tennis player and goes out of his way to watch as many live sporting events as he can. This, however, has become a little more difficult as he's the new father to a little boy who requires all his attention…
Tamara Shroff | Content Development Executive
Tamara is the Content Development Executive at Homes4Media.
She has recently graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in Media and Communications. Passionate about homes and interiors, she is thrilled to be working with the sector’s leading journalists, assisting them with sourcing quality content for their news and features.
In her spare time Tamara loves to garden and swim (though never simultaneously). She loves reading classical literature and learning about the fashion and beauty industry!
Mark Tilley | Content and Data Manager
Mark is Content and Data Manager at Homes4Media.
After initially working for TravMedia, he now manages content across all our four sites, building a wealth of experience in ensuring our content delivers for our media and PR subscribers.
In addition to overseeing our content team and maintaining close communication with journalists and PRs, Mark works wonders on data management and is involved in our sites’ ever-growing calendar of events.
Away from work, Mark is a sports obsessive with a particular affinity for football, rugby and cricket (none of which unfortunately has translated into a professional career … yet)!
Molly St. Johnston | Marketing Manager
Molly is Marketing Manager for Homes4Media.
She has worked in sales and marketing within the luxury goods sector for eight years, gaining expertise in web development, social media, and data management.
Molly is excited to use her skills to ensure PRs and brands gain the exposure they deserve, and to ensure journalists and media find leads and content for stories they can’t find anywhere else.
She’s a keen theatre goer, dog lover and is tennis obsessed!
Homes4Media is owned by News4Media, a UK-based company which also operates Property4Media.com. News4Media operates Homes4Media and Property4Media in the UK and Australia, and its websites run in parallel with TravMedia.com and Food4Media.com, portals owned by TravMedia.com Pty Ltd.
Get in Touch with Homes4Media
London Office
Working From_Southwark
The Hoxton
32 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8PB, UK
Email news.desk@homes4media.com
Tel +44 (0)203 440 8914