The UK property public sale market noticed a dip in month-to-month year-on-year exercise final month, with tons supplied down 2.7% and gross sales falling by 7.7%, the newest knowledge from the Important Info Group has revealed.
The nationwide success fee dropped to 68.7%, with the residential sector accounting for a lot of the decline. Regardless of this, the full raised was solely barely decrease, down 1.1%, suggesting that well-priced inventory continues to carry out. The market stays energetic, however patrons have gotten extra selective and are much less more likely to interact the place pricing doesn’t meet expectations.
Wanting on the areas, the March-Might 2025 rolling quarter revealed an identical sample. Whereas provide is up throughout a lot of the nation, sale charges are underneath stress in numerous areas. The East Midlands, South-West and Wales recorded will increase in each entries and gross sales, however in areas equivalent to London and Yorkshire, a disconnect is rising between the tons and purchaser demand.
EIG’s David Sandeman defined: “General, the info factors to a market that is still energetic, although extra finely balanced than in latest months. Early curiosity is taking part in a higher position in whether or not tons are supplied, with auctioneers responding to bidder behaviour in actual time.
“Encouragingly, the place properties are priced according to expectations and entice early consideration, aggressive bidding continues to be being achieved – a optimistic signal that demand is there for the precise alternatives.”
Nationwide Public sale Evaluation
General
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr
| Might 2025 | March 2025 to Might 2025 | June 2024 to Might 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 3,757 (3,860) | ▼ 2.7% | 10,436 (9,890) | ▲ 5.5% | 39,953 (37,174) | ▲ 7.5% |
| Heaps Bought | 2,582 (2,797) | ▼ 7.7% | 7,166 (7,076) | ▲ 1.3% | 28,097 (26,201) | ▲ 7.2% |
| P.c Bought | 68.7% (72.5%) | ▼ 5.2% | 68.7% (71.5%) | ▼ 3.9% | 70.3% (70.5%) | ▼ 0.3% |
| Whole Raised | £526.4M (£532.4M) | ▼ 1.1% | £1,401.4M (£1,357.0M) | ▲ 3.3% | £5,626.5M (£4,965.9M) | ▲ 13.3% |
Residential
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr
| Might 2025 | March 2025 to Might 2025 | June 2024 to Might 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 3,333 (3,436) | ▼ 3.0% | 9,266 (8,749) | ▲ 5.9% | 35,323 (32,763) | ▲ 7.8% |
| Heaps Bought | 2,294 (2,502) | ▼ 8.3% | 6,344 (6,297) | ▲ 0.7% | 24,850 (23,181) | ▲ 7.2% |
| P.c Bought | 68.8% (72.8%) | ▼ 5.5% | 68.5% (72.0%) | ▼ 4.9% | 70.4% (70.8%) | ▼ 0.6% |
| Whole Raised | £426.5M (£428.0M) | ▼ 0.4% | £1,127.6M (£1,092.0M) | ▲ 3.3% | £4,506.3M (£3,916.4M) | ▲ 15.1% |
Industrial
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr
| Might 2025 | March 2025 to Might 2025 | June 2024 to Might 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 424 (424) | ▼ 0.0% | 1,170 (1,141) | ▲ 2.5% | 4,630 (4,411) | ▲ 5.0% |
| Heaps Bought | 288 (295) | ▼ 2.4% | 822 (779) | ▲ 5.5% | 3,247 (3,020) | ▲ 7.5% |
| P.c Bought | 67.9% (69.6%) | ▼ 2.4% | 70.3% (68.3%) | ▲ 2.9% | 70.1% (68.5%) | ▲ 2.3% |
| Whole Raised | £100.0M (£104.4M) | ▼ 4.3% | £273.8M (£265.0M) | ▲ 3.3% | £1,120.2M (£1,049.5M) | ▲ 6.7% |
Regional Public sale Evaluation
As is often the case, variations throughout all of the measurable parameters might be seen throughout the areas.
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr
East Anglia
(Contains Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk)
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 528 (492) | ▲ 7.3% | 472 (436) | ▲ 8.3% | 56 (56) | ▼ 0.0% |
| Heaps Bought | 361 (367) | ▼ 1.6% | 326 (323) | ▲ 0.9% | 35 (44) | ▼ 20.5% |
| P.c Bought | 68.4% (74.6%) | ▼ 8.3% | 69.1% (74.1%) | ▼ 6.7% | 62.5% (78.6%) | ▼ 20.5% |
| Whole Raised | £64.7M (£62.8M) | ▲ 3.1% | £56.8M (£49.3M) | ▲ 15.4% | £7.9M (£13.5M) | ▼ 41.6% |
East Midlands
(Contains Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 852 (770) | ▲ 10.6% | 757 (689) | ▲ 9.9% | 95 (81) | ▲ 17.3% |
| Heaps Bought | 600 (561) | ▲ 7.0% | 526 (500) | ▲ 5.2% | 74 (61) | ▲ 21.3% |
| P.c Bought | 70.4% (72.9%) | ▼ 3.4% | 69.5% (72.6%) | ▼ 4.3% | 77.9% (75.3%) | ▲ 3.5% |
| Whole Raised | £100.7M (£96.3M) | ▲ 4.6% | £73.5M (£73.0M) | ▲ 0.7% | £27.2M (£23.3M) | ▲ 16.9% |
London
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 792 (755) | ▲ 4.9% | 713 (686) | ▲ 3.9% | 79 (69) | ▲ 14.5% |
| Heaps Bought | 574 (573) | ▲ 0.2% | 513 (524) | ▼ 2.1% | 61 (49) | ▲ 24.5% |
| P.c Bought | 72.5% (75.9%) | ▼ 4.5% | 71.9% (76.4%) | ▼ 5.9% | 77.2% (71.0%) | ▲ 8.7% |
| Whole Raised | £257.4M (£275.8M) | ▼ 6.7% | £216.3M (£241.2M) | ▼ 10.3% | £41.1M (£34.5M) | ▲ 19.1% |
North-East
(Contains Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Put on)
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 659 (798) | ▼ 17.4% | 594 (743) | ▼ 20.1% | 65 (55) | ▲ 18.2% |
| Heaps Bought | 470 (590) | ▼ 20.3% | 418 (552) | ▼ 24.3% | 52 (38) | ▲ 36.8% |
| P.c Bought | 71.3% (73.9%) | ▼ 3.5% | 70.4% (74.3%) | ▼ 5.2% | 80.0% (69.1%) | ▲ 15.8% |
| Whole Raised | £42.3M (£42.3M) | ▲ 0.2% | £30.1M (£33.9M) | ▼ 11.2% | £12.2M (£8.3M) | ▲ 46.5% |
North-West
(Contains Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 1,525 (1,428) | ▲ 6.8% | 1,396 (1,277) | ▲ 9.3% | 129 (151) | ▼ 14.6% |
| Heaps Bought | 1,058 (1,006) | ▲ 5.2% | 971 (917) | ▲ 5.9% | 87 (89) | ▼ 2.2% |
| P.c Bought | 69.4% (70.4%) | ▼ 1.4% | 69.6% (71.8%) | ▼ 3.1% | 67.4% (58.9%) | ▲ 14.4% |
| Whole Raised | £140.6M (£131.6M) | ▲ 6.8% | £124.9M (£110.5M) | ▲ 13.0% | £15.7M (£21.1M) | ▼ 25.7% |
North-West Dwelling Counties
(Contains Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 729 (599) | ▲ 21.7% | 652 (534) | ▲ 22.1% | 77 (65) | ▲ 18.5% |
| Heaps Bought | 506 (435) | ▲ 16.3% | 450 (387) | ▲ 16.3% | 56 (48) | ▲ 16.7% |
| P.c Bought | 69.4% (72.6%) | ▼ 4.4% | 69.0% (72.5%) | ▼ 4.8% | 72.7% (73.8%) | ▼ 1.5% |
| Whole Raised | £137.1M (£115.4M) | ▲ 18.8% | £105.6M (£93.5M) | ▲ 12.9% | £31.5M (£21.9M) | ▲ 43.8% |
Northern Eire
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 78 (46) | ▲ 69.6% | 59 (44) | ▲ 34.1% | 19 (2) | ▲ 850.0% |
| Heaps Bought | 37 (22) | ▲ 68.2% | 23 (21) | ▲ 9.5% | 14 (1) | ▲ 1,300.0% |
| P.c Bought | 47.4% (47.8%) | ▼ 0.8% | 39.0% (47.7%) | ▼ 18.2% | 73.7% (50.0%) | ▲ 47.4% |
| Whole Raised | £4.9M (£2.7M) | ▲ 82.5% | £2.5M (£2.6M) | ▼ 4.3% | £2.4M (£0.0M) | ▲ 5,178.9% |
Scotland
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 251 (330) | ▼ 23.9% | 161 (241) | ▼ 33.2% | 90 (89) | ▲ 1.1% |
| Heaps Bought | 91 (91) | ▼ 0.0% | 74 (60) | ▲ 23.3% | 17 (31) | ▼ 45.2% |
| P.c Bought | 36.3% (27.6%) | ▲ 31.5% | 46.0% (24.9%) | ▲ 84.7% | 18.9% (34.8%) | ▼ 45.7% |
| Whole Raised | £8.6M (£12.7M) | ▼ 32.7% | £6.1M (£4.8M) | ▲ 28.2% | £2.5M (£8.0M) | ▼ 69.2% |
South-East Dwelling Counties
(Contains Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 1,582 (1,508) | ▲ 4.9% | 1,466 (1,338) | ▲ 9.6% | 116 (170) | ▼ 31.8% |
| Heaps Bought | 1,049 (1,066) | ▼ 1.6% | 959 (952) | ▲ 0.7% | 90 (114) | ▼ 21.1% |
| P.c Bought | 66.3% (70.7%) | ▼ 6.2% | 65.4% (71.2%) | ▼ 8.1% | 77.6% (67.1%) | ▲ 15.6% |
| Whole Raised | £249.2M (£250.7M) | ▼ 0.6% | £201.6M (£199.2M) | ▲ 1.2% | £47.6M (£51.5M) | ▼ 7.6% |
South-West
(Contains Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 937 (841) | ▲ 11.4% | 808 (710) | ▲ 13.8% | 129 (131) | ▼ 1.5% |
| Heaps Bought | 687 (625) | ▲ 9.9% | 585 (524) | ▲ 11.6% | 102 (101) | ▲ 1.0% |
| P.c Bought | 73.3% (74.3%) | ▼ 1.3% | 72.4% (73.8%) | ▼ 1.9% | 79.1% (77.1%) | ▲ 2.6% |
| Whole Raised | £139.4M (£132.0M) | ▲ 5.6% | £114.1M (£99.1M) | ▲ 15.2% | £25.3M (£33.0M) | ▼ 23.3% |
Wales
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 653 (579) | ▲ 12.8% | 546 (498) | ▲ 9.6% | 107 (81) | ▲ 32.1% |
| Heaps Bought | 423 (380) | ▲ 11.3% | 350 (322) | ▲ 8.7% | 73 (58) | ▲ 25.9% |
| P.c Bought | 64.8% (65.6%) | ▼ 1.2% | 64.1% (64.7%) | ▼ 0.9% | 68.2% (71.6%) | ▼ 4.7% |
| Whole Raised | £53.2M (£42.1M) | ▲ 26.4% | £37.9M (£33.9M) | ▲ 11.8% | £15.3M (£8.2M) | ▲ 86.4% |
West Midlands
(Contains Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 1,072 (981) | ▲ 9.3% | 965 (864) | ▲ 11.7% | 107 (117) | ▼ 8.5% |
| Heaps Bought | 769 (766) | ▲ 0.4% | 686 (679) | ▲ 1.0% | 83 (87) | ▼ 4.6% |
| P.c Bought | 71.7% (78.1%) | ▼ 8.2% | 71.1% (78.6%) | ▼ 9.5% | 77.6% (74.4%) | ▲ 4.3% |
| Whole Raised | £129.3M (£123.3M) | ▲ 4.9% | £105.4M (£96.8M) | ▲ 8.9% | £24.0M (£26.5M) | ▼ 9.7% |
Yorkshire and The Humber
(Contains North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)
| March 2025 to Might 2025 | Whole | Residential | Industrial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaps Supplied | 778 (763) | ▲ 2.0% | 677 (689) | ▼ 1.7% | 101 (74) | ▲ 36.5% |
| Heaps Bought | 541 (594) | ▼ 8.9% | 463 (536) | ▼ 13.6% | 78 (58) | ▲ 34.5% |
| P.c Bought | 69.5% (77.9%) | ▼ 10.8% | 68.4% (77.8%) | ▼ 12.1% | 77.2% (78.4%) | ▼ 1.5% |
| Whole Raised | £73.9M (£69.2M) | ▲ 6.8% | £52.7M (£54.1M) | ▼ 2.7% | £21.3M (£15.1M) | ▲ 40.9% |
The figures are primarily based on gross sales knowledge supplied to EIG by the auctioneers.
