Public sale exercise reveals energy in property sector

Editorial Team
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Public sale exercise remained resilient over the summer season, with nationwide figures exhibiting year-on-year development in each volumes and values.

July’s auctions alone noticed over 4,500 heaps supplied, up 3.6% on final yr, and elevating £662.4 million, a rise of 8.3%, the newest knowledge supplied by the Important Info Group (EIG) confirms.

General Statistics July 2025
Complete Tons Provided 4,532
Complete Tons Bought 3,140
P.c Bought 69.3%
Complete Realised £663,175,200

EIG’s David Sandeman mentioned: “Residential property was the standout sector, with heaps supplied up 4.2% and receipts up 13.5%, reflecting sustained purchaser demand. Industrial, nevertheless, confirmed a extra blended image: heaps offered have been down 9.2% year-on-year in July and receipts fell almost 10%, underlining a extra cautious temper amongst traders in that sector.

“Even so, a number of areas together with the East Midlands, North-West, North-West Residence Counties, and Yorkshire & The Humber reported double-digit features in whole raised, highlighting a strong urge for food in key markets regardless of various native tendencies.”

Nationwide Public sale Evaluation

General

N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr

July 2025 Could 2025 to July 2025 August 2024 to July 2025
Tons Provided 4,532 (4,372)  3.7% 11,300 (11,256)  0.4% 40,082 (38,657) ▲ 3.7%
Tons Bought 3,140 (3,117)  0.7% 7,787 (8,086)  3.7% 27,960 (27,507)  1.6%
P.c Bought 69.3% (71.3%)  2.8% 68.9% (71.8%)  4.0% 69.8% (71.2%)  2.0%
Complete Raised £663.2M (£611.6M)  8.4% £1,596.6M (£1,587.3M)  0.6% £5,633.5M (£5,288.0M)  6.5%

Residential

N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr

July 2025 Could 2025 to July 2025 August 2024 to July 2025
Tons Provided 4,017 (3,854)  4.2% 10,042 (9,935)  1.1% 35,515 (34,101) ▲ 4.1%
Tons Bought 2,796 (2,738)  2.1% 6,931 (7,133)  2.8% 24,805 (24,332)  1.9%
P.c Bought 69.6% (71.0%)  2.0% 69.0% (71.8%)  3.9% 69.8% (71.4%)  2.2%
Complete Raised £541.2M (£476.4M)  13.6% £1,306.7M (£1,239.7M)  5.4% £4,568.2M (£4,162.2M)  9.8%

Industrial

N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr

July 2025 Could 2025 to July 2025 August 2024 to July 2025
Tons Provided 515 (518)  0.6% 1,258 (1,321)  4.8% 4,567 (4,556) ▲ 0.2%
Tons Bought 344 (379)  9.2% 856 (953)  10.2% 3,155 (3,175)  0.6%
P.c Bought 66.8% (73.2%)  8.7% 68.0% (72.1%)  5.7% 69.1% (69.7%)  0.9%
Complete Raised £121.9M (£135.2M)  9.8% £289.9M (£347.6M)  16.6% £1,065.3M (£1,125.8M)  5.4%

Regional Public sale Evaluation

As is often the case, variations throughout all of the measurable parameters will be seen throughout the areas.

N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr

East-AngliaEast Anglia

(Contains Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk)

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 629 (556)  13.1% 574 (503)  14.1% 55 (53) ▲ 3.8%
Tons Bought 410 (397)  3.3% 369 (360)  2.5% 41 (37)  10.8%
P.c Bought 65.2% (71.4%)  8.7% 64.3% (71.6%)  10.2% 74.5% (69.8%)  6.7%
Complete Raised £73.5M (£73.4M)  0.1% £62.8M (£60.6M)  3.5% £10.7M (£12.7M)  15.9%

East-MidlandsEast Midlands

(Contains Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 875 (808)  8.3% 767 (705)  8.8% 108 (103) ▲ 4.9%
Tons Bought 606 (593)  2.2% 532 (509)  4.5% 74 (84)  11.9%
P.c Bought 69.3% (73.4%)  5.6% 69.4% (72.2%)  3.9% 68.5% (81.6%)  16.1%
Complete Raised £104.3M (£90.1M)  15.8% £77.6M (£69.7M)  11.4% £26.7M (£20.4M)  30.7%

LondonLondon

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 830 (858)  3.3% 749 (778)  3.7% 81 (80) ▲ 1.3%
Tons Bought 614 (633)  3.0% 550 (568)  3.2% 64 (65)  1.5%
P.c Bought 74.0% (73.8%)  0.3% 73.4% (73.0%)  0.5% 79.0% (81.2%)  2.7%
Complete Raised £290.1M (£321.1M)  9.6% £247.0M (£255.9M)  3.5% £43.1M (£65.2M)  33.9%

North-EastNorth-East

(Contains Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Put on)

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 700 (916)  23.6% 636 (877)  27.5% 64 (39) ▲ 64.1%
Tons Bought 483 (729)  33.7% 436 (697)  37.4% 47 (32)  46.9%
P.c Bought 69.0% (79.6%)  13.3% 68.6% (79.5%)  13.7% 73.4% (82.1%)  10.6%
Complete Raised £40.9M (£46.7M)  12.5% £31.4M (£41.2M)  23.7% £9.4M (£5.5M)  70.8%

North-WestNorth-West

(Contains Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 1,705 (1,632)  4.5% 1,557 (1,447)  7.6% 148 (185)  20.0%
Tons Bought 1,208 (1,126)  7.3% 1,097 (1,013)  8.3% 111 (113)  1.8%
P.c Bought 70.9% (69.0%)  2.8% 70.5% (70.0%)  0.7% 75.0% (61.1%)  22.7%
Complete Raised £167.4M (£157.4M)  6.4% £143.2M (£122.4M)  17.0% £24.2M (£35.0M)  30.7%

North-West-Home-CountiesNorth-West Residence Counties

(Contains Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 754 (715)  5.5% 683 (644)  6.1% 71 (71)  0.0%
Tons Bought 544 (502)  8.4% 496 (453)  9.5% 48 (49)  2.0%
P.c Bought 72.1% (70.2%)  2.7% 72.6% (70.3%)  3.3% 67.6% (69.0%)  2.0%
Complete Raised £167.0M (£140.6M)  18.8% £128.0M (£115.5M)  10.8% £39.0M (£25.1M)  55.6%

Northern-IrelandNorthern Eire

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 86 (51)  68.6% 68 (47)  44.7% 18 (4) ▲ 350.0%
Tons Bought 32 (29)  10.3% 23 (26)  11.5% 9 (3)  200.0%
P.c Bought 37.2% (56.9%)  34.6% 33.8% (55.3%)  38.9% 50.0% (75.0%)  33.3%
Complete Raised £3.8M (£3.6M)  6.8% £2.8M (£3.1M)  11.9% £1.1M (£0.4M)  140.4%

ScotlandScotland

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 301 (365)  17.5% 182 (261)  30.3% 119 (104) ▲ 14.4%
Tons Bought 107 (134)  20.1% 76 (86)  11.6% 31 (48)  35.4%
P.c Bought 35.5% (36.7%)  3.3% 41.8% (33.0%)  26.7% 26.1% (46.2%)  43.5%
Complete Raised £11.4M (£15.1M)  24.2% £5.5M (£5.1M)  8.4% £5.9M (£10.0M)  40.8%

South-East-Home-CountiesSouth-East Residence Counties

(Contains Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 1,734 (1,801)  3.7% 1,588 (1,622)  2.1% 146 (179)  18.4%
Tons Bought 1,152 (1,276)  9.7% 1,053 (1,139)  7.6% 99 (137)  27.7%
P.c Bought 66.4% (70.8%)  6.2% 66.3% (70.2%)  5.6% 67.8% (76.5%)  11.4%
Complete Raised £278.8M (£302.3M)  7.8% £230.0M (£233.1M)  1.3% £48.7M (£69.1M)  29.5%

South-WestSouth-West

(Contains Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 1,084 (1,011)  7.2% 946 (836)  13.2% 138 (175)  21.1%
Tons Bought 802 (778)  3.1% 701 (639)  9.7% 101 (139)  27.3%
P.c Bought 74.0% (77.0%)  3.9% 74.1% (76.4%)  3.0% 73.2% (79.4%)  7.8%
Complete Raised £150.6M (£159.1M)  5.3% £126.9M (£119.4M)  6.3% £23.7M (£39.6M)  40.1%

WalesWales

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 649 (691)  6.1% 563 (577)  2.4% 86 (114)  24.6%
Tons Bought 427 (467)  8.6% 364 (386)  5.7% 63 (81)  22.2%
P.c Bought 65.8% (67.6%)  2.7% 64.7% (66.9%)  3.3% 73.3% (71.1%)  3.1%
Complete Raised £53.0M (£60.7M)  12.8% £40.4M (£46.8M)  13.8% £12.6M (£13.9M)  9.5%

West-MidlandsWest Midlands

(Contains Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 1,093 (1,064)  2.7% 964 (940)  2.6% 129 (124) ▲ 4.0%
Tons Bought 802 (834)  3.8% 706 (740)  4.6% 96 (94)  2.1%
P.c Bought 73.4% (78.4%)  6.4% 73.2% (78.7%)  7.0% 74.4% (75.8%)  1.8%
Complete Raised £144.7M (£138.6M)  4.4% £118.8M (£111.5M)  6.6% £25.9M (£27.1M)  4.6%

Yorkshire-and-The-HumberYorkshire and The Humber

(Contains North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)

Could 2025 to July 2025 Complete Residential Industrial
Tons Provided 860 (788)  9.1% 765 (698)  9.6% 95 (90) ▲ 5.6%
Tons Bought 600 (588)  2.0% 528 (517)  2.1% 72 (71)  1.4%
P.c Bought 69.8% (74.6%)  6.4% 69.0% (74.1%)  6.9% 75.8% (78.9%)  3.9%
Complete Raised £111.1M (£78.8M)  41.1% £92.2M (£55.3M)  66.8% £18.9M (£23.5M)  19.6%

The figures are based mostly on gross sales knowledge supplied to EIG by the auctioneers. 



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