UK Property Auction Market Report: April 2026
Updated: 11 hours ago
April 2026 auction activity, reported by EIG in May 2026. Supply grew faster than sales, and the national sale rate weakened.
National auction results
Residential property auction results
Commercial property auction results
These sector tables cover April 2026 alone. Sale-rate movements are percentage-point differences between EIG's rounded published rates; other annual changes follow EIG's reported percentages. The newsletter presents sale-rate changes as relative percentages.
Regional property auction results: February 2026 to April 2026
EIG's regional figures cover the rolling three months from February 2026 to April 2026. This period is distinct from the April-only national and sector figures above. Each table separates the overall result into residential and commercial property.
Res. means residential; Comm. means commercial; m means million pounds. Totals follow EIG's published rounding and regional definitions. North West Home Counties is EIG's separate category for Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Oxfordshire, distinct from the North West.
East Anglia
East Midlands
London
North East
North West
North West Home Counties
Northern Ireland
Scotland
South East Home Counties
South West
Wales
West Midlands
Yorkshire and The Humber
Source: EIG's May 2026 newsletter, National and Regional Auction Analysis. The original release linked below contains the equivalent prior-year regional figures and EIG's annual comparisons.
What the figures suggest
April's increase in auction entries was accompanied by a smaller rise in sales, leaving a lower proportion selling. My interpretation is that the additional supply was meeting greater resistance from buyers on price or suitability.
Total proceeds were almost unchanged despite the increase in auction sales recorded by EIG. That difference makes it especially important to examine the property mix rather than treat the headline proceeds as a direct house price measure.
What investors should take from this
A softer sale rate can justify revisiting unsold lots and testing whether a seller will accept a supported offer. Keep the same due diligence standards: check comparable values, title, tenancy, condition, finance and the fees in the special conditions before committing.
About this report
National statistics are attributed to Essential Information Group (EIG). Commentary is Dominic Farrell's independent interpretation. EIG's reported sale rate is not a separately verified measure of lots sold live under the hammer.
Archive date: 31 May 2026, used for chronological filing. Compiled on 5 November 2026 from EIG's historical national tables. Resource links reflect current offerings.
