UK Property Auction Market Report: January 2026
Updated: 11 hours ago
January 2026 auction activity, reported by EIG in February 2026. A stronger start to the year, with sales growth ahead of the increase in auction entries.
National auction results
Residential property auction results
Commercial property auction results
These sector tables cover January 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: November 2025 to January 2026
EIG's regional figures cover the rolling three months from November 2025 to January 2026. This period is distinct from the January-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 February 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
January's tables show sales growing faster than entries compared with a year earlier, while the reported sale rate improved. My interpretation is that the additional stock found an active pool of buyers; this was not simply an increase in properties being offered.
A firmer national sale rate still leaves individual lots unsold. For investors, the useful question is where a property's reserve, condition or legal complications put it outside the demand reflected in the headline figures.
What investors should take from this
In a more competitive month, set your maximum bid from comparable values, realistic rent and all acquisition costs before the sale. Concentrate on properties where your research gives you a clear reason for the price you are prepared to pay.
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: 28 February 2026, used for chronological filing. Compiled on 5 November 2026 from EIG's historical national tables. Resource links reflect current offerings.
