UK Property Auction Market Report: July 2026
Updated: 11 hours ago
July 2026 auction activity, reported by EIG in August 2026. Fewer sales and a weaker sale rate than a year earlier.
National auction results
Residential property auction results
Commercial property auction results
These sector tables cover July 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: May 2026 to July 2026
EIG's regional figures cover the rolling three months from May 2026 to July 2026. This period is distinct from the July-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 August 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
July's tables show sales falling faster than entries compared with the previous year, with a lower proportion of offered lots selling. My interpretation is that buyers were more selective and some sellers faced a wider gap between their expectations and achievable bids.
The fall in total proceeds was larger than the fall in sales. It should not be read as an equivalent fall in property values, because the type and price of stock sold also affect the result.
What investors should take from this
Review available lots after the sale and challenge the asking price with relevant evidence. A failed auction can open a negotiation, but it can also signal a serious issue. Establish which explanation applies before treating a reduced price as an opportunity.
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 August 2026, used for chronological filing. Compiled on 5 November 2026 from EIG's historical national tables. Resource links reflect current offerings.
