TwentyCi Property & Homemover -
Q2 2026

Welcome to the TwentyCi Property & Homemover Q2 2026 report, compiled using the most robust, reliable, and factual property change sources available.

In this edition, we will primarily compare the performance of Q2 2026 with Q2 2025.

Whether you’re an industry professional, an investor, or simply interested in the health of the property market, join us as we navigate the key highlights and fluctuations of this period.

The report includes an overview of the state of the nation and unique insights that encompass:

• Factual data (not modelled or sentiment-based)
• Full market coverage
• Demographic overlay
• Property sales data
• Property rental data

The key headlines for Q2 2026:

• The number of properties brought to market in Q2 is up by 0.5% compared to Q2 2025. Overall year-to-date new properties to the market has increased by 2.7% and the trend of record supply levels over the past decade continues.
• Properties with a Sale Agreed were down by 5.8% compared to 2025. Regionally, Northern Ireland saw the largest decline in demand at -35.4%, followed by Inner London at -8.2%.
• Exchanges for Q2 are 2.8% higher than in 2025. The exchanges we were seeing in Q2 were more prevalent among higher-income households (in particular £100k+) than they were in Q2 2025.
• Fallen through volumes have decreased substantially year on year by 8.7%. So, while there may be fewer buyers year to date, the buyers that are in the market are more committed and increasingly likely to proceed once an offer is agreed.
• In Q2 2026, the average newly listed property in the UK was priced 11.6% above its AVM value. This is up from 5.7% above independent valuation in Q2 2025. Overpriced homes sit on the market for longer and are less prone to sell.
• 834,800 Landlords Gone, So Why is Rental Supply Rising? The answer is who is now supplying it. Build-to-rent operators, backed by institutional money, are advertising direct to tenants, and their listings were up 22% in Q2 alone.

“Buyer and seller confidence has been tested to its limits this year. As if the conflict in the Middle East and continued cost-of-living pressures weren’t enough, the Prime Minister stepping down added another layer of uncertainty. Though after six prime ministers in ten years, the UK may have become somewhat accustomed to this ‘changing of the guard’. Buyer demand softened, particularly in May and June, and this is likely to weigh on transaction volumes in the final quarter of the year.

Yet despite all this turmoil, many of the UK population still want to move. Supply of properties newly listed for sale has reached a decade high, while those further along the sales journey are experiencing fewer fall throughs. It’s undoubtedly a tough market, but one where committed buyers and sellers are continuing to press ahead with their plans.

The rental market also offers a glimmer of encouragement. After years of affordability pressures and a shortage of homes, June 2026 recorded the first year-on-year increase in available rental stock in five years! It’s far too early for fanfares, but it’s certainly a welcome green shoot.”

Colin Bradshaw – TwentyCi’s Chief Executive Officer