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National auction activity improved in November, with a clear year on year uplift in both volumes and values. Lots sold increased by 17.8% compared with last year, while total funds raised rose by 16.3%. Residential auctions continued to underpin the market, recording double digit growth in receipts, while commercial results were softer on the month, reflecting lower achieved values rather than a material shift in demand.
Regional performance was mixed but broadly positive. Growth in funds raised was evident across much of southern England and the Midlands, supported by increased supply and steady buyer engagement. Scotland also recorded a notable improvement, with stronger clearance levels driving higher turnover. In contrast, weaker conditions persisted in the North-East and Northern Ireland, where reduced volumes and softer success rates continued to weigh on overall performance. Elsewhere, results were more stable, with modest movements either side of last year’s levels.
With the final auctions of 2025 now underway, attention will turn to whether current levels of demand can be sustained through to year end, particularly as larger catalogues continue to come to market. Early indications suggest buyer appetite remains firm, supporting the expectation that overall results will finish ahead of last year.
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Overall Statistics November 2025 |
| Total Lots Offered |
3,012 |
| Total Lots Sold |
2,035 |
| Percent Sold |
67.6% |
| Total Realised |
£450,096,400 |
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National Auction Analysis
OverallN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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November 2025 |
September 2025 to November 2025 |
December 2024 to November 2025 |
| Lots Offered |
3,012 (2,642) |
▲ 14.0% |
12,087 (11,442) |
▲ 5.6% |
41,125 (39,439) |
▲ 4.3% |
| Lots Sold |
2,035 (1,727) |
▲ 17.8% |
8,430 (7,980) |
▲ 5.6% |
28,598 (28,190) |
▲ 1.4% |
| Percent Sold |
67.6% (65.4%) |
▲ 3.4% |
69.7% (69.7%) |
▼ 0.0% |
69.5% (71.5%) |
▼ 2.8% |
| Total Raised |
£450.1M (£387.0M) |
▲ 16.3% |
£1,757.6M (£1,642.0M) |
▲ 7.0% |
£5,768.3M (£5,499.6M) |
▲ 4.9% |
ResidentialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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November 2025 |
September 2025 to November 2025 |
December 2024 to November 2025 |
| Lots Offered |
2,635 (2,259) |
▲ 16.6% |
10,615 (10,068) |
▲ 5.4% |
36,441 (34,789) |
▲ 4.7% |
| Lots Sold |
1,780 (1,467) |
▲ 21.3% |
7,401 (7,048) |
▲ 5.0% |
25,338 (24,946) |
▲ 1.6% |
| Percent Sold |
67.6% (64.9%) |
▲ 4.2% |
69.7% (70.0%) |
▼ 0.4% |
69.5% (71.7%) |
▼ 3.1% |
| Total Raised |
£358.8M (£279.4M) |
▲ 28.4% |
£1,421.6M (£1,325.7M) |
▲ 7.2% |
£4,680.1M (£4,375.6M) |
▲ 7.0% |
CommercialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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November 2025 |
September 2025 to November 2025 |
December 2024 to November 2025 |
| Lots Offered |
377 (383) |
▼ 1.6% |
1,472 (1,374) |
▲ 7.1% |
4,684 (4,650) |
▲ 0.7% |
| Lots Sold |
255 (260) |
▼ 1.9% |
1,029 (932) |
▲ 10.4% |
3,260 (3,244) |
▲ 0.5% |
| Percent Sold |
67.6% (67.9%) |
▼ 0.4% |
69.9% (67.8%) |
▲ 3.1% |
69.6% (69.8%) |
▼ 0.3% |
| Total Raised |
£91.3M (£107.6M) |
▼ 15.1% |
£336.0M (£316.3M) |
▲ 6.2% |
£1,088.1M (£1,124.0M) |
▼ 3.2% |
Regional Auction Analysis
As is usually the case, variations across all the measurable parameters can be seen across the regions.
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
 East Anglia
(Includes Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk)
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
555 (548) |
▲ 1.3% |
498 (490) |
▲ 1.6% |
57 (58) |
▼ 1.7% |
| Lots Sold |
399 (384) |
▲ 3.9% |
359 (338) |
▲ 6.2% |
40 (46) |
▼ 13.0% |
| Percent Sold |
71.9% (70.1%) |
▲ 2.6% |
72.1% (69.0%) |
▲ 4.5% |
70.2% (79.3%) |
▼ 11.5% |
| Total Raised |
£67.6M (£69.4M) |
▼ 2.7% |
£55.6M (£53.6M) |
▲ 3.7% |
£12.0M (£15.8M) |
▼ 24.1% |
 East Midlands
(Includes Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
949 (880) |
▲ 7.8% |
818 (762) |
▲ 7.3% |
131 (118) |
▲ 11.0% |
| Lots Sold |
684 (620) |
▲ 10.3% |
579 (538) |
▲ 7.6% |
105 (82) |
▲ 28.0% |
| Percent Sold |
72.1% (70.5%) |
▲ 2.3% |
70.8% (70.6%) |
▲ 0.3% |
80.2% (69.5%) |
▲ 15.4% |
| Total Raised |
£118.9M (£105.8M) |
▲ 12.3% |
£82.5M (£83.3M) |
▼ 1.0% |
£36.4M (£22.5M) |
▲ 61.6% |
 London
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,053 (938) |
▲ 12.3% |
985 (861) |
▲ 14.4% |
68 (77) |
▼ 11.7% |
| Lots Sold |
775 (689) |
▲ 12.5% |
730 (634) |
▲ 15.1% |
45 (55) |
▼ 18.2% |
| Percent Sold |
73.6% (73.5%) |
▲ 0.1% |
74.1% (73.6%) |
▲ 0.7% |
66.2% (71.4%) |
▼ 7.3% |
| Total Raised |
£363.6M (£345.6M) |
▲ 5.2% |
£332.6M (£300.2M) |
▲ 10.8% |
£31.1M (£45.4M) |
▼ 31.5% |
 North-East
(Includes Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear)
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
661 (829) |
▼ 20.3% |
610 (785) |
▼ 22.3% |
51 (44) |
▲ 15.9% |
| Lots Sold |
439 (645) |
▼ 31.9% |
402 (613) |
▼ 34.4% |
37 (32) |
▲ 15.6% |
| Percent Sold |
66.4% (77.8%) |
▼ 14.7% |
65.9% (78.1%) |
▼ 15.6% |
72.5% (72.7%) |
▼ 0.3% |
| Total Raised |
£38.4M (£47.2M) |
▼ 18.5% |
£27.3M (£37.4M) |
▼ 26.9% |
£11.1M (£9.8M) |
▲ 13.6% |
 North-West
(Includes Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,683 (1,690) |
▼ 0.4% |
1,507 (1,501) |
▲ 0.4% |
176 (189) |
▼ 6.9% |
| Lots Sold |
1,165 (1,141) |
▲ 2.1% |
1,052 (1,029) |
▲ 2.2% |
113 (112) |
▲ 0.9% |
| Percent Sold |
69.2% (67.5%) |
▲ 2.5% |
69.8% (68.6%) |
▲ 1.7% |
64.2% (59.3%) |
▲ 8.3% |
| Total Raised |
£159.0M (£152.7M) |
▲ 4.1% |
£132.6M (£125.5M) |
▲ 5.6% |
£26.4M (£27.3M) |
▼ 3.2% |
 North-West Home Counties
(Includes Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
985 (770) |
▲ 27.9% |
839 (679) |
▲ 23.6% |
146 (91) |
▲ 60.4% |
| Lots Sold |
659 (561) |
▲ 17.5% |
570 (495) |
▲ 15.2% |
89 (66) |
▲ 34.8% |
| Percent Sold |
66.9% (72.9%) |
▼ 8.2% |
67.9% (72.9%) |
▼ 6.9% |
61.0% (72.5%) |
▼ 15.9% |
| Total Raised |
£183.6M (£152.5M) |
▲ 20.4% |
£146.1M (£130.1M) |
▲ 12.3% |
£37.4M (£22.3M) |
▲ 67.7% |
 Northern Ireland
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
70 (74) |
▼ 5.4% |
58 (65) |
▼ 10.8% |
12 (9) |
▲ 33.3% |
| Lots Sold |
19 (31) |
▼ 38.7% |
16 (30) |
▼ 46.7% |
3 (1) |
▲ 200.0% |
| Percent Sold |
27.1% (41.9%) |
▼ 35.3% |
27.6% (46.2%) |
▼ 40.3% |
25.0% (11.1%) |
▲ 125.2% |
| Total Raised |
£1.9M (£3.2M) |
▼ 39.6% |
£1.7M (£3.2M) |
▼ 46.7% |
£0.2M (£0.0M) |
▲ 764.3% |
 Scotland
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
351 (353) |
▼ 0.6% |
215 (255) |
▼ 15.7% |
136 (98) |
▲ 38.8% |
| Lots Sold |
175 (114) |
▲ 53.5% |
129 (72) |
▲ 79.2% |
46 (42) |
▲ 9.5% |
| Percent Sold |
49.9% (32.3%) |
▲ 54.5% |
60.0% (28.2%) |
▲ 112.8% |
33.8% (42.9%) |
▼ 21.2% |
| Total Raised |
£23.9M (£15.0M) |
▲ 59.3% |
£12.8M (£5.2M) |
▲ 147.2% |
£11.1M (£9.8M) |
▲ 13.0% |
 South-East Home Counties
(Includes Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,840 (1,701) |
▲ 8.2% |
1,661 (1,515) |
▲ 9.6% |
179 (186) |
▼ 3.8% |
| Lots Sold |
1,259 (1,134) |
▲ 11.0% |
1,114 (1,007) |
▲ 10.6% |
145 (127) |
▲ 14.2% |
| Percent Sold |
68.4% (66.7%) |
▲ 2.5% |
67.1% (66.5%) |
▲ 0.9% |
81.0% (68.3%) |
▲ 18.6% |
| Total Raised |
£337.0M (£295.2M) |
▲ 14.2% |
£266.3M (£240.6M) |
▲ 10.7% |
£70.7M (£54.6M) |
▲ 29.5% |
 South-West
(Includes Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,147 (879) |
▲ 30.5% |
926 (741) |
▲ 25.0% |
221 (138) |
▲ 60.1% |
| Lots Sold |
852 (648) |
▲ 31.5% |
685 (542) |
▲ 26.4% |
167 (106) |
▲ 57.5% |
| Percent Sold |
74.3% (73.7%) |
▲ 0.8% |
74.0% (73.1%) |
▲ 1.2% |
75.6% (76.8%) |
▼ 1.6% |
| Total Raised |
£169.3M (£148.3M) |
▲ 14.1% |
£134.4M (£121.5M) |
▲ 10.6% |
£34.9M (£26.8M) |
▲ 30.0% |
 Wales
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
651 (601) |
▲ 8.3% |
568 (508) |
▲ 11.8% |
83 (93) |
▼ 10.8% |
| Lots Sold |
429 (388) |
▲ 10.6% |
365 (327) |
▲ 11.6% |
64 (61) |
▲ 4.9% |
| Percent Sold |
65.9% (64.6%) |
▲ 2.0% |
64.3% (64.4%) |
▼ 0.2% |
77.1% (65.6%) |
▲ 17.5% |
| Total Raised |
£57.4M (£55.0M) |
▲ 4.2% |
£46.0M (£36.6M) |
▲ 25.5% |
£11.4M (£18.4M) |
▼ 38.1% |
 West Midlands
(Includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,213 (1,284) |
▼ 5.5% |
1,095 (1,151) |
▼ 4.9% |
118 (133) |
▼ 11.3% |
| Lots Sold |
895 (951) |
▼ 5.9% |
794 (854) |
▼ 7.0% |
101 (97) |
▲ 4.1% |
| Percent Sold |
73.8% (74.1%) |
▼ 0.4% |
72.5% (74.2%) |
▼ 2.3% |
85.6% (72.9%) |
▲ 17.4% |
| Total Raised |
£153.0M (£159.4M) |
▼ 4.0% |
£120.6M (£128.7M) |
▼ 6.3% |
£32.4M (£30.7M) |
▲ 5.5% |
 Yorkshire and The Humber
(Includes North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)
| September 2025 to November 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
929 (895) |
▲ 3.8% |
835 (755) |
▲ 10.6% |
94 (140) |
▼ 32.9% |
| Lots Sold |
680 (674) |
▲ 0.9% |
606 (569) |
▲ 6.5% |
74 (105) |
▼ 29.5% |
| Percent Sold |
73.2% (75.3%) |
▼ 2.8% |
72.6% (75.4%) |
▼ 3.7% |
78.7% (75.0%) |
▲ 4.9% |
| Total Raised |
£84.1M (£92.7M) |
▼ 9.2% |
£63.1M (£59.8M) |
▲ 5.5% |
£21.0M (£32.8M) |
▼ 36.1% |
Disclaimer: The figures in this newsletter are based on sales data provided to us by the auctioneers.
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