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National auction activity saw a significant uplift in June, with 4,008 lots offered across the UK, up 35.3% year-on-year. Sales volumes also rose strongly, increasing 31.3%, although supply continued to outpace demand, resulting in the national success rate easing to 65.3%. Total funds raised increased by 33.5% to £519.7 million. Both the residential and commercial sectors delivered strong year-on-year growth in activity, sales and total raised.
Regionally, the South-West and Yorkshire and The Humber continued to record some of the strongest performances over the rolling April to June period, with both regions posting substantial growth in activity and sales. London also delivered another strong quarter, with lots sold and total funds raised both increasing by more than 20% year-on-year. Scotland recorded another sharp increase in activity, although success rates remained well below the national average.
Overall, the auction market continues to build on the momentum seen throughout the first half of the year. While higher stock levels are continuing to place some pressure on success rates, the increase in activity could also reflect landlords reviewing their portfolios following the introduction of the Renters' Rights Act in May. As the market moves into the summer period, activity levels remain healthy, supported by a steady flow of stock and sustained buyer demand.
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Overall Statistics June 2026 |
| Total Lots Offered |
4,042 |
| Total Lots Sold |
2,659 |
| Percent Sold |
65.8% |
| Total Realised |
£537,268,400 |
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National Auction Analysis
OverallN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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June 2026 |
April 2026 to June 2026 |
July 2025 to June 2026 |
| Lots Offered |
4,042 (2,962) |
▲ 36.5% |
11,504 (9,866) |
▲ 16.6% |
44,895 (39,886) |
▲ 12.6% |
| Lots Sold |
2,659 (1,993) |
▲ 33.4% |
7,632 (6,759) |
▲ 12.9% |
31,067 (27,947) |
▲ 11.2% |
| Percent Sold |
65.8% (67.3%) |
▼ 2.2% |
66.3% (68.5%) |
▼ 3.2% |
69.2% (70.1%) |
▼ 1.3% |
| Total Raised |
£537.3M (£389.2M) |
▲ 38.0% |
£1,468.4M (£1,310.6M) |
▲ 12.0% |
£6,210.1M (£5,593.3M) |
▲ 11.0% |
ResidentialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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June 2026 |
April 2026 to June 2026 |
July 2025 to June 2026 |
| Lots Offered |
3,538 (2,651) |
▲ 33.5% |
10,158 (8,749) |
▲ 16.1% |
39,762 (35,311) |
▲ 12.6% |
| Lots Sold |
2,319 (1,788) |
▲ 29.7% |
6,733 (5,978) |
▲ 12.6% |
27,559 (24,746) |
▲ 11.4% |
| Percent Sold |
65.5% (67.4%) |
▼ 2.8% |
66.3% (68.3%) |
▼ 2.9% |
69.3% (70.1%) |
▼ 1.1% |
| Total Raised |
£436.6M (£331.1M) |
▲ 31.9% |
£1,224.7M (£1,079.9M) |
▲ 13.4% |
£5,085.4M (£4,504.4M) |
▲ 12.9% |
CommercialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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June 2026 |
April 2026 to June 2026 |
July 2025 to June 2026 |
| Lots Offered |
504 (311) |
▲ 62.1% |
1,346 (1,117) |
▲ 20.5% |
5,133 (4,575) |
▲ 12.2% |
| Lots Sold |
340 (205) |
▲ 65.9% |
899 (781) |
▲ 15.1% |
3,508 (3,201) |
▲ 9.6% |
| Percent Sold |
67.5% (65.9%) |
▲ 2.4% |
66.8% (69.9%) |
▼ 4.4% |
68.3% (70.0%) |
▼ 2.4% |
| Total Raised |
£100.7M (£58.2M) |
▲ 73.2% |
£243.7M (£230.7M) |
▲ 5.6% |
£1,124.7M (£1,088.8M) |
▲ 3.3% |
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)
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
509 (499) |
▲ 2.0% |
461 (460) |
▲ 0.2% |
48 (39) |
▲ 23.1% |
| Lots Sold |
348 (335) |
▲ 3.9% |
312 (308) |
▲ 1.3% |
36 (27) |
▲ 33.3% |
| Percent Sold |
68.4% (67.1%) |
▲ 1.9% |
67.7% (67.0%) |
▲ 1.0% |
75.0% (69.2%) |
▲ 8.4% |
| Total Raised |
£73.7M (£60.7M) |
▲ 21.4% |
£67.2M (£55.6M) |
▲ 20.7% |
£6.6M (£5.1M) |
▲ 29.5% |
 East Midlands
(Includes Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
872 (854) |
▲ 2.1% |
779 (760) |
▲ 2.5% |
93 (94) |
▼ 1.1% |
| Lots Sold |
568 (608) |
▼ 6.6% |
501 (536) |
▼ 6.5% |
67 (72) |
▼ 6.9% |
| Percent Sold |
65.1% (71.2%) |
▼ 8.6% |
64.3% (70.5%) |
▼ 8.8% |
72.0% (76.6%) |
▼ 6.0% |
| Total Raised |
£85.7M (£104.6M) |
▼ 18.1% |
£73.4M (£78.8M) |
▼ 6.8% |
£12.3M (£25.8M) |
▼ 52.4% |
 London
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
946 (725) |
▲ 30.5% |
895 (656) |
▲ 36.4% |
51 (69) |
▼ 26.1% |
| Lots Sold |
703 (530) |
▲ 32.6% |
665 (478) |
▲ 39.1% |
38 (52) |
▼ 26.9% |
| Percent Sold |
74.3% (73.1%) |
▲ 1.6% |
74.3% (72.9%) |
▲ 1.9% |
74.5% (75.4%) |
▼ 1.2% |
| Total Raised |
£310.0M (£243.9M) |
▲ 27.1% |
£283.1M (£208.8M) |
▲ 35.6% |
£26.8M (£35.1M) |
▼ 23.5% |
 North-East
(Includes Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear)
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
686 (642) |
▲ 6.9% |
651 (582) |
▲ 11.9% |
35 (60) |
▼ 41.7% |
| Lots Sold |
452 (443) |
▲ 2.0% |
432 (394) |
▲ 9.6% |
20 (49) |
▼ 59.2% |
| Percent Sold |
65.9% (69.0%) |
▼ 4.5% |
66.4% (67.7%) |
▼ 1.9% |
57.1% (81.7%) |
▼ 30.1% |
| Total Raised |
£39.3M (£38.7M) |
▲ 1.6% |
£33.1M (£28.6M) |
▲ 15.7% |
£6.2M (£10.1M) |
▼ 38.3% |
 North-West
(Includes Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,780 (1,448) |
▲ 22.9% |
1,637 (1,331) |
▲ 23.0% |
143 (117) |
▲ 22.2% |
| Lots Sold |
1,185 (1,019) |
▲ 16.3% |
1,100 (934) |
▲ 17.8% |
85 (85) |
▼ 0.0% |
| Percent Sold |
66.6% (70.4%) |
▼ 5.4% |
67.2% (70.2%) |
▼ 4.3% |
59.4% (72.6%) |
▼ 18.2% |
| Total Raised |
£138.2M (£136.5M) |
▲ 1.2% |
£121.4M (£120.3M) |
▲ 0.9% |
£16.8M (£16.2M) |
▲ 4.0% |
 North-West Home Counties
(Includes Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
795 (675) |
▲ 17.8% |
689 (606) |
▲ 13.7% |
106 (69) |
▲ 53.6% |
| Lots Sold |
562 (482) |
▲ 16.6% |
481 (430) |
▲ 11.9% |
81 (52) |
▲ 55.8% |
| Percent Sold |
70.7% (71.4%) |
▼ 1.0% |
69.8% (71.0%) |
▼ 1.7% |
76.4% (75.4%) |
▲ 1.3% |
| Total Raised |
£156.7M (£131.5M) |
▲ 19.2% |
£123.3M (£106.6M) |
▲ 15.6% |
£33.5M (£24.9M) |
▲ 34.5% |
 Northern Ireland
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
75 (95) |
▼ 21.1% |
47 (60) |
▼ 21.7% |
28 (35) |
▼ 20.0% |
| Lots Sold |
35 (45) |
▼ 22.2% |
25 (24) |
▲ 4.2% |
10 (21) |
▼ 52.4% |
| Percent Sold |
46.7% (47.4%) |
▼ 1.5% |
53.2% (40.0%) |
▲ 33.0% |
35.7% (60.0%) |
▼ 40.5% |
| Total Raised |
£3.9M (£5.8M) |
▼ 32.4% |
£2.7M (£2.6M) |
▲ 5.8% |
£1.2M (£3.3M) |
▼ 62.5% |
 Scotland
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
426 (292) |
▲ 45.9% |
305 (184) |
▲ 65.8% |
121 (108) |
▲ 12.0% |
| Lots Sold |
153 (120) |
▲ 27.5% |
123 (91) |
▲ 35.2% |
30 (29) |
▲ 3.4% |
| Percent Sold |
35.9% (41.1%) |
▼ 12.7% |
40.3% (49.5%) |
▼ 18.6% |
24.8% (26.9%) |
▼ 7.8% |
| Total Raised |
£18.8M (£8.9M) |
▲ 110.8% |
£12.9M (£7.0M) |
▲ 85.6% |
£5.9M (£2.0M) |
▲ 200.5% |
 South-East Home Counties
(Includes Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,618 (1,501) |
▲ 7.8% |
1,456 (1,387) |
▲ 5.0% |
162 (114) |
▲ 42.1% |
| Lots Sold |
1,048 (1,010) |
▲ 3.8% |
933 (925) |
▲ 0.9% |
115 (85) |
▲ 35.3% |
| Percent Sold |
64.8% (67.3%) |
▼ 3.7% |
64.1% (66.7%) |
▼ 3.9% |
71.0% (74.6%) |
▼ 4.8% |
| Total Raised |
£238.1M (£230.8M) |
▲ 3.2% |
£197.4M (£193.8M) |
▲ 1.8% |
£40.7M (£37.0M) |
▲ 10.1% |
 South-West
(Includes Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,175 (893) |
▲ 31.6% |
921 (780) |
▲ 18.1% |
254 (113) |
▲ 124.8% |
| Lots Sold |
849 (654) |
▲ 29.8% |
652 (570) |
▲ 14.4% |
197 (84) |
▲ 134.5% |
| Percent Sold |
72.3% (73.2%) |
▼ 1.2% |
70.8% (73.1%) |
▼ 3.1% |
77.6% (74.3%) |
▲ 4.4% |
| Total Raised |
£165.7M (£128.5M) |
▲ 28.9% |
£125.3M (£107.0M) |
▲ 17.2% |
£40.3M (£21.6M) |
▲ 87.0% |
 Wales
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
662 (650) |
▲ 1.8% |
553 (546) |
▲ 1.3% |
109 (104) |
▲ 4.8% |
| Lots Sold |
406 (433) |
▼ 6.2% |
328 (356) |
▼ 7.9% |
78 (77) |
▲ 1.3% |
| Percent Sold |
61.3% (66.6%) |
▼ 8.0% |
59.3% (65.2%) |
▼ 9.0% |
71.6% (74.0%) |
▼ 3.2% |
| Total Raised |
£57.2M (£53.2M) |
▲ 7.5% |
£38.7M (£40.2M) |
▼ 3.7% |
£18.4M (£12.9M) |
▲ 42.4% |
 West Midlands
(Includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,024 (873) |
▲ 17.3% |
915 (776) |
▲ 17.9% |
109 (97) |
▲ 12.4% |
| Lots Sold |
680 (607) |
▲ 12.0% |
601 (538) |
▲ 11.7% |
79 (69) |
▲ 14.5% |
| Percent Sold |
66.4% (69.5%) |
▼ 4.5% |
65.7% (69.3%) |
▼ 5.2% |
72.5% (71.1%) |
▲ 2.0% |
| Total Raised |
£106.7M (£97.2M) |
▲ 9.8% |
£86.1M (£80.4M) |
▲ 7.1% |
£20.6M (£16.8M) |
▲ 22.5% |
 Yorkshire and The Humber
(Includes North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)
| April 2026 to June 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
936 (719) |
▲ 30.2% |
849 (621) |
▲ 36.7% |
87 (98) |
▼ 11.2% |
| Lots Sold |
643 (473) |
▲ 35.9% |
580 (394) |
▲ 47.2% |
63 (79) |
▼ 20.3% |
| Percent Sold |
68.7% (65.8%) |
▲ 4.4% |
68.3% (63.4%) |
▲ 7.7% |
72.4% (80.6%) |
▼ 10.2% |
| Total Raised |
£74.3M (£70.2M) |
▲ 5.9% |
£60.0M (£50.2M) |
▲ 19.5% |
£14.3M (£20.0M) |
▼ 28.4% |
Disclaimer: The figures in this newsletter are based on sales data provided to us by the auctioneers.
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