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August saw the usual seasonal slowdown in the auction market, with the summer holiday period and particularly hot weather potentially contributing to quieter activity. Despite this, lots offered were 2.9% higher than August last year, although lots sold fell by 2.6% and the success rate eased to 60.6%. Total raised increased by 4.3% to £179.2 million, with residential lots offered up 4.2% year-on-year, while commercial activity was softer.
Across the regions, the rolling quarter remained largely positive. London continued to record strong growth, with lots offered up 31.1%, sales up 34.9% and total raised up 29.4%. The South-West also performed well, with offered and sold volumes rising 21.3% and 16.9% respectively, while the West Midlands and Yorkshire & The Humber both recorded higher volumes than the same period last year.
Overall, August's results are consistent with the quieter summer period, while the broader market continues to remain ahead of last year's levels. The continued flow of stock coming to auction provides a positive backdrop as the market moves out of the summer lull and into the traditionally busier autumn period.
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Overall Statistics August 2026 |
| Total Lots Offered |
1,789 |
| Total Lots Sold |
1,084 |
| Percent Sold |
60.6% |
| Total Realised |
£179,240,300 |
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National Auction Analysis
OverallN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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August 2026 |
June 2026 to August 2026 |
September 2025 to August 2026 |
| Lots Offered |
1,789 (1,738) |
▲ 2.9% |
10,277 (9,315) |
▲ 10.3% |
44,839 (40,505) |
▲ 10.7% |
| Lots Sold |
1,084 (1,113) |
▼ 2.6% |
6,722 (6,336) |
▲ 6.1% |
30,826 (28,189) |
▲ 9.4% |
| Percent Sold |
60.6% (64.0%) |
▼ 5.3% |
65.4% (68.0%) |
▼ 3.8% |
68.7% (69.6%) |
▼ 1.3% |
| Total Raised |
£179.2M (£171.8M) |
▲ 4.3% |
£1,278.2M (£1,241.8M) |
▲ 2.9% |
£6,105.2M (£5,669.1M) |
▲ 7.7% |
ResidentialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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August 2026 |
June 2026 to August 2026 |
September 2025 to August 2026 |
| Lots Offered |
1,637 (1,571) |
▲ 4.2% |
9,095 (8,315) |
▲ 9.4% |
39,711 (35,912) |
▲ 10.6% |
| Lots Sold |
1,003 (1,021) |
▼ 1.8% |
5,932 (5,680) |
▲ 4.4% |
27,308 (25,007) |
▲ 9.2% |
| Percent Sold |
61.3% (65.0%) |
▼ 5.7% |
65.2% (68.3%) |
▼ 4.5% |
68.8% (69.6%) |
▼ 1.1% |
| Total Raised |
£169.1M (£157.7M) |
▲ 7.2% |
£1,064.6M (£1,039.2M) |
▲ 2.4% |
£5,006.1M (£4,592.5M) |
▲ 9.0% |
CommercialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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August 2026 |
June 2026 to August 2026 |
September 2025 to August 2026 |
| Lots Offered |
152 (167) |
▼ 9.0% |
1,182 (1,000) |
▲ 18.2% |
5,128 (4,593) |
▲ 11.6% |
| Lots Sold |
81 (92) |
▼ 12.0% |
790 (656) |
▲ 20.4% |
3,518 (3,182) |
▲ 10.6% |
| Percent Sold |
53.3% (55.1%) |
▼ 3.3% |
66.8% (65.6%) |
▲ 1.8% |
68.6% (69.3%) |
▼ 1.0% |
| Total Raised |
£10.1M (£14.1M) |
▼ 28.3% |
£213.6M (£202.6M) |
▲ 5.4% |
£1,099.1M (£1,076.6M) |
▲ 2.1% |
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)
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
453 (460) |
▼ 1.5% |
423 (422) |
▲ 0.2% |
30 (38) |
▼ 21.1% |
| Lots Sold |
304 (299) |
▲ 1.7% |
283 (269) |
▲ 5.2% |
21 (30) |
▼ 30.0% |
| Percent Sold |
67.1% (65.0%) |
▲ 3.2% |
66.9% (63.7%) |
▲ 5.0% |
70.0% (78.9%) |
▼ 11.3% |
| Total Raised |
£54.3M (£54.2M) |
▲ 0.2% |
£47.7M (£46.2M) |
▲ 3.4% |
£6.6M (£8.0M) |
▼ 18.2% |
 East Midlands
(Includes Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
788 (782) |
▲ 0.8% |
705 (696) |
▲ 1.3% |
83 (86) |
▼ 3.5% |
| Lots Sold |
499 (538) |
▼ 7.2% |
441 (478) |
▼ 7.7% |
58 (60) |
▼ 3.3% |
| Percent Sold |
63.3% (68.8%) |
▼ 8.0% |
62.6% (68.7%) |
▼ 8.9% |
69.9% (69.8%) |
▲ 0.1% |
| Total Raised |
£76.8M (£91.6M) |
▼ 16.1% |
£64.6M (£67.7M) |
▼ 4.7% |
£12.3M (£23.9M) |
▼ 48.7% |
 London
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
838 (639) |
▲ 31.1% |
778 (591) |
▲ 31.6% |
60 (48) |
▲ 25.0% |
| Lots Sold |
638 (473) |
▲ 34.9% |
591 (433) |
▲ 36.5% |
47 (40) |
▲ 17.5% |
| Percent Sold |
76.1% (74.0%) |
▲ 2.8% |
76.0% (73.3%) |
▲ 3.7% |
78.3% (83.3%) |
▼ 6.0% |
| Total Raised |
£277.2M (£214.3M) |
▲ 29.4% |
£245.3M (£191.2M) |
▲ 28.3% |
£31.9M (£23.1M) |
▲ 38.0% |
 North-East
(Includes Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear)
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
636 (605) |
▲ 5.1% |
598 (551) |
▲ 8.5% |
38 (54) |
▼ 29.6% |
| Lots Sold |
396 (407) |
▼ 2.7% |
370 (369) |
▲ 0.3% |
26 (38) |
▼ 31.6% |
| Percent Sold |
62.3% (67.3%) |
▼ 7.4% |
61.9% (67.0%) |
▼ 7.6% |
68.4% (70.4%) |
▼ 2.8% |
| Total Raised |
£37.4M (£31.9M) |
▲ 17.2% |
£29.4M (£25.6M) |
▲ 15.0% |
£8.0M (£6.4M) |
▲ 25.9% |
 North-West
(Includes Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,521 (1,381) |
▲ 10.1% |
1,371 (1,260) |
▲ 8.8% |
150 (121) |
▲ 24.0% |
| Lots Sold |
1,000 (968) |
▲ 3.3% |
907 (877) |
▲ 3.4% |
93 (91) |
▲ 2.2% |
| Percent Sold |
65.7% (70.1%) |
▼ 6.3% |
66.2% (69.6%) |
▼ 4.9% |
62.0% (75.2%) |
▼ 17.6% |
| Total Raised |
£130.7M (£133.4M) |
▼ 2.0% |
£111.5M (£111.7M) |
▼ 0.2% |
£19.2M (£21.7M) |
▼ 11.5% |
 North-West Home Counties
(Includes Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
653 (688) |
▼ 5.1% |
584 (623) |
▼ 6.3% |
69 (65) |
▲ 6.2% |
| Lots Sold |
457 (482) |
▼ 5.2% |
403 (441) |
▼ 8.6% |
54 (41) |
▲ 31.7% |
| Percent Sold |
70.0% (70.1%) |
▼ 0.1% |
69.0% (70.8%) |
▼ 2.5% |
78.3% (63.1%) |
▲ 24.1% |
| Total Raised |
£116.2M (£135.6M) |
▼ 14.3% |
£93.4M (£104.6M) |
▼ 10.7% |
£22.8M (£31.0M) |
▼ 26.3% |
 Northern Ireland
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
66 (92) |
▼ 28.3% |
51 (74) |
▼ 31.1% |
15 (18) |
▼ 16.7% |
| Lots Sold |
31 (37) |
▼ 16.2% |
25 (28) |
▼ 10.7% |
6 (9) |
▼ 33.3% |
| Percent Sold |
47.0% (40.2%) |
▲ 16.9% |
49.0% (37.8%) |
▲ 29.6% |
40.0% (50.0%) |
▼ 20.0% |
| Total Raised |
£3.7M (£3.5M) |
▲ 4.4% |
£2.7M (£2.5M) |
▲ 10.9% |
£0.9M (£1.1M) |
▼ 10.9% |
 Scotland
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
434 (333) |
▲ 30.3% |
323 (206) |
▲ 56.8% |
111 (127) |
▼ 12.6% |
| Lots Sold |
163 (120) |
▲ 35.8% |
127 (89) |
▲ 42.7% |
36 (31) |
▲ 16.1% |
| Percent Sold |
37.6% (36.0%) |
▲ 4.4% |
39.3% (43.2%) |
▼ 9.0% |
32.4% (24.4%) |
▲ 32.8% |
| Total Raised |
£16.7M (£13.2M) |
▲ 27.1% |
£12.0M (£7.7M) |
▲ 56.2% |
£4.7M (£5.5M) |
▼ 14.0% |
 South-East Home Counties
(Includes Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,390 (1,341) |
▲ 3.7% |
1,232 (1,241) |
▼ 0.7% |
158 (100) |
▲ 58.0% |
| Lots Sold |
933 (899) |
▲ 3.8% |
827 (832) |
▼ 0.6% |
106 (67) |
▲ 58.2% |
| Percent Sold |
67.1% (67.0%) |
▲ 0.1% |
67.1% (67.0%) |
▲ 0.1% |
67.1% (67.0%) |
▲ 0.1% |
| Total Raised |
£215.3M (£203.2M) |
▲ 5.9% |
£179.5M (£175.1M) |
▲ 2.5% |
£35.8M (£28.1M) |
▲ 27.2% |
 South-West
(Includes Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,070 (882) |
▲ 21.3% |
890 (761) |
▲ 17.0% |
180 (121) |
▲ 48.8% |
| Lots Sold |
759 (649) |
▲ 16.9% |
619 (560) |
▲ 10.5% |
140 (89) |
▲ 57.3% |
| Percent Sold |
70.9% (73.6%) |
▼ 3.7% |
69.6% (73.6%) |
▼ 5.4% |
77.8% (73.6%) |
▲ 5.7% |
| Total Raised |
£128.0M (£118.5M) |
▲ 8.1% |
£101.5M (£101.2M) |
▲ 0.2% |
£26.6M (£17.3M) |
▲ 53.8% |
 Wales
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
577 (525) |
▲ 9.9% |
465 (464) |
▲ 0.2% |
112 (61) |
▲ 83.6% |
| Lots Sold |
361 (353) |
▲ 2.3% |
291 (307) |
▼ 5.2% |
70 (46) |
▲ 52.2% |
| Percent Sold |
62.6% (67.2%) |
▼ 6.8% |
62.6% (66.2%) |
▼ 5.4% |
62.5% (75.4%) |
▼ 17.1% |
| Total Raised |
£49.1M (£43.5M) |
▲ 12.8% |
£35.0M (£34.8M) |
▲ 0.5% |
£14.1M (£8.7M) |
▲ 62.3% |
 West Midlands
(Includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
979 (813) |
▲ 20.4% |
878 (730) |
▲ 20.3% |
101 (83) |
▲ 21.7% |
| Lots Sold |
622 (576) |
▲ 8.0% |
541 (516) |
▲ 4.8% |
81 (60) |
▲ 35.0% |
| Percent Sold |
63.5% (70.8%) |
▼ 10.3% |
61.6% (70.7%) |
▼ 12.9% |
80.2% (72.3%) |
▲ 10.9% |
| Total Raised |
£98.8M (£102.8M) |
▼ 3.9% |
£80.4M (£89.1M) |
▼ 9.7% |
£18.4M (£13.8M) |
▲ 33.3% |
 Yorkshire and The Humber
(Includes North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)
| June 2026 to August 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
872 (774) |
▲ 12.7% |
797 (696) |
▲ 14.5% |
75 (78) |
▼ 3.8% |
| Lots Sold |
559 (535) |
▲ 4.5% |
507 (481) |
▲ 5.4% |
52 (54) |
▼ 3.7% |
| Percent Sold |
64.1% (69.1%) |
▼ 7.2% |
63.6% (69.1%) |
▼ 8.0% |
69.3% (69.2%) |
▲ 0.1% |
| Total Raised |
£73.9M (£96.1M) |
▼ 23.1% |
£61.5M (£81.9M) |
▼ 24.9% |
£12.4M (£14.2M) |
▼ 12.8% |
Disclaimer: The figures in this newsletter are based on sales data provided to us by the auctioneers.
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