Annual Auctions Review and Outlook 2025/2026
Contains 3 articles"Welcome to our second annual Auction Review and Outlook. In this year’s report, you’ll find a detailed look at how the property auctions market performed in 2025."
Selling property at auction
Residential Auctions
"Seemingly nothing was straightforward in the world of residential property in 2025."
Commercial Auctions
"2025 was more a year of evolution than revolution in the commercial property investment market."
Buyer Survey Results
"Full-time investors and developers have become more committed compared to those looking at it as a side hustle. Meanwhile, the appetite has grown most from those looking to pick up a property for their own use."
The advantages of selling property at auction: what charities need to know
"Disposing of or repurposing a building owned by a charity is never just a simple transaction. For registered charities, it’s a process that comes with specific legal responsibilities – and rightly so."
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How to finance a property auction purchase
"Buying at auction is a fast-paced and often exciting way to secure a property, and the interest in buying via this method has grown significantly in recent years."
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Who’s in the auction market and what are they buying?
"At the end of last year, we carried out a survey of auction buyers to gain deeper insights into the market—who is buying, what they are purchasing, and their commitment to the auction method."
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What policy changes may mean for property auctions this year
"Many landlords, despite recent rental growth, are no longer seeing the returns they once did and as a result, may be looking to offload properties quickly thus bringing more stock under the hammer."
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To bid or not to bid: how Brexit framed the question for buyers at auction in 2019
"Auction room sentiment changed from season to season."
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What happens at an auction viewing?
"You won't have to book – but you might have to queue."
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