Focus summary
Landmark’s Q2 2026 report points to a resilient market with healthy supply, active buyers and slower transaction progression, giving agents both opportunity and a clear operational challenge.
Market insight
Landmark’s residential property trends report Q2 ’26 – July 2026
The latest Residential Property Trends Report from Landmark Estate Agency Services explores the trends shaping the residential property market across England and Wales.
At a glance
Supply: listing volumes remain relatively healthy, giving buyers plenty of choice.
Momentum: June recorded the strongest SSTC performance of 2026 so far.
Challenge: buyers remain cautious, with affordability pressures still affecting confidence.
Opportunity: agents who offer clearer communication and smoother progression will be better placed to turn intent into completed moves.
Landmark’s latest Residential Property Trends Report paints a picture of a market that continues to show resilience, despite ongoing affordability challenges and wider economic uncertainty.
While activity remains below the highs seen around the 2025 Stamp Duty deadline, the underlying appetite to move is still very much present.
Across England and Wales, supply levels have remained relatively healthy, giving buyers plenty of choice and helping to support market activity throughout the quarter.
Generating instructions is only one part of the story. Converting those opportunities into agreed sales and completed transactions remains the bigger challenge.
As many agents will recognise, buyers are still taking a cautious approach to decision-making, and transaction progression continues to feel slower than the market would like.
A stable market moving at a measured pace
“The residential market remains stable, with supply levels holding up well despite continued economic uncertainty. Healthy stock levels continue to give buyers plenty of choice, but converting that activity into agreed sales remains a challenge as affordability pressures and wider uncertainty influence decision-making. For agents, the picture is one of underlying demand still being present, but a market moving at a more measured pace than many would like.”
Ben Robinson, Managing Director of Landmark Estate Agency Services
Key takeaways from Q2 2026
Listing volumes held steady
Listing volumes across England and Wales remained broadly in line with last year, suggesting sellers are continuing to enter the market.
June showed encouraging SSTC momentum
June recorded the strongest Sold Subject to Contract performance of 2026 so far, providing an encouraging sign that transaction pipelines are strengthening.
Buyers are active, but cautious
Buyer demand remains present, but affordability pressures continue to influence confidence and slow decision-making.
Search activity softened
Search activity softened during the quarter, indicating that consumers are taking longer to commit and progress transactions.
Transaction volumes remain under pressure
The data continues to reinforce a longer-term trend of lower transaction volumes, despite relatively healthy supply levels.
The real story is transaction confidence
Perhaps the most interesting takeaway is not what the data says about demand, but what it says about the transaction process itself.
The market continues to demonstrate that people want to move. However, delays, uncertainty and affordability pressures are making it harder for transactions to progress smoothly from instruction through to completion.
The appetite to move is still there. The challenge is helping people move with greater confidence.
For agents, that means clearer communication, better progression and a customer experience that reduces uncertainty rather than adding to it.
Why process improvement matters now
Industry-wide initiatives focused on improving the home-moving process continue to gain momentum.
As reforms gather pace and projects such as Project 28 seek to reduce friction within the transaction journey, there is growing recognition that improving speed, transparency and certainty could play a significant role in helping consumers move with greater confidence.
The message for agents is clear: demand remains in the market, but success increasingly depends on helping buyers and sellers navigate a slower, more considered transaction journey.
Those who can deliver greater certainty, clearer communication and a smoother customer experience will be best placed to turn intent into completed moves.
Read the full Q2 2026 report
The full Q2 2026 Residential Property Trends Report for England and Wales includes the latest market data and insight across listings, SSTC, search orders and completion volumes.
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