# UK Property Market Stats Show - Week 16 2026 - Ep.2534

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Podcast: [Letting & Estate Agent Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letting-estate-agent-podcast-2704)
Published: 2026-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/christopher-watkin/uk-property-market-430591779
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## Resource

UK Property Market Weekly Update for Week 16 2026 🟩 Listings YTD 593k new properties have come onto the market YTD 0.9% below of 2025 YTD, 7.1% above 2024 YTD, and 16.9% higher than the 2017–19 average YTD 🟧Gross Residential Sales YTD 394k UK homes sold STC YTD 5.5% lower than 2025 YTD (417k) , 4.5% higher than 2024 YTD (377k), 15.3% higher than 2023 YTD (342k) and 12.3% higher above pre Covid norms (351k). 🟩 Net Resi Sales YTD 308k UK net home sales YTD (Net Sales being Gross sales less Fall Thrus). 3.2% lower than 2025 (319k), 4.7% ahead of 2024 (275k), 18.2% ahead of 2023 (243k) and 8.9% above the 2017–19 average (264k). 🟥 Exchanges YTD 214k UK Exchanges to the end of March 2026 13% lower than middle of March 2025, when it was 246k. Note - There were more exchanges in Q1 2025 because of the stamp duty holiday finished in April 2025 🟥 Overvaluing 46.6% of the homes that left UK Estate Agents books in March were withdrawn unsold. Main cause - blatant overvaluing supported by long sole agency agreements of 20+ weeks. ✅ The YouTube Show The YouTube ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’ for the week ending Sunday, 26th April 2026 (week 16 with Steph Vass. https://youtu.be/fTJkzbvSWDM ✅ Local Focus Cambridge

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