Insights

Residential Property Review – May 2026

Savills highlight an active but cautious housing market, landlords exit rental market, average house sale takes 33 days

Long-term investment success depends more on time in markets than timing them

Buy-to-let (BTL) lending rises sharply, with regional hotspots outperforming London

In the news – confidence in a comfortable retirement is on the up and over half of cash ISA savers could reinvest

Equity release lending rises as homeowners access housing wealth in retirement

House prices remained relatively stable last month, elections shake up UK politics and manufacturing sees a positive Q2 start

Monetary Policy Committee held Bank Rate at 3.75%, business confidence dropped in April, housing market shows resilience

In the news - sabbaticals on the rise with Gen X leading. Property wealth drives IHT burden

April’s Economic Review – Bank of England holds interest rates, UK braced for biggest growth hit of major economies and UK retail sales rebound