Author: Marc da Silva

There were 25,665 active estate agency businesses in the UK in 2025, up 2% on the 25,155 recorded in 2024

Greater affordability, supported by stronger wage growth relative to house prices and improved access to higher loan-to-value lending, has helped to keep buyers active

Estate agency strengthens its presence across the region

The FCA will focus on four key areas

The time to exchange continues to vary significantly by region

Searching online is the beginning of so many people’s housing journey

Average home purchases take six weeks; re-mortgages complete in under a day

Collaboration will provide former and current athletes with a clear pathway to build their own estate agency businesses

Opinion remains divided on the outlook for the UK housing market

Lending for residential property purchases grew by 22% this year to £176bn, but what is likely to happen in 2026?