Data Notes

London Data Notes — short, source-checked statistics on the London market. One number, its methodology, and what it means.

• 2026-10-06UK Focus

  London Data Note #2 · More London Homes Are Selling for Less Than the Owner Paid

  In January–June 2026, 13.9% of London resales went for less than the owner paid, up from 9.7% a year earlier (provisional; HM Land Registry data). Flats are nearly nine in ten of those sales; 71% of flats bought new in 2020–22 and resold this year sold below the purchase price. Figures fixed as of 6 October 2026, with a live version and CSV.

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• 2026-07-17UK Focus

  London Data Note #1 · New-Build Sales Fall to a 30-Year Low

  Corrected 8 and 10 Oct 2026: London's 33 boroughs had 5,524 new-build sales in 2024 (first published as 6,316, counting London postcode areas), 67% below the 2016 peak and a 30-year low; comparisons with earlier years now count each year at the same registration age. It counts standard market sales and will rise with late registrations, but would need 20.1% more to match 2011; so far no year since 2016 has gained more than 13.2% after 20 months. With methodology and CSV.

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