October 15, 2026
Covering established neighbourhoods including Kensington, Knightsbridge, Notting Hill, Pimlico and Paddington: our report explores how buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants kept their options open ahead of the Budget, in a market where buyers now set the terms.
Deal-making had its quietest quarter in 18 months, in step with the wider prime market, and the typical home sold for 94% of its final asking price. Inside, we examine every asking-price cut across the £2m mansion tax line since the start of 2024: once the surcharge was announced, a cut became twice as likely to cross it, and this summer pricing even reacted to a £1.5m threshold that was only ever rumoured. In lettings, more than three tenants registered for every buyer, and we look at how the first full quarter under the Renters’ Rights Act has changed behaviour on both sides. With the Budget on 28 October, our autumn update offers a grounded view of a market weighing its next move.
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