Hm Land Registry

UK house prices rose 2% in the year to June 2026, while increasing 0.1% between May and June. The average UK property was valued at £272,000. England recorded annual growth of 1.8%, with the North West showing the strongest annual increase at 4.7% and London recording a 2.5% decline. Wales saw annual growth of 1.8% but a 0.9% monthly fall. Seasonally adjusted residential transactions reached an estimated 99,000 in June, up 2.5% year on year but down 0.2% from May. The release cautions that monthly figures can fluctuate and notes revisions to the index methodology and reporting of new-build data.

HM Land Registry provides guidance for identifying genuine correspondence and avoiding scams. It states that it will never request account passwords by phone or email, lists its official email domains and telephone numbers in English and Welsh, and directs people to contact HM Land Registry through its official channels if they need further assistance.

HM Land Registry will stop sending application-related documents as email attachments and instead provide access through secure links starting in late August 2026. The links will remain active for 200 days and messages will come from a new notifications address. The change, prompted by updates to Microsoft email software, aims to maintain secure and reliable delivery and will use the GOV.UK Notify platform.

Average UK house prices rose 0.3% between April and May 2026 and increased 2.7% annually to £271,000. England recorded a 0.1% monthly rise and a 2.3% annual increase, with the North West showing the strongest monthly growth and London reporting the largest declines. Wales saw a 1.3% monthly rise and 4.2% annual growth. Nationally, the North East posted the highest annual increase at 5.9%. Residential property transactions reached 98,000 in May, up 16.6% year-on-year. The release details regional price changes, property types, buyer status and revisions to the UK HPI methodology, highlighting data constraints related to new build transactions.

HM Land Registry’s annual report outlines faster service delivery, reduced application backlogs and expanded digital capabilities, including new digital checks and the adoption of Qualified Electronic Signatures. Progress with the Local Land Charges Register accelerated access to property information while reducing costs and processing times. Collaboration through the Digital Property Market Steering Group supported broader property market reform, and fraud prevention efforts blocked over £63 million in attempted losses. Continued investment in staff skills and digital services remains central to future priorities aimed at creating a simpler and more efficient property market.