UK residential property transactions increased slightly in June, with completed sales rising above levels seen a year earlier, according to the latest provisional figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

The seasonally-adjusted estimate shows there were 98,700 residential transactions in June 2026, marginally higher than the 98,460 recorded in May and 2% above June 2025.

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, residential transactions reached 103,050 in June, up 11% from May and 6% higher than the same month last year.

The latest figures suggest underlying activity in the housing market has strengthened compared with June 2025, after distortions caused by changes to stamp duty thresholds in England and Northern Ireland.

Residential transactions in April and May 2025 were lower than usual as buyers brought purchases forward into March 2025 to complete before the stamp duty threshold changes took effect.

Transaction levels returned to more typical levels in June 2025, making the year-on-year increase recorded in June 2026 more reflective of underlying market activity.

Commercial property transactions showed a mixed picture.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for non-residential transactions stood at 10,300 in June 2026, up 2% from May but 4% lower than June 2025.

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, non-residential transactions totalled 10,640, marginally higher than a year earlier and 14% above May’s figure.

The transaction statistics reflect property completions, which typically occur between two and four months after an offer is accepted. As a result, they do not necessarily provide an indication of current conditions in the property market.