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Fewer former rental homes listed for sale in Q1 2026, TwentyCi reports

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News from 17 April 2026

TwentyCi reported that former rental homes made up 12.4% of new sales listings in the first quarter of 2026, down from 22.5% a year earlier. Its figures also suggested that many sold properties were not subsequently re-let.

Why that matters

Rental supply can remain tight even when fewer former rental homes are offered for sale. Fewer landlords may be rushing for the door, but if sold homes are mostly being absorbed by owner-occupiers rather than other investors, the sector is still losing units overall.

This affects the number of homes available to tenants. It also matters for the wider market picture. TwentyCi’s wider Q1 2026 report says new listings across the sales market were up 5.1% year on year, while transactions were down 3.9% compared with the same period last year. The report also says rental listings coming to market rose by nearly 19% year on year and lets agreed were up 5.8%, while average rents edged down 2% to £1,450 a month. In other words, activity is still happening, but affordability pressure has not disappeared.

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