One in four would-be sellers have shelved their 2026 move, GetAgent survey of 1,011 homeowners finds

A GetAgent survey of 1,011 UK homeowners published 7 May found that 24% of those who planned to sell in 2026 have abandoned the move, with another 27% less certain than at the start of the year. The mechanism is soft buyer activity feeding back into seller sentiment: 23% cite no offers, 18% report little or no viewing activity, and 17% point to onward-purchase costs. For sellers that means fewer fresh instructions and stiffer competition for active buyers; for buyers it tightens the supply of new stock heading into summer. Only 8% of those who started the process had agreed a sale before pausing — intent is there, conversion is not.