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"The land market has continued to experience regional divergence over the first quarter of 2026."

"UK greenfield land values remained flat this quarter, bringing annual growth to 0.3%. The quiet Summer has played a role in slowing transactions, but September has seen an increase in activity across the land market..."

"Registered Providers (RPs) of affordable housing are currently facing significant financial challenges, limiting their ability to invest in new affordable homes."

"The development land market remains stable with little change in land values over the last quarter. Notably, there are different drivers at play compared to recent years. Savills development agents have reported an uptick in the number of sites coming onto the market since the start of the year meaning that developers have more choice and can be more selective"

"The development land market has remained steady over the last quarter, with relatively robust market sentiment, a similar number of parties bidding for sites, and little change in the value of bids."

"Retail investment shows clear signs of a revival as capital moves on growth prospects, resulting in the highest level of investment volumes since 2021.  "

"Investor appetite for retail assets strengthens as pricing begins to stabilise, improving liquidity and sparking a rebound in transactional volumes in Q2."

"Vacancy continues to come under downward pressure helping to drive rental growth, albeit the rate of this growth is starting to slow as performance normalises"

"Political change, base rate cuts, and attractive pricing are likely to drive rising non-domestic investor interest in the UK"