Residential and non-residential property transactions in the UK displayed mixed patterns in August 2025, according to the latest provisional data from HMRC.

The latest property transactions data from HMRC shows an increase in residential transactions in July 2025 - up 5% on June 2025.

HMRC reports 573,000 transactions in the first half of 2025, up 17.1% on 2024.

HMRC has highlighted the growing risks facing buyers targeted by agents offering to reclaim SDLT on homes needing repairs.

95,080 residential property transactions completed in June 2025, according to figures out today from HMRC.

Seasonally adjusted residential transactions rose by 25% from April to May 2025.

According to figures from HMRC, April's property transactions were down 28% compared to the previous year - and 64% on the previous month.

Danielle Ford, partner at HaysMac, argues that the property sector is now firmly within HMRC’s crosshairs, and explores how businesses can prepare.

Transactions "fell back to their previous levels" during November following an increase in the month of the Autumn Budget, according to HMRC.

The number of housing transactions made in July this year dipped marginally by 1% to 90,630 this July according to the latest figures from HMRC.