Homebuyer sentiment in the UK 2012-2023

According to a survey conducted among 2,000 adults in the United Kingdom (UK), less than six percent of respondents were on the lookout for a new home. Additionally, about two percent of the respondents were looking for a buy-to-let home.

Share of people in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 3rd quarter 2023, by current position on the residential real estate market

Characteristic	Looking to buy first home	Looking to move and buy another home	Looking to buy Buy-to-Let	Owner, not looking to buy	Non-owner, not looking to buy
Q3 2023	5.7%	5.7%	2.01%	-	-
Q2 2023	5.68%	5.64%	2.42%	-	-
Q1 2023	7.72%	3.62%	3.62%	-	-
Q3 2022	6.8%	6.29%	3.09%	50.82%	25.5%
Q2 2022	5.87%	6.17%	2.03%	51.8%	23.67%
Q1 2022	6.44%	7.1%	3.34%	48.7%	22.9%
Q4 2021	6.56%	7.18%	2.91%	49.32%	23.72%
Q3 2021	6.81%	5.98%	2%	52.96%	23.76%
Q2 2021	6.6%	5.88%	3.6%	48.28%	25.72%
Q1 2021	7.63%	6.68%	2.92%	49.02%	24.95%
Q4 2020	5.16%	6.73%	3.68%	49.18%	26.61%
Q3 2020	6.43%	6.47%	3.46%	48.62%	27.37%
Q2 2020	6.18%	5.83%	3.33%	48.66%	28.54%
Q1 2020	6.14%	7.41%	3.44%	48.08%	27.9%
Q4 2019	6.04%	6.39%	3%	47.97%	28.33%
Q3 2019	5.25%	6.24%	3.3%	51.28%	24.07%
Q2 2019	5.25%	6.89%	2.84%	48.2%	27.33%
Q1 2019	7.22%	6.26%	3.31%	49.46%	25.7%
Q4 2018	5.45%	5.9%	2.89%	49.19%	27.38%
Q3 2018	5.36%	6.02%	2.81%	49.59%	26.07%
Q2 2018	6.11%	6.62%	3.27%	50.93%	24.94%
Q1 2018	6.39%	6.62%	2.82%	49.1%	27.58%
Q4 2017	4.7%	5.11%	2.56%	50.34%	28.77%
Q3 2017	6.05%	6.86%	3.18%	46.29%	27.28%
Q2 2017	5.81%	7.05%	3.17%	47.99%	29.85%
Q1 2017	5.05%	6.95%	3.12%	47.98%	28.63%
Q4 2016	5.17%	6.13%	3.52%	47.68%	27.02%
Q3 2016	6%	7.04%	3%	46.86%	28.44%
Q2 2016	6.36%	6.21%	3.9%	46.04%	29.4%
Q1 2016	7%	6%	6%	52%	26%
Q4 2015	7%	6%	7%	52%	24%
Q3 2015	6.4%	6.75%	5.1%	51.8%	29%
Q2 2015	6%	8%	8%	52%	26%
Q1 2015	6%	8%	5%	54%	28%
Q4 2014	6%	8%	6%	51%	29%
Q3 2014	7%	9%	6%	51%	27%
Q2 2014	5%	8%	7%	52%	28%
Q1 2014	8%	8.1%	6%	52.45%	25.4%
Q4 2013	6%	8%	4%	53%	29%
Q3 2013	6.8%	9.4%	5.3%	53.1%	25.4%
Q2 2013	7%	10.2%	4.7%	52.5%	25.5%
Q1 2013	7.1%	10.7%	6.3%	55.5%	20.5%
Q4 2012	6.2%	11.7%	4%	56.5%	21.7%
Q3 2012	7.05%	11.65%	5.9%	54.95%	20.45%
Q2 2012	7.45%	11.2%	6.4%	55.75%	19.2%
Q1 2012	6.4%	8.95%	2.76%	57.54%	24.3%