The Eden Move Report July 2026

We’ve helped over 3,800 people move home since we opened our doors. Our focus is always on service, never volume. Every client keeps the same conveyancer from start to finish, supporting them every step of the way. We’re proud of the service we deliver, so each month we’ll share updates on how we've helped our clients move. 

Demand remained strong, we helped over 270 clients moved home in July, a mix of first-time buyers, sellers, and people doing both at once.

Completion is the finish line of any move: the moment all searches, enquiries and contracts wrap up and the keys legally change hands

UK Trends:

Nationwide's July House Price Index shows annual growth of 1.8%, down from 2.2%, with the average home at £277,542.

The Lloyds House Price Index, renamed from Halifax with no methodology change, has prices flat on the month at £299,253 and up 0.1% on the year ,the slowest since November 2023.

Zoopla's July index puts achieved-price growth at 1.3%, with sales agreed 9% down on last year and the North West up £7,100 against London down £3,270.

Rightmove's July index shows asking prices on new listings down 1.0% to £372,359, five times the usual July fall.

RICS July Residential Market Survey has buyer enquiries at -28% and agreed sales at -30%, both flat on June and well up from March's -41%.

Borrowing costs are the pressure point. The Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75% on 30 July, with three of nine members voting for 4%, and Zoopla puts the average mortgage rate at 4.75%, adding £125 a month since January.

Against that backdrop, July's fastest exchange stands out, we completed for a client in just 21 days.

A lot has to align for that to happen: search turnaround times, a buyer's mortgage in place, and the state of the chain, much of which sits outside any conveyancer's control.

But it shows what's possible when expertise, an efficient platform and a responsive client all come together, even for someone early in her time with Eden.

July's average client feedback score came in at 9.4 out of 10. In our experience, what stresses clients most usually isn't the legal complexity: it's not knowing what's happening. Holding that score steady month after month reflects the team's focus on keeping people informed, even when a transaction depends on parties outside our control.

Eden were brilliant! Having gone through 2 lost sales previously with other agents we were looking for a different approach and Eden was it! The solicitor we were designated keep us informed and up to date via online portal system but was always available to talk in person too when we needed

immediate response and then confirm via portal system. The portal
Held everything we needed to see and was there in folders ready to look at and organised so we could see what was missing or waiting. The finance folder kept us up to date with payments and showed us what we had paid to date and what was to pay so we could keep on track and there were no surprises! If our solicitor was unavailable there was always notice and a contact name was given that we could talk to anytime we needed. Great system, great service!Thank you Eden!

David, 28th July 2026. Original Trustpilot review.

We built Eden to make moving home fast, clear and simple.

We assign every client one dedicated expert for the whole transaction. They talk you through each stage, and you can reach them by phone, email, or through the MyEden platform: a single point of contact who already knows your file.