The 2025 NovaLoca Disposals Report reveals a higher percentage of disposals compared to the previous 3 years with supply only just pipping demand with slightly more properties coming onto the market than leaving it.

For NovaLoca’s latest disposals report we analysed a total of 51,579 property adverts, comparing properties listed on the 1st of September with those listed on the 1st of December (only including properties from companies that were listing throughout the period). Six companies have taken out new subscriptions with us since the 1st of September (in addition to the 38 adding individual listings) so we look forward to their listings being included on our next disposals report. Those properties available at the beginning of the period that were no longer listed at the end were counted as ‘disposed of.

Supply is only very slightly higher than demand with only a few more properties coming onto the market than leaving it.  Disposals are higher than this time last year and as last year, although all disposals were more than replaced with new listings, margins are much tighter this year.

19.18% of properties listed at the beginning of the period had been disposed of by the 1st of December (compared to 17.92% in 2024, 17.89% in 2023, 16.5% in 2022 & 20.45% in 2021). 19.69% were replaced (expressed as a percentage of the original portfolio number) compared to 20.09% in 2024 21.08% in 2023, 20.3% in 2022 & 17.8% in 2021.

The general trend, of more properties coming onto the market than coming off, is most marked for industrial & land. Disposals and newly listed properties for offices very similar and are lower than average, this was the same situation observed last year. very similar but slightly down on last year. Retail & leisure are in demand with more disposals than new listings.

Highest number of disposals

The Top 5 companies with the highest number of disposals accounted for over 23% of all disposals.

Future Property Auctions are in 1st place accounting for 6.3% of all disposals, Graham + Sibbald are in 2nd place with 4.9%, Shepherd Commercial take 3rd place with 4.6%, JLL are holding in 4th position, accounting for 3.9% of disposals and Indurent are in 5th place accounting for 3.4% of all disposals. 

Top companies by percentage of portfolio disposed of

As in previous years we looked at companies with an initial portfolio of 25 or more available property listings. Our top 5 disposed of the highest percentage of their initial portfolio. In first place we have Knight Commercial London disposing of 60% of their portfolio.  In second place is De Souza with 59% of their portfolio disposed of, third place goes to Harris Lamb Property Consultancy with 58%, The Arch Company disposed of 54% putting them in fourth place and fifth place goes to ime DJK Group Ltd with 47%.  With average disposals at 19% our top 5 are disposing of triple this amount.  All of our top 20 disposed of more than 30% of their portfolio.

Auction Companies

We are proud to represent a growing number of Auction companies, this year we have separated these out.  Braveheart Auctions disposed of a massive 74% of their portfolio during the period.

Please note that disposals & new properties are counted at the date the changes are made within the NovaLoca database. Therefore, where companies update their listings less often this could result in higher disposals & new listings being recorded than actually took place during the period.  The majority of the companies featured either feed data direct or update regularly, however, to be confident of any specific result we suggest you contact the company directly. 

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