Monthly report · May 2026 edition

The Property Wealth Index

Monthly intelligence on UK property wealth, portfolio transparency and agent performance, powered by Proxera data.

£47.2bn
Total Visibility Deficit across Proxera-connected portfolios
↓ £0.7bn vs April
£127k
Average error between investors’ self-estimate and true net position
Most underestimate
71%
of London landlords hold valuations over 14 months old
£18.4bn invisible equity
612
National PWI composite score this month (out of 1000)
↑ 8 vs April

Figures shown are the May 2026 edition. Updated monthly from Proxera-connected portfolio data.

The Visibility Deficit, by region

The gap between reported portfolio values and true net positions, in billions.
London
£18.4bn
South East
£8.1bn
North West
£5.3bn
West Midlands
£4.2bn
Yorkshire
£3.6bn
Scotland
£3.1bn
Other UK
£4.5bn
For investors

What other investors are getting wrong

How connected landlords compare across the UK.
77%of connected landlords had a materially incorrect net-position estimate on day one, most underestimating their own wealth.
£127,000the average gap between what investors believed their portfolio was worth and its true, platform-calculated value.
2.3×investors with valuations over six months old were far more likely to defer a refinance they already qualified for.
For agents

How agencies are performing

The signals separating the best agencies from the rest.
South Easttops the Agent Performance Index at 78/100; North West is the fastest improving, up 9 points this quarter.
41%longer client retention for agencies that give investors a live portfolio view versus annual check-ins.
1 in 9investor relationships go quiet within 18 months at agencies with an always-on platform, versus 1 in 3 without.

Agent Performance Index, by region

How effectively agencies convert investor relationships into measurable outcomes (0 to 100).
South East
78leads
London
74
North West
71+9 ↑
South West
68
Yorkshire
64
Scotland
61
West Midlands
59

Visibility Deficit, last six months

The national gap is closing as more portfolios come online.
DecJanFebMarAprMay£51.8bn£50.6bn£49.7bn£48.9bn£47.9bn£47.2bn

Most missed opportunities this month

Where investors and agencies are leaving value on the table, ranked by scale.
1
Refinances not actionedof releasable equity sat idle in portfolios that already qualified to refinance.
£2.8bn
2
Under-performing propertiesof tracked properties are below their local yield benchmark and haven't been reviewed.
31%
3
Capital gains thresholdsinvestors are approaching a CGT threshold without a plan to manage it.
1 in 6
4
Compliance renewalscertificates and renewals were due this month across connected portfolios.
12,400
5
Expansion windowsof borrowing capacity is available but unused for portfolio growth.
£1.9bn

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