7-Day Forecast — UK Estate Agent
Late April 2026 · Market & operational outlook

Headline: Late April is one of the strongest selling windows of the year. Buyer registrations peak, daylight aids viewings, and gardens look their best. Use it — Q2 momentum is set in these two weeks.The Week Ahead

Monday — Pipeline & pricing day
• Heaviest portal traffic of the week (Rightmove/Zoopla peak Sun night → Mon AM)
• Highest volume of new buyer enquiries from weekend viewings
• Priority: triage weekend leads before noon; price-review any stock >60 days

Tuesday — Valuations
• Highest vendor receptivity to market appraisals (post-weekend reflection)
• Priority: book valuations for Wed–Fri; today is your prospecting call day

Wednesday — Mid-week viewings
• Working-from-home buyers favour Wed lunchtime / late afternoon slots
• Priority: second viewings and decision-stage buyers

Thursday — Offers & negotiations
• Statistically the highest offer-submission day of the week
• BoE MPC announcements (if scheduled) land 12:00
• Priority: clear desk by 11:00 to handle inbound offers

Friday — Exchange push
• Solicitor cut-off: anything not exchanged by 16:00 slips to Monday
• Priority: chase legals from 09:00

Saturday — Peak viewing day
• 60-70% of weekly viewing volume falls Sat 10:00–15:00
• Open houses outperform single-slot viewings 3:1

Sunday — Quiet ops, loud portals
• Low viewing demand but record portal browsing 19:00–22:00
• Priority: refresh listings, new photos for Monday surge