Homeowners are moving less frequently due to high costs and other obstacles, new analysis by Connells suggests. The percentage of sellers in England & Wales who bought their home within the prior five years has halved over the past two decades from 29% in 2006 to 14% in 2026. Just 5% of sellers this year in England & Wales have owned their home for less than three years, the lowest share on record and down from 15% in 2006. Connells research director Aneisha Beveridge says: “Homeowners are increasingly finding that moving no longer pays. “Our analysis suggests that if homeowners were moving as frequently as they were in 2006, we would see around 439,000 additional housing transactions each year.”