Most shorted UK real estate stocks
REITs, developers, agents and housebuilders. 21 classified United Kingdom companies, ranked by disclosed short positions as of 12 Oct 2026. Sector average 5.88%.
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The median disclosed position across the sector's classified companies at each reporting date. A median, not a total: percentages of different companies' capital cannot be added, so this tracks the typical member, with the table below showing today's spread.
| # | Company | Short % | 20d (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vistry Group PLC | 13.94% | −4.70 |
| 2 | CREST NICHOLSON HOLDINGS PLC | 12.18% | +1.97 |
| 3 | TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC | 9.43% | −0.28 |
| 4 | PERSIMMON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 8.80% | −0.16 |
| 5 | Barratt Redrow plc | 8.65% | +2.19 |
| 6 | DERWENT LONDON PLC | 7.76% | −0.44 |
| 7 | WORKSPACE GROUP PLC | 7.57% | +2.11 |
| 8 | THE UNITE GROUP PLC | 7.11% | +1.50 |
| 9 | THE BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC | 5.60% | +1.15 |
| 10 | BIG YELLOW GROUP PLC | 5.55% | +1.45 |
| 11 | International Workplace Group plc | 5.50% | +0.22 |
| 12 | GRAINGER PLC | 5.45% | +1.13 |
| 13 | GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES P L C | 5.12% | −0.48 |
| 14 | LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC | 4.82% | −3.58 |
| 15 | BRITISH LAND COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) | 4.00% | +0.88 |
| 16 | BELLWAY P L C | 3.44% | −0.25 |
| 17 | HAMMERSON PLC | 2.65% | – |
| 18 | SUPERMARKET INCOME REIT PLC | 2.35% | −2.13 |
| 19 | SIRIUS REAL ESTATE LIMITED | 2.27% | – |
| 20 | WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP PLC | 0.70% | – |
| 21 | LOWLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY P L C | 0.60% | – |
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Sector buckets are our own coarse editorial classification, not the licensed GICS or ICB schemes; only classified companies appear here. The change column is percentage points over 20 trading days. Figures are official FCA disclosures, see the methodology.