In February:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,780,070 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 413,018
HM Land Registry completed 1,780,074 applications in February compared with 1,838,833 in January and 2,008,752 last February, of which:
- 337,363 were applications for register updates compared with 378,672 in January
- 961,901 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 961,842 in January
- 190,388 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 217,323 in January
- 20,909 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 21,940 in January
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | December applications | January applications | February applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 313,823 | 424,390 | 413,018 |
| Greater London | 256,620 | 349,183 | 336,448 |
| North West | 156,919 | 212,480 | 203,913 |
| South West | 133,325 | 172,851 | 168,719 |
| West Midlands | 120,093 | 156,965 | 150,978 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 110,777 | 143,650 | 138,435 |
| East Midlands | 100,028 | 132,390 | 129,431 |
| North | 64,881 | 88,245 | 85,503 |
| East Anglia | 56,073 | 75,804 | 72,331 |
| Isles of Scilly | 97 | 39 | 70 |
| Wales | 62,968 | 82,752 | 81144 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 78 | 84 | 84 |
| Total | 1,375,682 | 1,838,833 | 1,780,074 |
Top 5 local authority areas
| Top 5 Local authority areas | December applications | Top 5 Local authority areas | January applications | Top 5 Local authority areas | February applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 20,979 | Birmingham | 27,664 | Birmingham | 27,136 |
| City of Westminster | 18,088 | City of Westminster | 24,777 | City of Westminster | 24,756 |
| Leeds | 16,802 | Leeds | 21,771 | Leeds | 20,901 |
| Cornwall | 14,106 | Manchester | 19,006 | Manchester | 17,383 |
| Manchester | 13,030 | Cornwall | 18,243 | Cornwall | 17,356 |
Top 5 customers
| Top 5 customers | December applications | Top 5 Customers | January applications | Top 5 Customers | February applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enact | 43,278 | Infotrack Limited | 60,745 | Infotrack Limited | 63,924 |
| Infotrack Limited | 42,603 | Enact | 57,323 | Enact | 59,342 |
| O'Neill Patient | 28,990 | O'Neill Patient | 37,864 | O'Neill Patient | 37,041 |
| Optima Legal Services | 20,178 | Optima Legal Services | 24,113 | Optima Legal Services | 23,601 |
| HBOS PLC Bank | 16,755 | My Home Move Limited | 21,498 | The Mortgage Works (UK) plc | 22,135 |
Download the data
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- number of applications in England and Wales divided by local authorities (CSV, 20 KB)
- number of applications in England and Wales divided by region (CSV, 2 KB)
- number and types of transactions for value by all account customers (CSV, 123 KB)
- number and types of applications by all account customers (CSV, 546 KB)
- number of searches by all account customers (CSV, 135 KB)
Access the full dataset on data.gov.uk
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