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This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in October 2024.
Please note this data shows what HM Land Registry has been able to process during the time period covered and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity.
In October:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 2,140,180 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 482,889
HM Land Registry completed 2,140,187 applications in October compared with 1,934,916 in September and 1,810,655 last October 2023, of which:
- 310,269 were applications for register updates compared with 286,474 in September
- 1,235,375 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,119,845 in September
- 231,874 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 197,651 in September
- 91,561 were transactions for value compared with 77,774 in September
- 17,806 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 16,471 in September
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | August applications | September applications | October applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 425,070 | 437,185 | 482,889 |
| Greater London | 350,059 | 362,510 | 403,283 |
| North West | 210,417 | 219,362 | 238,586 |
| South West | 185,961 | 188,834 | 207,134 |
| West Midlands | 158,505 | 163,947 | 184,916 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 149,177 | 155,258 | 173,833 |
| East Midlands | 138,813 | 142,378 | 156,106 |
| North | 95,160 | 95,537 | 105,772 |
| East Anglia | 79194 | 80,620 | 91,431 |
| Isles of Scilly | 259 | 159 | 137 |
| Wales | 83,463 | 89,016 | 95,981 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 137 | 110 | 119 |
| Total | 1,876,215 | 1,934,916 | 2,140,187 |
Top 5 local authority areas
October 2024 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | October applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 33,745 |
| City of Westminster | 31,294 |
| Leeds | 25,654 |
| North Yorkshire | 25,103 |
| Cornwall | 22,138 |
September 2024 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | September applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 28,173 |
| City of Westminster | 27,432 |
| Leeds | 23,152 |
| North Yorkshire | 22,058 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,858 |
Top 5 customers
October 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | October applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 213,540 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 48,797 |
| Enact | 33,503 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 33,417 |
| O'Neill Patient | 30,657 |
September 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | September applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 194,207 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 39,195 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 34,008 |
| Enact | 30,413 |
| O'Neill Patient | 29,616 |
Access the full dataset on our Use land and property data service .
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Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The November 2024 data will be published at 11am on Friday 21 December 2024.
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