In December:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,375,680 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 313,823
HM Land Registry completed 1,375,682 applications in December compared with 1,771,880 in November and 1,274,000 last December, of which:
- 310,299 were applications for register updates compared with 355,399 in November
- 652,772 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 912,853 in November
- 207,679 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 226,094 in November
- 17,402 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 20,835 in November
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | October applications | November applications | December applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 430,303 | 404,786 | 313,823 |
| Greater London | 347,443 | 345,170 | 256,620 |
| North West | 227,567 | 206,020 | 156,919 |
| South West | 181,312 | 168,039 | 133,325 |
| West Midlands | 168,325 | 149,859 | 120,093 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 152,736 | 138,165 | 110,777 |
| East Midlands | 138,606 | 124,538 | 100,028 |
| North | 91,825 | 81,318 | 64,881 |
| East Anglia | 79,314 | 72,626 | 56,073 |
| Isles of Scilly | 53 | 52 | 97 |
| Wales | 87,964 | 81,224 | 62,968 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 95 | 87 | 78 |
| Total | 1,905,543 | 1,771,884 | 1,375,682 |
Top 5 local authority areas
| Top 5 local authority areas | October applications | Top 5 local authority areas | November applications | Top 5 local authority areas | December applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 29,114 | Birmingham | 26,875 | Birmingham | 20,979 |
| Leeds | 23,865 | City of Westminster | 23,596 | City of Westminster | 18,088 |
| City of Westminster | 23,722 | Leeds | 21,303 | Leeds | 16,802 |
| Manchester | 22,792 | Cornwall | 17,648 | Cornwall | 14,106 |
| Liverpool | 19,602 | Manchester | 16,777 | Manchester | 13,030 |
Top 5 customers
| Top 5 customers | October applications | Top 5 customers | November applications | Top 5 customers | December applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 59,349 | Infotrack Limited | 56,765 | Enact | 43,278 |
| Enact | 59,062 | Enact | 54,094 | Infotrack Limited | 42,603 |
| O’Neill Patient | 31,592 | O’Neill Patient | 31,687 | O’Neill Patient | 28,990 |
| My Home Move Limited | 20,505 | WSP Management Services Ltd | 23,169 | Optima Legal Services | 20,178 |
| HBOS PLC Bank | 19,669 | Optima Legal Services | 21,467 | HBOS PLC Bank | 16,755 |
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Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The January data will be published at 11am on Friday 21 February 2020.
Published 22 January 2020
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