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This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in January 2022.
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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 January:
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HM Land Registry completed more than 1,771,690 applications to change or query the Land Register
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the South East topped the table of regional applications with 417,879
HM Land Registry completed 1,771,694 applications in January compared with 1,480,815 in December and 1,635,591 last January 2021, of which:
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356,294 were applications for register updates compared with 338,689 in December
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938,752 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 691,482 in December
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222,734 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 228,687 in December
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15,335 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 13,528 in December
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | November applications | December applications | January applications |
| South East | 424,106 | 342,488 | 417,879 |
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| Greater London | 339,450 | 273,030 | 322,350 |
| North West | 210,391 | 167,717 | 199,888 |
| South West | 179,377 | 146,922 | 172,166 |
| West Midlands | 153,843 | 123,723 | 149,113 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 145,836 | 116,586 | 137,147 |
| East Midlands | 133,801 | 108,948 | 128,132 |
| North | 89,629 | 71,029 | 86,516 |
| East Anglia | 79,696 | 63,055 | 78,782 |
| Isles of Scilly | 42 | 43 | 50 |
| Wales | 84,468 | 67,212 | 79,621 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 81 | 62 | 50 |
| Total | 1,840,720 | 1,480,815 | 1,771,694 |
Top 5 local authority areas
January 2022 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | January applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 26,270 |
| City of Westminster | 22,501 |
| Leeds | 19,759 |
| Cornwall | 18,649 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18,257 |
December 2021 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | December applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 21,365 |
| City of Westminster | 17,224 |
| Leeds | 16,722 |
| Cornwall | 15,811 |
| Buckinghamshire | 15,453 |
Top 5 customers
January 2022 applications
| Top 5 customers | January applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 109,721 |
| Enact | 43,516 |
| O’Neill Patient | 27,651 |
| Land Technologies Ltd | 24,237 |
| Optima Legal Services | 21,512 |
December 2021 applications
| Top 5 customers | December applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 91,087 |
| Enact | 38,235 |
| O’Neill Patient | 27,347 |
| Optima Legal Services | 23,872 |
| Devonshires | 23,251 |
Access the full dataset on our Use land and property data service.
Next publication
Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The February data will be published at 11am on Tuesday 22 March 2022.
Published 21 February 2022
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