April 2022 Transaction Data
Published By GOV.UK [English], Mon, May 23, 2022 4:00 AM
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 April:
HM Land Registry completed more than 1,752,360 applications to change or query the Land Register
the South East topped the table of regional applications with 416,705
HM Land Registry completed 1,752,363 applications in April compared with 2,125,508 in March and 1,760,322 last April 2021, of which:
335,442 were applications for register updates compared with 390,596 in March
932,281 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,141,724 in March
214,760 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 265,590 in March
16,013 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 19,507 in March
Applications by region and country
Region/country
February applications
March applications
April applications
South East
440,118
490,963
416,705
Greater London
339,757
386,977
315,971
North West
216,620
244,964
200,963
South West
178,861
209,168
170,684
West Midlands
156,319
177,003
145,566
Yorkshire and the Humber
149,242
166,917
137,836
East Midlands
136,288
156,855
126,524
North
90,326
107,426
84,798
East Anglia
79,717
89,455
74,659
Isles of Scilly
42
100
42
Wales
83,412
95,565
78,518
England and Wales (not assigned)
124
115
97
Total
1,870,826
2,125,508
1,752,363
Top 5 local authority areas
April 2022 applications
Top 5 local authority areas
April applications
Birmingham
25,455
City of Westminster
20,731
Leeds
20,441
Buckinghamshire
18,129
Cornwall
17,090
March 2022 applications
Top 5 local authority areas
March applications
Birmingham
29,962
City of Westminster
25,617
Leeds
24,294
Cornwall
22,554
Buckinghamshire
22,058
Top 5 customers
April 2022 applications
Top 5 customers
April applications
Infotrack Limited
129,112
Enact
46,811
O’Neill Patient
25,287
Optima Legal Services
24,038
Avail AI Ltd
23,384
March 2022 applications
Top 5 customers
March applications
Infotrack Limited
151,371
Enact
65,731
O’Neill Patient
31,569
Optima Legal Services
31,077
TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice)
28,064
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Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The May data will be published at 11am on Thursday 23 June 2022.
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