August 2021 Transaction Data
Published By GOV.UK [English], Tue, Sep 21, 2021 6:00 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 August:
HM Land Registry completed more than 1,659,600 applications to change or query the Land Register
the South East topped the table of regional applications with 383,237
HM Land Registry completed 1,659,680 applications in August compared with 1,802,037 in July and 1,657,858 last August 2020, of which:
295,540 were applications for register updates compared with 330,434 in July
886,226 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 973,204 in July
224,582 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 216,203 in July
15,465 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 17,207 in July
Applications by region and country
Region/country
June applications
July applications
August applications
South East
461,380
419,988
383,237
Greater London
360,836
323,772
292,204
North West
217,869
205,529
196,939
South West
191,804
179,015
162,228
West Midlands
162,245
152,818
141,022
Yorkshire and the Humber
149,885
141,689
133,245
East Midlands
139,228
130,392
119,935
North
91,406
88,118
83,033
East Anglia
82,177
76,628
70,143
Isles of Scilly
59
68
47
Wales
87,928
83,927
77,548
England and Wales (not assigned)
76
93
99
Total
1,944,893
1,802,037
1,659,680
Top 5 local authority areas
August 2021 applications
Top 5 local authority areas
August applications
Birmingham
24,853
Leeds
19,956
City of Westminster
18,865
Cornwall
17,585
Buckinghamshire
16,215
July 2021 applications
Top 5 local authority areas
July applications
Birmingham
26,267
Leeds
21,718
City of Westminster
20,615
Cornwall
20,586
Buckinghamshire
19,066
Top 5 customers
August 2021 applications
Top 5 customers
August applications
Infotrack Limited
105,872
Enact
38,374
O’Neill Patient
26,291
Optima Legal Services
21,796
TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice)
21,751
July 2021 applications
Top 5 customers
July applications
Infotrack Limited
119,308
Enact
41,537
O’Neill Patient
23,356
TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice)
22,820
Optima Legal Services
21,118
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Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The September data will be published at 11am on Thursday 21 October 2021.
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