January 2022 Transaction Data
Published By GOV.UK [English], Mon, Feb 21, 2022 5:00 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 January:
HM Land Registry completed more than 1,771,690 applications to change or query the Land Register
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:
356,294 were applications for register updates compared with 338,689 in December
938,752 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 691,482 in December
222,734 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 228,687 in December
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
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
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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.
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