March 2021 Transaction Data

Published By GOV.UK [English], Fri, Apr 23, 2021 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 March:

HM Land Registry completed more than 2,081,280 applications to change or query the Land Register

the South East topped the table of regional applications with 496,222

HM Land Registry completed 2,081,283 applications in March compared with 1,710,808 in February and 1,584,270 last March 2020, of which:

357,085 were applications for register updates compared with 284,618 in February

1,109,881 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 929,292 in February

295,943 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 226,733 in February

19,655 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 14,368 in February

Applications by region and country

Region/country

January applications

February applications

March applications

South East

387,517

404,287

496,222

Greater London

298,896

313,058

383,607

North West

184,916

200,504

234,354

South West

165,451

168,478

204,703

West Midlands

137,979

143,091

173,871

Yorkshire and the Humber

125,734

133,257

161,569

East Midlands

117,215

123,236

151,624

North

77,101

79,172

96,479

East Anglia

69,220

70,958

87,092

Isles of Scilly

60

31

86

Wales

71,420

74,644

91,590

England and Wales (not assigned)

82

92

86

Total

1,635,591

1,710,808

2,081,283

Top 5 local authority areas

March 2021 applications

Top 5 local authority areas

March applications

Birmingham

29,453

City of Westminster

25,810

Leeds

24,856

Buckinghamshire

24,845

Cornwall

23,256

February 2021 applications

Top 5 local authority areas

February applications

Birmingham

24,850

City of Westminster

20,999

Cornwall

19,744

Leeds

19,643

Buckinghamshire

18,846

Top 5 customers

March 2021 applications

Top 5 Customers

March applications

Infotrack Limited

109,145

Enact

47,241

TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice)

34,906

Optima Legal Services

28,034

O’Neill Patient

25,344

February 2021 applications

Top 5 customers

February applications

Infotrack Limited

98,827

Enact

38,985

TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice)

25,649

Optima Legal Services

23,364

O’Neill Patient

21,037

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Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The March data will be published at 11am on Monday 24 May 2021.

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