May 2021 Transaction Data
Published By GOV.UK [English], Mon, Jun 21, 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 May:
HM Land Registry completed more than 1,729,460 applications to change or query the Land Register
the South East topped the table of regional applications with 408,181
HM Land Registry completed 1,729,466 applications in May compared with 1,760,322 in April and 934,380 last May 2020, of which:
281,344 were applications for register updates compared with 292,611 in April
941,240 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 959,995 in April
213,233 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 215,203 in April
16,897 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 16,871 in April
Applications by region and country
Region/country
March applications
April applications
May applications
South East
496,222
420,311
408,181
Greater London
383,607
327,723
321,549
North West
234,354
197,145
193,992
South West
204,703
172,216
169,319
West Midlands
173,871
145,539
143,621
Yorkshire and the Humber
161,569
135,405
135,143
East Midlands
151,624
127,348
124,503
North
96,479
81,782
82,532
East Anglia
87,092
73,063
72,540
Isles of Scilly
86
54
47
Wales
91,590
79,622
77,952
England and Wales (not assigned)
86
114
87
Total
2,081,283
1,760,322
1,729,466
Top 5 local authority areas
May 2021 applications
Top 5 local authority areas
May applications
Birmingham
23,854
City of Westminster
21,672
Leeds
19,933
Cornwall
18,674
Buckinghamshire
18,078
April 2021 applications
Top 5 local authority areas
April applications
Birmingham
25,144
City of Westminster
21,544
Leeds
20,992
Cornwall
18,957
Buckinghamshire
18,716
Top 5 customers
May 2021 applications
Top 5 customers
May applications
Infotrack Limited
109,685
Enact
32,606
TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice)
28,207
O’Neill Patient
18,992
My Home Move Limited
18,991
April 2021 applications
Top 5 customers
April applications
Infotrack Limited
109,513
Enact
35,607
TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice)
29,309
My Home Move Limited
21,747
O’Neill Patient
21,004
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Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The June data will be published at 11am on Monday 21 June 2021.
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