May 2022 Transaction Data
Published By GOV.UK [English], Thu, Jun 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 May:
HM Land Registry completed more than 1,983,660 applications to change or query the Land Register
the South East topped the table of regional applications with 465,741
HM Land Registry completed 1,983,661 applications in May compared with 1,752,363 in April and 1,729,466 last May 2021, of which:
374,672 were applications for register updates compared with 335,442 in April
1,064,783 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 932,281 in April
235,827 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 214,760 in April
15,905 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 16,013 in April
Applications by region and country
Region/country
March applications
April applications
May applications
South East
490,963
416,705
465,741
Greater London
386,977
315,971
366,243
North West
244,964
200,963
223,007
South West
209,168
170,684
195,283
West Midlands
177,003
145,566
166,826
Yorkshire and the Humber
166,917
137,836
152,418
East Midlands
156,855
126,524
145,726
North
107,426
84,798
95,723
East Anglia
89,455
74,659
83,057
Isles of Scilly
100
42
57
Wales
95,565
78,518
89,461
England and Wales (not assigned)
115
97
119
Total
2,125,508
1,752,363
1,983,661
Top 5 local authority areas
May 2022 applications
Top 5 local authority areas
May applications
Birmingham
28,242
City of Westminster
23,404
Leeds
22,731
Buckinghamshire
20,630
Cornwall
19,738
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
Top 5 customers
May 2022 applications
Top 5 customers
May applications
Infotrack Limited
143,597
Enact
51,228
O’Neill Patient
34,270
Optima Legal Services
30,114
TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice)
22,712
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
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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 Thursday 21 July 2022.
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