October 2021 Transaction Data

Published By GOV.UK [English], Fri, Nov 19, 2021 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 October:

HM Land Registry completed more than 1,771,800 applications to change or query the Land Register

the South East topped the table of regional applications with 416,242

HM Land Registry completed 1,771,848 applications in October compared with 1,818,473 in September and 1,761,236 last October 2020, of which:

341,065 were applications for register updates compared with 327,628 in September

952, 922 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 937,950 in September

223,284 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 286,641 in September

16,368 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 15,810 in September

Applications by region and country

Region/country

August applications

September applications

October applications

South East

383,237

383,237

416,242

Greater London

292,204

292,204

318,722

North West

196,939

196,939

204,223

South West

162,228

162,228

174,735

West Midlands

141,022

141,022

147,428

Yorkshire and the Humber

133,245

133,245

141,442

East Midlands

119,935

119,935

128,444

North

83,033

83,033

85,165

East Anglia

70,143

70,143

74,178

Isles of Scilly

47

47

55

Wales

77,548

77,548

81,121

England and Wales (not assigned)

99

99

93

Total

1,659,680

1,659,680

1,771,848

Top 5 local authority areas

October 2021 applications

Top 5 Local authority areas

October applications

Birmingham

25,637

City of Westminster

22,426

Leeds

19,870

Buckinghamshire

18,390

Cornwall

18,150

September 2021 applications

Top 5 Local authority areas

September applications

Birmingham

26,151

Leeds

22,110

City of Westminster

21,377

Cornwall

18,919

Buckinghamshire

18,803

Top 5 customers

October 2021 applications

Top 5 customers

October applications

Infotrack Limited

114,963

Enact

41,978

O’Neill Patient

33,468

Optima Legal Services

33,095

TM Group (UK) ltd

20,939

September 2021 applications

Top 5 customers

September applications

Infotrack Limited

117,399

Enact

43,548

O’Neill Patient

31,542

Optima Legal Services

29,582

My Home Move Limited

21,997

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Next publication

Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The November data will be published at 11am on Monday 20 December 2021.

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