April 2020 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in April 2020.
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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 April:
- HM Land Registry completed 865,970 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 207,028
HM Land Registry completed 865,970 applications in April compared with 1,584,273 in March and 1,682,690 last April 2019, of which:
- 56,950 were applications for register updates compared with 256,062 in March
- 531,638 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 880,501 in March
- 141,626 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 196,807 in March
- 2,330 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 15,411 in March
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | February applications | March applications | April applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 413,018 | 367,175 | 207,028 |
| Greater London | 336,448 | 295,595 | 169,837 |
| North West | 203,913 | 184,461 | 99,425 |
| South West | 168,719 | 151,389 | 79,731 |
| West Midlands | 150,978 | 134,232 | 70,638 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 138,435 | 123,430 | 64,669 |
| East Midlands | 129,431 | 116,088 | 62,833 |
| North | 85,503 | 77,673 | 36,845 |
| East Anglia | 72,331 | 65,199 | 37,578 |
| Isles of Scilly | 70 | 42 | 20 |
| Wales | 81144 | 68,907 | 37,328 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 84 | 82 | 38 |
| Total | 1,780,074 | 1,584,273 | 865,970 |
Top 5 local authority areas
| Top 5 Local authority areas | February applications | Top 5 Local authority areas | March applications | Top 5 Local authority areas | April applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 27,136 | Birmingham | 24,469 | City of Westminster | 13,467 |
| City of Westminster | 24,756 | City of Westminster | 22,027 | Birmingham | 12,657 |
| Leeds | 20,901 | Manchester | 18,693 | Leeds | 10,168 |
| Manchester | 17,383 | Leeds | 18,229 | Manchester | 9,268 |
| Cornwall | 17,356 | Cornwall | 15,787 | Cornwall | 7,872 |
Top 5 customers
| Top 5 Customers | February applications | Top 5 Customers | March applications | Top 5 Customers | April applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 63,924 | Infotrack Limited | 65,764 | Infotrack Limited | 35,427 |
| Enact | 59,342 | Enact | 50,955 | Enact | 30,347 |
| O’Neill Patient | 37,041 | O’Neill Patient | 35,297 | O’Neill Patient | 21,274 |
| Optima Legal Services | 23,601 | Optima Legal Services | 26,135 | Optima Legal Services | 13,954 |
| The Mortgage Works (UK) plc | 22,135 | TM Group (UK) LTD (Search Choice) | 20,444 | Legal & General Surveying Services LTD | 11,704 |
Download the data
Access the full dataset on data.gov.uk
Next publication
Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The May data will be published at 11am on Friday 19 June 2020.
Updates to this page
Published 28 May 2020Last updated 28 May 2020 + show all updates
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We have added a note pointing out that the data is not necessarily a reflection of market activity.
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