August 2024 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in August 2024.
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This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in August 2024.
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 August:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,876,210 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 425,070
HM Land Registry completed 1,876,215 applications in August compared with 2,092,554 in July and 1,795,490 last August 2023, of which:
- 285,515 were applications for register updates compared with 318,267 in July
- 1,073,999 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,190,880 in July
- 197,468 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 214,947 in July
- 78,219 were transactions for value compared with 93,549 in July
- 18,417 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 19,357 in July
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | June applications | July applications | August applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 412,195 | 468,348 | 425,070 |
| Greater London | 347,494 | 404,408 | 350,059 |
| North West | 205,260 | 236,256 | 210,417 |
| South West | 179,700 | 203,566 | 185,961 |
| West Midlands | 157,275 | 178,188 | 158,505 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 152,438 | 166,385 | 149,177 |
| East Midlands | 136,263 | 148,285 | 138,813 |
| North | 91,623 | 103,651 | 95,160 |
| East Anglia | 77,425 | 87,080 | 79194 |
| Isles of Scilly | 77 | 194 | 259 |
| Wales | 83,025 | 96,036 | 83,463 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 116 | 157 | 137 |
| Total | 1,842,891 | 2,092,554 | 1,876,215 |
Top 5 local authority areas
August 2024 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | August applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 27,866 |
| City of Westminster | 25,959 |
| Leeds | 22,776 |
| North Yorkshire | 20,844 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,900 |
July 2024 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | July applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 31,822 |
| City of Westminster | 29,358 |
| Leeds | 24,267 |
| North Yorkshire | 24,053 |
| Somerset | 22,319 |
Top 5 customers
August 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | August applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 182,701 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 44,136 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 32,623 |
| Enact | 28,071 |
| O’Neill Patient | 27,852 |
July 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | July applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 202,706 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 33,462 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 32,301 |
| Enact | 31,463 |
| O’Neill Patient | 28,426 |
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Next publication
Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The September 2024 data will be published at 11am on Monday 21 October 2024.