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December 2023 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in December 2023.
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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 December:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,335,790 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 300,944
HM Land Registry completed 1,335,792 applications in December compared with 1,793,402 in November and 1,415,677 last December 2022, of which:
- 257,519 were applications for register updates compared with 278,536 in November
- 689,205 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,014,848 in November
- 178,940 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 198,173 in November
- 57,567 were transactions for value compared with 88,686 in November
- 16,721 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 19,730 in November
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | October applications | November applications | December applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 407,718 | 426,264 | 300,944 |
| Greater London | 348,637 | 361,451 | 252,332 |
| North West | 201,915 | 217,097 | 152,088 |
| South West | 177,466 | 184,856 | 128,926 |
| West Midlands | 152,380 | 167,099 | 112,618 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 144,816 | 153,981 | 108,989 |
| East Midlands | 128,543 | 139,023 | 97,518 |
| North | 90,910 | 95,528 | 65,817 |
| East Anglia | 75,844 | 80,981 | 56,794 |
| Isles of Scilly | 69 | 45 | 84 |
| Wales | 82,251 | 86,200 | 59,619 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 106 | 109 | 63 |
| Total | 1,810,655 | 1,912,634 | 1,335,792 |
Top 5 local authority areas
December 2023 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | December applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 19,684 |
| City of Westminster | 18,089 |
| Leeds | 15,594 |
| North Yorkshire | 14,720 |
| Manchester | 13,679 |
November 2023 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | November applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 26,534 |
| City of Westminster | 25,773 |
| Leeds | 22,737 |
| North Yorkshire | 21,386 |
| Cornwall | 19,648 |
Top 5 customers
December 2023 applications
| Top 5 customers | December applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 104,683 |
| Enact | 25,300 |
| Avail AI Ltd | 23,996 |
| O’Neill Patient | 23,905 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 16,046 |
November 2023 applications
| Top 5 customers | November applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 171,187 |
| Enact | 37,230 |
| O’Neill Patient | 28,142 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 25,740 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 19,130 |
Access the full dataset on our Use land and property data service.
Next publication
Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The January 2024 data will be published at 11am on Wednesday 21 February 2024.