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December 2024 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in December 2024.
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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 1,511,660 applications to change or query the Land Register
- The South East topped the table of regional applications with 340,271
HM Land Registry completed 1,511,662 applications in December compared with 1,943,101 in November and 1,335,792 last December 2023, of which:
- 272,715 were applications for register updates compared with 306,054 in November
- 803,687 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,110,956 in November
- 184,798 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 209,365 in November
- 59,822 were transactions for value compared with 89,170 in November
- 13,961 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 16,723 in November
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | October applications | November applications | December applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 482,889 | 435,883 | 340,271 |
| Greater London | 403,283 | 365,053 | 288,481 |
| North West | 238,586 | 216,160 | 172,475 |
| South West | 207,134 | 185,863 | 145,843 |
| West Midlands | 184,916 | 168,918 | 125,505 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 173,833 | 155,460 | 120,797 |
| East Midlands | 156,106 | 146,092 | 114,380 |
| North | 105,772 | 95,129 | 73,201 |
| East Anglia | 91,431 | 87,995 | 63,919 |
| Isles of Scilly | 137 | 103 | 57 |
| Wales | 95,981 | 86,328 | 66,654 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 119 | 117 | 79 |
| Total | 2,140,187 | 1,943,101 | 1,511,662 |
Top 5 local authority areas
December 2024 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | December applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 22,940 |
| City of Westminster | 20,436 |
| Leeds | 17,616 |
| North Yorkshire | 16,263 |
| Manchester | 15,723 |
November 2024 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | November applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 29,319 |
| City of Westminster | 26,518 |
| Leeds | 22,886 |
| North Yorkshire | 21,615 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,974 |
Top 5 customers
December 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | December applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 153,623 |
| Enact | 28,823 |
| O’Neill Patient | 25,493 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 25,485 |
| Avail AI Ltd | 18,924 |
November 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | November applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 187,524 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 39,998 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 35,947 |
| Enact | 30,521 |
| O’Neill Patient | 27,874 |
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 2025 data will be published at 11am on Friday 21 February 2025.