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February 2023 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in February 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 February:
- HM Land Registry completed 1,771,870 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 400,069
HM Land Registry completed 1,771,870 applications in February compared with 1,777,649 in January and 1,870,826 last February 2022, of which:
- 340,617 were applications for register updates compared with 362,305 in January
- 973,175 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 942,328 in January
- 187,783 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 214,107 in January
- 17,653 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 17,251 in January
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | December applications | January applications | February applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 323,045 | 410,280 | 400,069 |
| Greater London | 252,456 | 330,088 | 329,084 |
| North West | 170,630 | 203,067 | 205,969 |
| South West | 136,977 | 170,767 | 169,368 |
| West Midlands | 119,637 | 147,512 | 147,391 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 114,473 | 143,880 | 141,519 |
| East Midlands | 103,794 | 129,084 | 126,839 |
| North | 72,789 | 90,565 | 88,003 |
| East Anglia | 59,543 | 73,366 | 74,583 |
| Isles of Scilly | 130 | 66 | 100 |
| Wales | 62,119 | 78,887 | 88,860 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 84 | 87 | 85 |
| Total | 1,415,677 | 1,777,649 | 1,771,870 |
Top 5 local authority areas
February 2023 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | February applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 26,002 |
| City of Westminster | 24,045 |
| Leeds | 19,847 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,199 |
| Manchester | 18,798 |
January 2023 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | January applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 25,933 |
| City of Westminster | 24,135 |
| Leeds | 20,644 |
| Cornwall | 18,054 |
| Buckinghamshire | 17,796 |
Top 5 customers
February 2023 applications
| Top 5 customers | February Applications |
|---|---|
| InfoTrack Limited | 131,016 |
| Enact | 29,808 |
| O’Neill Patient | 28,826 |
| Nimbus Property Systems Limited | 25,274 |
| TM Group (UK) LTD (Search Choice) | 19,393 |
January 2023 applications
| Top 5 customers | January applications |
|---|---|
| InfoTrack Limited | 125,305 |
| Enact | 33,793 |
| O’Neill Patient | 26,757 |
| HBOS PLC Bank | 19,381 |
| Land Technologies Ltd | 18,297 |
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 March 2023 data will be published at 11am on Tuesday 25 April 2023.
Updates to this page
Published 21 March 2023