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February 2025 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in February 2025.
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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 1,806,500 applications to change or query the Land Register
- The South East topped the table of regional applications with 401,605
HM Land Registry completed 1,806,500 applications in February compared with 1,886,714 in January 2025 and 1,900,950 last February 2024, of which:
- 285,268 were applications for register updates compared with 301,500 in January
- 1,039,212 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,083,311 in January
- 181,553 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 194,671 in January
- 81,215 were transactions for value compared with 86,227 in January
- 13,742 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 15,425 in January
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | December applications | January applications | February applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 340,271 | 422,822 | 401,605 |
| Greater London | 288,481 | 358,032 | 340,916 |
| North West | 172,475 | 216,304 | 207,672 |
| South West | 145,843 | 182,912 | 175,173 |
| West Midlands | 125,505 | 161,218 | 156,886 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 120,797 | 148,308 | 143,216 |
| East Midlands | 114,380 | 137,568 | 133,701 |
| North | 73,201 | 94,663 | 88,757 |
| East Anglia | 63,919 | 79,465 | 76,081 |
| Isles of Scilly | 57 | 78 | 64 |
| Wales | 66,654 | 85,239 | 82,335 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 79 | 105 | 94 |
| Total | 1,511,662 | 1,886,714 | 1,806,500 |
Top 5 local authority areas
February 2024 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | February applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 28,871 |
| City of Westminster | 24,202 |
| North Yorkshire | 20,536 |
| Leeds | 20,118 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18,299 |
January 2024 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | January applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 29,125 |
| City of Westminster | 25,842 |
| North Yorkshire | 21,453 |
| Leeds | 21,149 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,779 |
Top 5 customers
February 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | February applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 184,284 |
| Enact | 32,041 |
| O’Neill Patient | 26,716 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 26,444 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 24,417 |
January 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | January applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 182,999 |
| Enact | 34,670 |
| O’Neill Patient | 30,717 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 27,624 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 24,259 |
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 2025 data will be published at 11am on Wednesday 23 April 2025.