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January 2019 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in January 2019.
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In January:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,797,030 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 412,262
HM Land Registry completed 1,797,037 applications in January compared with 1,274,031 in December and 1,782,088 last January, of which:
- 398,058 were applications for register updates compared with 306,302 in December
- 909,149 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 578,979 in December
- 212,934 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 199,533 in December
- 23,040 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 18,104 in December
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | November applications | December applications | January applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 442,882 | 289,089 | 412,262 |
| Greater London | 441,362 | 230,749 | 338,286 |
| North West | 204,499 | 145,147 | 203,371 |
| South West | 174,105 | 125,765 | 169,585 |
| West Midlands | 157,744 | 109,261 | 156,126 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 140,167 | 104,949 | 144,169 |
| East Midlands | 131,654 | 95,112 | 131,926 |
| North | 85,231 | 60,968 | 83,163 |
| East Anglia | 74,312 | 53,130 | 73,402 |
| Isles of Scilly | 62 | 69 | 48 |
| Wales | 86,231 | 59,740 | 84,618 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 95 | 52 | 81 |
| Total | 1,938,344 | 1,274,031 | 1,797,037 |
Top 5 local authority areas
| Top 5 local authority areas | November applications | Top 5 local authority areas | December applications | Top 5 local authority areas | January applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hounslow | 71,338 | Birmingham | 20,015 | Birmingham | 30,192 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 41,992 | City of Westminster | 15,677 | City of Westminster | 23,156 |
| Birmingham | 28,388 | Leeds | 15,669 | Leeds | 21,625 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 27,253 | Cornwall | 13,531 | Cornwall | 17,981 |
| City of Westminster | 24,887 | Manchester | 13,468 | Manchester | 17,818 |
Top 5 customers
| Top 5 customers | November applications | Top 5 customers | December applications | Top 5 customers | January applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSP Management Services Ltd | 114,339 | Enact | 39,404 | Enact | 14,622 |
| Enact | 52,463 | Infotrack Limited | 25,145 | Optima Legal Services | 8,994 |
| Infotrack Limited | 36,291 | Optima Legal Services | 21,820 | O’Neill Patient | 8,153 |
| SupportaTerraquest | 27,451 | O’Neill Patient | 21,302 | Infotrack Limited | 7,454 |
| Optima Legal Services | 27,179 | Eversheds Sutherland | 14,877 | My Home Move Limited | 4,878 |
Access the full dataset on data.gov.uk
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Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The February data will be published at 11am on Thursday 21 March 2019.