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November 2019 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in November 2019.
In November:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,771,880 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 404,786
HM Land Registry completed 1,771,884 applications in November compared with 1,905,543 in October and 1,938,344 last November, of which:
- 355,399 were applications for register updates compared with 366,994 in October
- 912,853 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,002,470 in October
- 226,094 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 235,846 in October
- 20,835 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 19,840 in October
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | September applications | October applications | November applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 387,778 | 430,303 | 404,786 |
| Greater London | 318,300 | 347,443 | 345,170 |
| North West | 194,171 | 227,567 | 206,020 |
| South West | 162,681 | 181,312 | 168,039 |
| West Midlands | 153,930 | 168,325 | 149,859 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 135,492 | 152,736 | 138,165 |
| East Midlands | 123,391 | 138,606 | 124,538 |
| North | 80,659 | 91,825 | 81,318 |
| East Anglia | 69,850 | 79,314 | 72,626 |
| Isles of Scilly | 39 | 53 | 52 |
| Wales | 82,754 | 87,964 | 81,224 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 81 | 95 | 87 |
| Total | 1,709,126 | 1,905,543 | 1,771,884 |
Top 5 local authority areas
| Top 5 local authority areas | September applications | Top 5 local authority areas | October applications | Top 5 local authority areas | November applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 26,240 | Birmingham | 29,114 | Birmingham | 26,875 |
| City of Westminster | 21,591 | Leeds | 23,865 | City of Westminster | 23,596 |
| Leeds | 20,085 | City of Westminster | 23,722 | Leeds | 21,303 |
| Cornwall | 17,127 | Manchester | 22,792 | Cornwall | 17,648 |
| Manchester | 16,350 | Liverpool | 19,602 | Manchester | 16,777 |
Top 5 customers
| Top 5 customers | September applications | Top 5 customers | October applications | Top 5 customers | November applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 54,412 | Infotrack Limited | 59,349 | Infotrack Limited | 56,765 |
| Enact | 51,421 | Enact | 59,062 | Enact | 54,094 |
| TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice) | 28,869 | O’Neill Patient | 31,592 | O’Neill Patient | 31,687 |
| O’Neill Patient | 27,339 | My Home Move Limited | 20,505 | WSP Management Services Ltd | 23,169 |
| Optima Legal Services | 21,524 | HBOS PLC Bank | 19,669 | Optima Legal Services | 21,467 |
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 December data will be published at 11am on Wednesday 22 January 2020.
Updates to this page
Published 20 December 2019