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October 2019 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in October 2019.
In October:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,905,540 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 430,303
HM Land Registry completed 1,905,543 applications in October compared with 1,709,126 in September and 1,886,737 last October, of which:
- 366,994 were applications for register updates compared with 331,200 in September
- 1,002,470 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 878,321 in September
- 235,846 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 226,243 in September
- 19,840 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 19,042 in September
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | August applications | September applications | October applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 395,716 | 387,778 | 430,303 |
| Greater London | 316,939 | 318,300 | 347,443 |
| North West | 196,381 | 194,171 | 227,567 |
| South West | 164,696 | 162,681 | 181,312 |
| West Midlands | 146,051 | 153,930 | 168,325 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 133,111 | 135,492 | 152,736 |
| East Midlands | 122,250 | 123,391 | 138,606 |
| North | 80,077 | 80,659 | 91,825 |
| East Anglia | 70,919 | 69,850 | 79,314 |
| Isles of Scilly | 47 | 39 | 53 |
| Wales | 80,560 | 82,754 | 87,964 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 80 | 81 | 95 |
| Total | 1,706,827 | 1,709,126 | 1,905,543 |
Top 5 local authority areas
| Top 5 Local authority areas | August applications | Top 5 Local authority areas | September applications | Top 5 Local authority areas | October applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 25,837 | Birmingham | 26,240 | Birmingham | 29,114 |
| City of Westminster | 23,128 | City of Westminster | 21,591 | Leeds | 23,865 |
| Leeds | 20,480 | Leeds | 20,085 | City of Westminster | 23,722 |
| Cornwall | 17,431 | Cornwall | 17,127 | Manchester | 22,792 |
| Manchester | 17,090 | Manchester | 16,350 | Liverpool | 19,602 |
Top 5 customers
| Top 5 customers | August applications | Top 5 customers | September applications | Top 5 customers | October applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enact | 50,273 | Infotrack Limited | 54,412 | Infotrack Limited | 59,349 |
| Infotrack Limited | 48,655 | Enact | 51,421 | Enact | 59,062 |
| O’Neill Patient | 26,159 | TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice) | 28,869 | O’Neill Patient | 31,592 |
| TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice) | 21,361 | O’Neill Patient | 27,339 | My Home Move Limited | 20,505 |
| Optima Legal Services | 21,253 | Optima Legal Services | 21,524 | HBOS PLC Bank | 19,669 |
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 November data will be published at 11am on Friday 20 December 2019.
Updates to this page
Published 21 November 2019