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September 2019 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in September 2019.
In September:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,709,120 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 387,778
HM Land Registry completed 1,709,126 applications in September compared with 1,706,827 in August and 1,648,666 last September, of which:
- 331,200 were applications for register updates compared with 339,5839 in August
- 878,321 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 885,154 in August
- 226,243 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 215,336 in August
- 19,042 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 18,284 in August
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | July applications | August applications | September applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 437,867 | 395,716 | 387,778 |
| Greater London | 349,605 | 316,939 | 318,300 |
| North West | 220,424 | 196,381 | 194,171 |
| South West | 182,925 | 164,696 | 162,681 |
| West Midlands | 169,363 | 146,051 | 153,930 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 147,593 | 133,111 | 135,492 |
| East Midlands | 134,194 | 122,250 | 123,391 |
| North | 88,654 | 80,077 | 80,659 |
| East Anglia | 78,143 | 70,919 | 69,850 |
| Isles of Scilly | 62 | 47 | 39 |
| Wales | 89,375 | 80,560 | 82,754 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Total | 1,898,283 | 1,706,827 | 1,709,126 |
Top 5 local authority areas
| Top 5 Local authority areas | July applications | Top 5 Local authority areas | August applications | Top 5 Local authority areas | September applications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 28,964 | Birmingham | 25,837 | Birmingham | 26,240 | |
| City of Westminster | 24,100 | City of Westminster | 23,128 | City of | Westminster | 21,591 |
| Leeds | 22,097 | Leeds | 20,480 | Leeds | 20,085 | |
| Manchester | 19,642 | Cornwall | 17,431 | Cornwall | 17,127 | |
| Cornwall | 19,010 | Manchester | 17,090 | Manchester | 16,350 |
Top 5 customers
| Top 5 Customers | July applications | Top 5 customers | August applications | Top 5 customers | September applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 59,675 | Enact | 50,273 | Infotrack Limited | 54,412 |
| Enact | 53,372 | Infotrack Limited | 48,655 | Enact | 51,421 |
| O’Neill Patient | 26,849 | O’Neill Patient | 26,159 | TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice) | 28,869 |
| Optima Legal Services | 24,422 | TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice) | 21,361 | O’Neill Patient | 27,339 |
| TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice) | 21,309 | Optima Legal Services | 21,253 | Optima Legal Services | 21,524 |
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 October data will be published at 11am on Thursday 21 November 2019.
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Published 21 October 2019