Press release: June 2018 Transaction Data

In June:

• HM Land Registry completed more than 1,701,270 applications to change or query the Land Register
• the South East topped the table of regional applications with 391,741

HM Land Registry completed 1,701,272 applications in June compared with 1,723,578 in May and 1,690,237 last June, of which:

• 367,516 were applications for register updates compared with 373,423 in May
• 825,155 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 848,600 in May
• 226,333 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 209,803 in May; and
• 24,801 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 26,695 in May

Applications by region and country

Region/country	April applications	May applications	June applications
South East	373,677	398,029	391,741
Greater London	314,534	332,546	324,861
North West	184,504	194,722	189,790
South West	159,528	169,351	166,626
West Midlands	140,096	147,196	146,855
Yorkshire and the Humber	121,756	131,727	128,441
East Midlands	115,347	121,511	121,551
Wales	75,111	78,038	77,307
North	73,765	78,596	79,945
East Anglia	66,644	71,749	74,017
Isles of Scilly	69	41	66
England and Wales (not assigned)	67	72	72
Total	1,625,098	1,723,578	1,701,272

Top 5 local authority areas

Top 5 local authority areas	April applications	Top 5 local authority areas	May applications	Top 5 local authority areas	June applications
Birmingham	25,990	Birmingham	26,902	Birmingham	25,724
City of Westminster	22,505	City of Westminster	24,121	City of Westminster	23,468
Leeds	18,630	Leeds	19,782	Leeds	19,257
Manchester	16,698	Cornwall	18,301	Cornwall	17,591
Cornwall	16,343	Manchester	17,347	Manchester	16,765

Top 5 customers

Top 5 customers	April applications	Top 5 customers	May applications	Top 5 customers	June applications
Enact	48,943	Enact	53,314	Enact	53,868
Optima Legal Services	26,741	Infotrack Limited	28,453	Infotrack Limited	29,175
O’Neill Patient	25,473	Optima Legal Services	28,173	O’Neill Patient	26,523
Infotrack Limited	24,411	O’Neill Patient	26,645	Optima Legal Services	26,239
TM Group (UK) Ltd	18,058	TM Group (UK) Ltd	22,706	TM Group (UK) Ltd	21,465

Access the full dataset on data.gov.uk.

Notes to editors

1. Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The July Transaction Data will be published at 11am on Tuesday 21 August 2018 at HM Land Registry Monthly Property Transaction Data.
2. The monthly Transaction Data showing how many applications for new titles, leases, splitting titles, updating existing titles, official copies of the register and search and hold queries (official searches) were received, reflects the volume of applications lodged by customers using an HM Land Registry account number on their application form.
3. We are challenging ourselves to reassess our language to make our terms understandable to both our commercial and our citizen customers. This is in line with our commitment set out in the Business Strategy 2017-2022 under the ‘simplicity’ element of our ambition.
4. Completed applications in England and Wales shown by region and by local authority include postal applications as well as those sent electronically.
5. Transaction Data excludes: pending applications, bankruptcy applications, bulk applications and discharge applications (to remove a charge, for example a mortgage, from the register).
6. Transactions for value are applications lodged involving a transfer of ownership for value. For an explanation of other terms used, see abbreviations used in the transaction data.
7. Most search and hold queries (official searches) carried out by a solicitor or conveyancer are to protect the purchase and/or mortgage. For example, a search and hold query will give the buyer priority for an application to HM Land Registry to register the purchase of the property. This can give an indication of market activity.
8. Reasonable skill and care is used in the provision of the data. We strive to ensure that the data is as accurate as possible but cannot guarantee that it is free from error. We cannot guarantee our data is fit for your intended purpose or use.
9. Transaction Data is available free of charge for use and re-use under the Open Government Licence (OGL). The licence allows public bodies to make their data available for re-use.
10. If you use or publish the Transaction Data, you must add the following attribution statement: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2018. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
11. HM Land Registry’s mission is to guarantee and protect property rights in England and Wales.
12. HM Land Registry is a government department created in 1862. It operates as an executive agency and a trading fund and its running costs are covered by the fees paid by the users of its services. Its ambition is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.
13. HM Land Registry safeguards land and property ownership worth in excess of £4 trillion, including around £1 trillion of mortgages. The Land Register contains more than 25 million titles showing evidence of ownership for some 85% of the land mass of England and Wales.
14. For further information about HM Land Registry visit www.gov.uk/land-registry.
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