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May 2022 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in May 2022.
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Please note this data shows what HM Land Registry has been able to process during the time period covered and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity.
滨苍听惭补测:
- HM Land Registry completed more than聽1,983,660 applications聽to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped聽the table of regional applications with聽465,741
HM Land Registry completed 1,983,661 applications in聽May compared with聽1,752,363 in聽April聽and 1,729,466 last May 2021, of which:
- 374,672 were applications for register updates compared with聽335,442 in聽April
- 1,064,783 were applications for an official copy of a register compared聽with聽932,281 in聽April
- 235,827 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared聽with 214,760 in April
- 15,905 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 16,013 in聽April
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | March applications | April applications | May applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 490,963 | 416,705 | 465,741 |
| Greater London | 386,977 | 315,971 | 366,243 |
| North West | 244,964 | 200,963 | 223,007 |
| South West | 209,168 | 170,684 | 195,283 |
| West Midlands | 177,003 | 145,566 | 166,826 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 166,917 | 137,836 | 152,418 |
| East Midlands | 156,855 | 126,524 | 145,726 |
| North | 107,426 | 84,798 | 95,723 |
| East Anglia | 89,455 | 74,659 | 83,057 |
| Isles of Scilly | 100 | 42 | 57 |
| Wales | 95,565 | 78,518 | 89,461 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 115 | 97 | 119 |
| Total | 2,125,508 | 1,752,363 | 1,983,661 |
Top 5 local authority areas
May 2022 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | May applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 28,242 |
| City of Westminster | 23,404 |
| Leeds | 22,731 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20,630 |
| Cornwall | 19,738 |
April 2022 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | April applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 25,455 |
| City of Westminster | 20,731 |
| Leeds | 20,441 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18,129 |
| Cornwall | 17,090 |
Top 5 customers
May 2022 applications
| Top 5 customers | May applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 143,597 |
| Enact | 51,228 |
| O鈥橬eill Patient | 34,270 |
| Optima Legal Services | 30,114 |
| TM Group (UK) Ltd (Search Choice) | 22,712 |
April 2022 applications
| Top 5 customers | April applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 129,112 |
| Enact | 46,811 |
| O鈥橬eill Patient | 25,287 |
| Optima Legal Services | 24,038 |
| Avail AI Ltd | 23,384 |
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Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The聽June聽data will be published at 11am on聽Thursday 21 July 2022.
Updates to this page
Published 23 June 2022