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April 2024 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in April 2024.
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This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in April 2024.
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.
In April:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,953,640 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 449,162
HM Land Registry completed 1,953,642 applications in April compared with 1,865,589 in March and 1,595,150 last April 2023, of which:
- 299,195 were applications for register updates compared with 295,437 in March
- 1,128,292 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,063,005 in March
- 186,959 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 191,839 in March
- 83,904 were transactions for value compared with 83,467 in March
- 20,425 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 20,519 in March
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | February applications | March applications | April applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 431,719 | 420,415 | 449,162 |
| Greater London | 359,378 | 349,872 | 362,233 |
| North West | 215,042 | 209,451 | 216,597 |
| South West | 180,916 | 180,665 | 188,320 |
| West Midlands | 157,910 | 157,411 | 164,859 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 149,606 | 150,143 | 159,242 |
| East Midlands | 138,195 | 138,317 | 144,324 |
| North | 95,557 | 93,755 | 97,741 |
| East Anglia | 83,153 | 78,787 | 83087 |
| Isles of Scilly | 97 | 111 | 94 |
| Wales | 89,265 | 86,573 | 87,830 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 112 | 89 | 153 |
| Total | 1,900,950 | 1,865,589 | 1,953,642 |
Top 5 local authority areas
April 2024 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | April applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 28,414 |
| City of Westminster | 27,872 |
| Leeds | 26,906 |
| North Yorkshire | 21,223 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20,598 |
March 2024 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | March applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 27,725 |
| City of Westminster | 25,978 |
| Leeds | 22,523 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20,497 |
| North Yorkshire | 20,262 |
Top 5 customers
April 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | April applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 180,459 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 37,836 |
| Enact | 31,621 |
| O’Neill Patient | 30,636 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 27,383 |
March 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | March applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 166,587 |
| Enact | 32,374 |
| O’Neill Patient | 30,339 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 28,509 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 26,295 |
Next publication
Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The May 2024 data will be published at 11am on Friday 21 June 2024.
Published 22 May 2024