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December 2021 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in December 2021.
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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.
In December:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,480,810 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 342,488
HM Land Registry completed 1,480,815 applications in December compared with 1,840,720 in November and 1,431,694 last December 2020, of which:
- 338,689 were applications for register updates compared with 345,740 in November
- 691,482 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 973,605 in November
- 228,687 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 241,525 in November
- 13,528 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 16,310 in November
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | October applications | November applications | December applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 416,242 | 424,106 | 342,488 |
| Greater London | 318,722 | 339,450 | 273,030 |
| North West | 204,223 | 210,391 | 167,717 |
| South West | 174,735 | 179,377 | 146,922 |
| West Midlands | 147,428 | 153,843 | 123,723 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 141,442 | 145,836 | 116,586 |
| East Midlands | 128,444 | 133,801 | 108,948 |
| North | 85,165 | 89,629 | 71,029 |
| East Anglia | 74,178 | 79,696 | 63,055 |
| Isles of Scilly | 55 | 42 | 43 |
| Wales | 81,121 | 84,468 | 67,212 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 93 | 81 | 62 |
| Total | 1,771,848 | 1,840,720 | 1,480,815 |
Top 5 local authority areas
December 2021 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | December applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 21,365 |
| City of Westminster | 17,224 |
| Leeds | 16,722 |
| Cornwall | 15,811 |
| Buckinghamshire | 15,453 |
November 2021 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | November applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 26,401 |
| City of Westminster | 23,824 |
| Leeds | 20,943 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,191 |
| Cornwall | 18,751 |
Top 5 customers
December 2021 applications
| Top 5 customers | December applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 91,087 |
| Enact | 38,235 |
| O’Neill Patient | 27,347 |
| Optima Legal Services | 23,872 |
| Devonshires | 23,251 |
November 2021 applications
| Top 5 customers | November applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 117,295 |
| Enact | 41,912 |
| O’Neill Patient | 33,107 |
| Optima Legal Services | 31,739 |
| HBOS PLC Bank | 18,556 |
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Next publication
Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The December data will be published at 11am on Monday 21 February 2022.
Published 24 January 2022