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January 2026 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in January 2026.
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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 January:
- HM Land Registry completed over 1,919,990 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 437,584
HM Land Registry completed 1,919,998 applications in January compared with 1,607,442 in December 2025 and 1,886,714 in January 2025, of which:
- 393,604 were applications for register updates compared with 325,571 in December
- 1,054,084 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 847,534 in December
- 189,744 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 205,457 in December
- 114,764 were transactions for value compared with 90,793 in December
- 15,868 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 14,621 in December
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | November applications | December applications | January applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 404,274 | 389,667 | 437,584 |
| Greater London | 411,231 | 288,278 | 352,578 |
| North West | 206,100 | 175,006 | 218,537 |
| South West | 177,701 | 155,058 | 186,043 |
| West Midlands | 153,912 | 133,553 | 161,177 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 147,573 | 128,352 | 155,481 |
| East Midlands | 135,149 | 116,546 | 144,868 |
| North | 90,699 | 80,285 | 95,339 |
| East Anglia | 75,701 | 65,951 | 80,369 |
| Isles of Scily | 58 | 61 | 70 |
| Wales | 85,576 | 74,622 | 87,843 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 94 | 63 | 109 |
| Total | 1,888,068 | 1,607,442 | 1,919,998 |
Top 5 local authority areas
January 2026 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | January applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 28,910 |
| City of Westminster | 24,035 |
| Leeds | 22,062 |
| North Yorkshire | 21,528 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20,174 |
Top 5 customers
January 2026 applications
| Top 5 customers | January applications |
|---|---|
| InfoTrack Limited | 195,449 |
| Enact | 38,350 |
| O’Neill Patient | 35,616 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 31,577 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 30,041 |
Access the full dataset on our Use land and property data service.
Next publication
Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The February 2026 data will be published at 11am on Friday 20 March 2026.
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Published 20 February 2026