This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in December 2025.
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 over 1,607,440 applications to change or query the Land Register
The South East topped the table of regional applications with 389,667
HM Land Registry completed 1,607,442 applications in December compared with 1,888,068 in November 2025 and 1,511,662 last December 2024, of which:
325,571 were applications for register updates compared with 315,721 in November
847,534 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,069,299 in November
205,457 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 210,324 in November
90,793 were transactions for value compared with 85,594 in November
14,621 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 18,993 in November
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | October applications | November applications | December applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 472,423 | 404,274 | 389,667 |
| Greater London | 399,205 | 411,231 | 288,278 |
| North West | 231,852 | 206,100 | 175,006 |
| South West | 200,983 | 177,701 | 155,058 |
| West Midlands | 178,659 | 153,912 | 133,553 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 165,374 | 147,573 | 128,352 |
| East Midlands | 153,087 | 135,149 | 116,546 |
| North | 104,194 | 90,699 | 80,285 |
| East Anglia | 88,974 | 75,701 | 65,951 |
| Isles of Scilly | 61 | 58 | 61 |
| Wales | 94,319 | 85,576 | 74,622 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 149 | 94 | 63 |
| Total | 2,089,280 | 1,888,068 | 1,607,442 |
Top 5 local authority areas
December 2025 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | December applications |
|---|---|
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 41,025 |
| Birmingham | 23,389 |
| City of Westminster | 19,012 |
| Leeds | 18,195 |
| Cornwall | 17,932 |
Top 5 customers
December 2025 applications
| Top 5 customers | December applications |
|---|---|
| InfoTrack Limited | 158,968 |
| WSP Management Services Ltd | 48,122 |
| Enact | 32,417 |
| O'Neill Patient | 28,734 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 22,700 |
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Next publication
Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The January 2026 data will be published at 11am on Friday 20 February 2026.
