This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in October 2018.
In October:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,886,000 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 434,514
HM Land Registry completed 1,886,737 applications in October compared with 1,648,666 in September and 1,740,068 last October, of which:
- 405,776 were applications for register updates compared with 376,588 in September
- 947,082 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 788,359 in September
- 238,784 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 213,568 in September
- 21,848 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 22,838 in September
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | August applications | September applications | October applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 402,692 | 377,136 | 434,514 |
| Greater London | 327,388 | 310,343 | 354,278 |
| North West | 196,595 | 189,484 | 211,584 |
| South West | 173,062 | 158,954 | 181,198 |
| West Midlands | 149,801 | 141,033 | 164,722 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 135,462 | 129,227 | 146,736 |
| East Midlands | 125,704 | 118,340 | 138,230 |
| North | 82,370 | 76,485 | 88,613 |
| Wales | 81,297 | 77,032 | 87,888 |
| East Anglia | 72,476 | 70,494 | 78,836 |
| Isles of Scilly | 52 | 56 | 68 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 75 | 82 | 70 |
| Total | 1,746,974 | 1,648,666 | 1,886,737 |
Top 5 local authority areas
| Top 5 local authority areas | August applications | Top 5 local authority areas | September applications | Top 5 local authority areas | October applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 26,892 | Birmingham | 26,138 | Birmingham | 29,660 |
| City of Westminster | 23,912 | City of Westminster | 23,098 | City of Westminster | 27,143 |
| Leeds | 20,833 | Leeds | 20,393 | Leeds | 22,448 |
| Cornwall | 18,367 | Manchester | 17,318 | Cornwall | 18,933 |
| Manchester | 17,578 | Cornwall | 17,024 | Manchester | 18,026 |
Top 5 customers
| Top 5 customers | August applications | Top 5 customers | September applications | Top 5 customers | October applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enact | 56,544 | Enact | 50,715 | Enact | 58,531 |
| Infotrack Limited | 30,749 | Infotrack Limited | 34,155 | Infotrack Limited | 36,857 |
| O'Neill Patient | 27,267 | O'Neill Patient | 25,931 | O'Neill Patient | 29,191 |
| Optima Legal Services | 24,984 | Optima Legal Services | 23,915 | Optima Legal Services | 27,833 |
| Eversheds LLP | 20,019 | TM Group (UK) Ltd | 20,848 | HBOS plc | 23,019 |
Access the full dataset on data.gov.uk
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