April Transaction Data from Land Registry
- Land Registry completes 1,312,804 applications
- South East tops the table of regional applications with 306,668
- Birmingham tops the table of local authority applications with 19,747
The Transaction Data shows Land Registry completed over 1,312,800 applications from its customers in April. This includes 1,271,278 applications by account customers, of which 330,359 were applications in respect of registered land (dealings); 573,200 were applications to obtain an official copy of a register or title plan; 171,748 were searches and 62,402 were transactions for value.
Applications by region
| Region | Applications |
|---|---|
South East | 306,668 |
Greater London | 251,659 |
North West | 138,299 |
South West | 128,254 |
West Midlands | 110,684 |
Yorks & Humber | 103,770 |
East Midlands | 95,829 |
North | 62,241 |
Wales | 60,845 |
East Anglia | 54,405 |
England & Wales (not assigned) | 97 |
Isles of Scilly | 53 |
Total | 1,312,804 |
Top three local authorities
| Top three local authorities | Applications |
|---|---|
Birmingham | 19,747 |
City of Westminster | 19,405 |
Leeds | 15,419 |
Top three customers by transaction
| Top three customers | Transactions for value |
|---|---|
My Home Move Limited | 1,131 |
Countrywide Property Lawyers | 719 |
O'Neill Patient | 537 |
Top three customers by searches
| Top three customers | Searches |
|---|---|
Enact | 7,136 |
Optima Legal Services | 4,605 |
O'Neill Patient | 3,949 |
Notes to editors
- Transaction Data is published on the fifteenth working day of each month. The May Transaction Data will be published at 11am on Friday 20 June 2014.
- The monthly Transaction Data shows how many applications for first registrations, leases, transfers of part, dealings, official copies and searches lodged by Land Registry account customers were completed. Explanation of the terms used
- Transactions for value include freehold and leasehold sales.
- Most searches carried out by a solicitor or conveyancer are to protect the purchase and/or mortgage. For example, a search will give the buyer priority for an application to Land Registry to register the purchase of the property. For information about the different types of search.
- As a government department established in 1862, executive agency and trading fund responsible to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Land Registry keeps and maintains the Land Register for England and Wales. The Land Register has been an open document since 1990.
- With the largest transactional database of its kind detailing over 23 million titles, Land Registry underpins the economy by safeguarding ownership of many billions of pounds worth of property.
- For further information about Land Registry visit www.landregistry.gov.uk
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Contact
Marion Shelley, Press and PR Manager 0300 006 7543, 07790 690297
marion.shelley@landregistry.gsi.gov.uk
