{"id":89218,"date":"2018-02-21T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=2c6d848b1087d720268c85ab9267dc3f"},"modified":"2018-02-21T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T11:00:00","slug":"press-release-january-2018-transaction-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=89218","title":{"rendered":"Press release: January 2018 Transaction Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>In January:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HM Land Registry completed more than 1,782,080 applications to change or query the Land Register<\/li>\n<li>the South East topped the table of regional applications with 403,526<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The transaction data shows HM Land Registry completed 1,782,088 applications in January compared with 1,266,641 in December and 1,563,358 last January, of which:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>462,352 were applications to update existing titles compared with 319,721 in December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>825,613 were applications to obtain an official copy of a register compared with 551,427 in December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>211,393 were official searches compared with 197,327 in December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>26,002 were postal applications from non-account holders, compared with 26,377 in December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"applications-by-region-and-country\">Applications by region and country<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Region and country<\/th>\n<th>November applications<\/th>\n<th>December applications<\/th>\n<th>January applications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>South East<\/td>\n<td>408,756<\/td>\n<td>287,649<\/td>\n<td>403,526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greater London<\/td>\n<td>339,086<\/td>\n<td>250,636<\/td>\n<td>339,286<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North West<\/td>\n<td>200,475<\/td>\n<td>139,168<\/td>\n<td>222,150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South West<\/td>\n<td>173,351<\/td>\n<td>124,681<\/td>\n<td>173,058<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Midlands<\/td>\n<td>152,816<\/td>\n<td>107,079<\/td>\n<td>150,292<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yorkshire and the Humber<\/td>\n<td>135,373<\/td>\n<td>98,017<\/td>\n<td>139,207<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Midlands<\/td>\n<td>125,846<\/td>\n<td>90,239<\/td>\n<td>122,812<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wales<\/td>\n<td>82,646<\/td>\n<td>58,854<\/td>\n<td>80,315<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North<\/td>\n<td>81,197<\/td>\n<td>56,648<\/td>\n<td>77,912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Anglia<\/td>\n<td>74,499<\/td>\n<td>53,549<\/td>\n<td>73,345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Isles of Scilly<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>England and Wales (not assigned)<\/td>\n<td>86<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>1,774,223<\/td>\n<td>1,266,641<\/td>\n<td>1,782,088<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"top-5-local-authority-areas\">Top 5 local authority areas<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Top 5 local authority areas<\/th>\n<th>November applications<\/th>\n<th>Top 5 local authority areas<\/th>\n<th>December applications<\/th>\n<th>Top 5 local authority areas<\/th>\n<th>January applications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Birmingham<\/td>\n<td>27,715<\/td>\n<td>Birmingham<\/td>\n<td>19,714<\/td>\n<td>Birmingham<\/td>\n<td>27,561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>City of Westminster<\/td>\n<td>23,565<\/td>\n<td>City of Westminster<\/td>\n<td>17,977<\/td>\n<td>City of Westminster<\/td>\n<td>25,488<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leeds<\/td>\n<td>20,137<\/td>\n<td>Leeds<\/td>\n<td>14,262<\/td>\n<td>Leeds<\/td>\n<td>20,256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cornwall<\/td>\n<td>18,823<\/td>\n<td>Manchester<\/td>\n<td>13,384<\/td>\n<td>Manchester<\/td>\n<td>19,350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Manchester<\/td>\n<td>18,542<\/td>\n<td>Cornwall<\/td>\n<td>13,332<\/td>\n<td>Cornwall<\/td>\n<td>18,367<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"top-5-customers\">Top 5 customers<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Top 5 customers<\/th>\n<th>November applications<\/th>\n<th>Top 5 customers<\/th>\n<th>December applications<\/th>\n<th>Top 5 customers<\/th>\n<th>January applications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Enact<\/td>\n<td>49,360<\/td>\n<td>Enact<\/td>\n<td>36,313<\/td>\n<td>Enact<\/td>\n<td>50,327<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Optima Legal Services<\/td>\n<td>25,532<\/td>\n<td>Optima Legal Services<\/td>\n<td>19,826<\/td>\n<td>Nationwide Building Society<\/td>\n<td>31,589<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>O\u2019Neill Patient<\/td>\n<td>24,260<\/td>\n<td>O\u2019Neill Patient<\/td>\n<td>19,764<\/td>\n<td>Optima Legal Services<\/td>\n<td>27,284<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TM Group (UK) Ltd<\/td>\n<td>19,701<\/td>\n<td>HBOS PLC<\/td>\n<td>16,649<\/td>\n<td>O\u2019Neill Patient<\/td>\n<td>26,073<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HBOS PLC<\/td>\n<td>19,315<\/td>\n<td>TM Group (UK) Ltd<\/td>\n<td>16,444<\/td>\n<td>My Home Move Limited<\/td>\n<td>19,103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/data.gov.uk\/dataset\/monthly-land-registry-property-transaction-data\">Access the full dataset on data.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"notes-to-editors\">Notes to editors<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The February Transaction Data will be published at 11 am on Wednesday 21 March 2018 at <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/data.gov.uk\/dataset\/monthly-land-registry-property-transaction-data\">HM Land Registry Monthly Property Transaction Data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The monthly Transaction Data showing how many applications for new titles, leases, splitting titles, updating existing titles, official copies of the register and searches were received, reflects the volume of applications lodged by customers using an HM Land Registry account number on their application form.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Completed applications in England and Wales, shown by region and by local authority include postal applications as well as those sent electronically.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Transaction Data excludes pending applications, bankruptcy applications, bulk applications and discharge applications (to remove a charge, for example, a mortgage, from the register).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Transactions for value are applications lodged involving a transfer of ownership for value. For an explanation of other terms used, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/hm-land-registry-transaction-data#abbreviations-used-in-the-transaction-data\">abbreviations used in the transaction data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>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 HM Land Registry to register the purchase of the property. This can give an indication of market activity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Reasonable skill and care are used in the provision of the data. We strive to ensure that the data is as accurate as possible but cannot guarantee that it is free from error. We cannot guarantee our data is fit for your intended purpose or use.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Transaction Data is available free of charge for use and re-use under the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/doc\/open-government-licence\/version\/3\/\">Open Government Licence<\/a> (OGL). The licence allows public bodies to make their data available for re-use.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>If you use or publish the Transaction Data, you must add the following attribution statement:<br \/>Contains HM Land Registry data \u00a9 Crown copyright and database right 2017. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>HM Land Registry\u2019s mission is to guarantee and protect property rights in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>HM Land Registry is a government department created in 1862. It operates as an executive agency and a trading fund and its running costs are covered by the fees paid by the users of its services. Its ambition is to become the world\u2019s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>HM Land Registry safeguards land and property ownership worth in excess of \u00a34 trillion, including around \u00a31 trillion of mortgages. The Land Register contains more than 25 million titles showing evidence of ownership for some 85% of the land mass of England and Wales.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>For further information about HM Land Registry visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/land-registry\">www.gov.uk\/land-registry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Follow us on: Twitter <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMLandRegistry\">@HMLandRegistry<\/a>, our <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk\">blog<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/land-registry\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HMLandRegistry\/\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"contact\">Contact<\/h3>\n<div class=\"contact postal-address\" id=\"contact_2010\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Senior Press Officer<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<p class=\"adr\">\n<span class=\"fn\">Marion Shelley<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"street-address\">Head Office<br \/>\n<br \/>\nTrafalgar House<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"locality\">1 Bedford Park<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"region\">Croydon<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"postal-code\">CR0 2AQ<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"email\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:marion.shelley@landregistry.gov.uk\">marion.shelley@landregistry.gov.uk<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Telephone<\/span><br \/>\n              0300 0067543\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Mobile<\/span><br \/>\n              07790 690297\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contact postal-address\" id=\"contact_3053\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Press Officer<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<p class=\"adr\">\n<span class=\"fn\">Paula Dorman<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"street-address\">Head Office<br \/>\n<br \/>\nTrafalgar House<br \/>\n<br \/>\n1 Bedford Park<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"locality\">Croydon<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"postal-code\">CR0 2AQ<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"email\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:paula.dorman@landregistry.gov.uk\">paula.dorman@landregistry.gov.uk<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Telephone<\/span><br \/>\n              0300 0063349\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contact \" id=\"contact_3355\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Press Office<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"email\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:HMLRPressOffice@landregistry.gov.uk\">HMLRPressOffice@landregistry.gov.uk<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in January 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89218"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89218"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89222,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89218\/revisions\/89222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}