In November:

• HM Land Registry completed more than 1,938,340 applications to change or query the Land Register
• London almost exceeded the number of applications in the South East, with 441,362 applications against 442,882

HM Land Registry completed 1,938,344 applications in November compared with 1,886,737 in October and 1,774,223 last November, of which:

• 388,864 were applications for register updates compared with 405,776 in October
• 1,032,036 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 947,082 in October
• 233,315 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 238,784 in October
• 23,187 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 21,848 in October

Applications by region and country

Region/country	September applications	October applications	November applications
South East	377,136	434,514	442,882
Greater London	310,343	354,278	441,362
North West	189,484	211,584	204,499
South West	158,954	181,198	174,105
West Midlands	141,033	164,722	157,744
Yorkshire and the Humber	129,227	146,736	140,167
East Midlands	118,340	138,230	131,654
North	76,485	88,613	85,231
East Anglia	70,494	78,836	74,312
Isles of Scilly	56	68	62
Wales	77,032	87,888	86,231
England and Wales (not assigned)	82	70	95
Total	1,648,666	1,886,737	1,938,344

Top 5 local authority areas

Top 5 local authority areas	September applications	Top 5 local authority areas	October applications	Top 5 local authority areas	November applications
Birmingham	26,138	Birmingham	29,660	Hounslow	71,338
City of Westminster	23,098	City of Westminster	27,143	Richmond upon Thames	41,992
Leeds	20,393	Leeds	22,448	Birmingham	28,388
Manchester	17,318	Cornwall	18,933	Windsor and Maidenhead	27,253
Cornwall	17,024	Manchester	18,026	City of Westminster	24,887

Top 5 customers

Top 5 customers	September applications	Top 5 customers	October applications	Top 5 customers	November applications
Enact	50,715	Enact	58,531	WSP Management Services Ltd	114,339
Infotrack Limited	34,155	Infotrack Limited	36,857	Enact	52,463
O’Neill Patient	25,931	O’Neill Patient	29,191	Infotrack Limited	36,291
Optima Legal Services	23,915	Optima Legal Services	27,833	SupportaTerraquest	27,451
TM Group (UK) Ltd	20,848	HBOS plc	23,019	Optima Legal Services	27,179

Access the full dataset on data.gov.uk

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Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The December data will be published at 11am on Tuesday 22 January 2019.

Published 21 December 2018

Professor Dame Sally Davies has said that we can look toward to the next 2 decades with optimism. The environment we live in must be improved to make it easier for health to be a priority for everyone. Healthy behaviours should be normalised, with healthy choices becoming the easy choice.

Her latest annual report examines how a unified approach can contribute to a healthier future and reduce inequalities. Supported by ground-breaking technology and research, this can dramatically improve self-management of long-term conditions and the delivery of healthcare across the country.

The Chief Medical Officer states that we must establish clear rules to liberate technology to deliver safe, quick and significant changes to patients across England. This will ensure that everyone benefits from innovative technology.

Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, said:

A more equal, healthier society is within our grasp but we need to be brave, bold and seize the moment.

Health is our main asset as a nation – a healthier population translates to a healthier economy. By repositioning health and reshaping our environment, we can make it easier to live well for longer and reduce the gap in health inequalities between the richest and poorest in our society.

We can and should make our environment fairer and healthier for all.

Published 21 December 2018

Judgment has been handed down in Ofsted’s appeal case against Durand Academy Trust. The Court of Appeal has agreed with Ofsted.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Judge was wrong to conclude that Ofsted’s complaints procedures are unfair in serious weakness/special measures cases, and that it was wrong to quash the inspection report.

A spokesperson for Ofsted said:

We have always maintained that our complaints process, especially for inadequate schools, is fair and rigorous. Naturally we are delighted that the Court of Appeal has unanimously endorsed that assessment today.

All judgements of inadequate are subject to additional scrutiny and an extended quality assurance process before being finalised. Schools are engaged in this process and have the opportunity to challenge the inspection findings. We are very pleased that today’s judgement has confirmed that these procedures are fair and reasonable for schools, and that the Judge was wrong to quash the report.

Published 21 December 2018

2018 has been an exciting year for the people of the Falkland Islands – one that has brought with it new faces, new friendships and new opportunities.

The new legislative assembly has completed its first full year, with all your MLAs working hard for the people of the islands.

Plans for a new air link to Brazil have been agreed, including a regular stop in Cordoba in Argentina. It’s a move that will make the islands more accessible than ever and boost economic development, and is something your MLAs have done much to deliver.

Talks about fisheries are underway for the first time in 14 years – a vital step in ensuring that we manage our natural resources in a sustainable way while protecting a key local industry.

The islands have welcomed a new chief justice and the FIDF has a new major.

Falklands teams swept the board at the first ever Mega Patagonian Ice Hockey Tournament – with members of the Stanley Penguins also joining their Chilean and Argentinian counterparts in mixed teams for friendly matches.

The Falklands’ flag flew proudly at the Commonwealth Games, bringing the islands to whole new audiences.

And tourism has increased – with more people from more places coming to experience the natural wonders of your beautiful home.

Alongside the tourists, this year you also provided a gracious welcome for overseas visitors of a very different kind.

Since 1982, many of the graves at Darwin Cemetery had been marked simply as those of “an Argentine soldier known only to God”.

In March more than 200 relatives were finally able to mourn at the graves of their sons, brothers, husbands and fathers – and the dignity and respect the people of the Falklands extended to those families said much about the character of your community.

Not far from Darwin another legacy of the war was dealt with as Goose Green became the islands’ first settlement to be completely cleared of mines.

Demining was also completed at Fox Bay East and although there is still much work to be done – work we will continue to support – more than 8,000 mines have now been destroyed.

Nearly 40 years after the conflict the new air link, the joint ice hockey teams and the support provided to the families of Argentina’s war dead all point towards warmer relations with your nearest neighbours.

Indeed, when I met President Macri earlier this month – becoming the first British Prime Minister ever to visit Buenos Aires – it was a pleasure to focus not just on what separates us, but on what we can achieve together.

However, while the relationship between our governments is changing, I can assure that one thing will never change: our absolute commitment to the people and sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

It is not up for debate.

As long as you desire the right to be part of the United Kingdom family, we will defend that right – and a valued part of our family is what you will remain.

This year has been all about progress, about moving forward.

As it draws to a close we can all be positive about what the future holds for the Falkland Islands.

2019 will bring continued work on the Islands Plan, further discussions with Argentina under the 2016 Communique, and a referendum to determine constituency boundaries of the Legislative Assembly.

And as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union we will strengthen our ties across globe, bringing greater opportunities not just for the UK itself but also for our overseas territories.

You may be half a world away from us here in the UK, but you are very much in our thoughts.

So from myself and my husband Philip, and on behalf of the whole United Kingdom, let me wish a very happy Christmas to all the people of the Falkland Islands – and a peaceful and prosperous new year.