Press release: December 2016 Transaction Data

This data provides information about the number and types of applications that Land Registry completed in December 2016.

In December:

  • Land Registry completed more than 1,271,900 applications
  • the South East topped the table of regional applications with 295,204
  • Birmingham topped the table of local authority applications by area with 19,076

The Transaction Data shows Land Registry completed 1,271,984 applications from its customers in December.This included 1,251,331 applications by account holders, of which:

  • 345,451 were applications in respect of registered land (dealings)
  • 528,513 were applications to obtain an official copy of a register or title plan
  • 198,658 were searches
  • 83,762 were transactions for value

Applications by region

Region Applications
South East 295,204
Greater London 248,377
North West 136,147
South West 127,071
West Midlands 104,438
Yorks & Humber 98,378
East Midlands 90,198
Wales 61,791
North 58,045
East Anglia 52,238
England and Wales (not assigned) 72
Isles of Scilly 25
Total 1,271,984

Top three local authority areas for applications

Top three local authority areas Applications
Birmingham 19,076
City of Westminster 18,944
Leeds 15,133

Top three customers for transactions

Top three customers Transactions for value
My Home Move Limited 1,733
Countrywide Property Lawyers 903
O’Neill Patient 796

Top three customers for searches

Top three customers Searches
Enact 8,588
O’Neill Patient 7,072
Optima Legal Services 6,647

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Notes to editors

  1. Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The January Transaction Data will be published at 11am on Tuesday 21 February 2017 at data.gov.uk.

  2. 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. For an explanation of the terms used, see abbreviations used in the transaction data.

  3. Transactions for value include freehold and leasehold sales.

  4. 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.

  5. As a government department established in 1862, executive agency and trading fund responsible to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Land Registry keeps and maintains the Land Register for England and Wales. The Land Register has been open to public inspection since 1990.

  6. With the largest transactional database of its kind detailing more than 24 million titles, Land Registry underpins the economy by safeguarding ownership of many billions of pounds worth of property.

  7. For further information about Land Registry visit www.gov.uk/land-registry.

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day (23 January 2017) appointed Jamieson Ronald Reed to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.



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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Tristram Hunt to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern.

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News story: Regional policy vacancy at the IPO

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In light of the evolving business support landscape, the development of Local Industrial Strategies and government focus on local growth, the IPO is recruiting an IP Policy Advisor to work in the Oxfordshire region. This follows on from successful pilots in Manchester and Birmingham.

The post will work across the region to build and develop IP capability and ensure IP is integrated into business and innovation support programmes at a local level.

The successful candidate will join the IPO’s Business Support Policy team, working within the regional Growth Hub. They will split their time between policy development and building relationships with stakeholders, ensuring businesses can maximise the value of their IP assets and contribute fully to the UK’s economic growth.

Full details of the role and how to apply are available on the Civil Service Jobs website.

The closing date for applications is 24 June 2019.

For more information please email adminvacancies@ipo.gov.uk.

Published 23 January 2017
Last updated 5 June 2019 + show all updates

  1. The IPO are seeking to recruit an IP Policy Advisor based in Oxfordshire.
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  3. First published.


Parliament deserves full disclosure on missile test, says Caroline Lucas

23 January 2017

* Lucas demands that the Prime Minister comes to the House of Commons to give details on missile test

Caroline Lucas, the Green Party co-leader and Chair of Parliamentary CND, is calling for ‘full disclosure’ of the details of testing ‘failure’ of a Trident missile.

Lucas – whose party opposes the renewal of the Trident – is demanding that the Prime Minister herself comes to the House of Commons today to give MPs further details of what happened in the missile test.

She said:

“These hugely expensive missile test rarely happen, so any single failure must be taken extremely seriously. Being in charge of our nuclear arsenal is one of the most crucial jobs of the Prime Minister, which is why Theresa May herself should come to the House of Commons today to give MPs details of what happened last June. Nothing short of full disclosure on this matter is acceptable.

“A missile veering off course is deeply concerning. Imagine such a failure occurring in a ‘real world’ situation – it could lead to the slaughter of millions of people in an ally’s country. How can the Government possibly make an argument for a deterrent when the only recent test shows that the weapon cannot be relied upon?

“Replacing Trident is neither necessary nor sensible. Missile test failures only add to the overwhelming amount of evidence against Trident renewal. Rather than pouring billions into this cold war relic we should be providing our troops with the equipment they need to keep safe – and investing in real security measures for a country under strain like a fully-functioning NHS and a world-class social care system.”

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