April 2016 Transaction Data
May 24, 2016
Transaction data April 2016 released by the Land Registry published yesterday.
Land Registry completed 1,567,627 applications.
The South East topped the table of regional applications with 360,066.
Birmingham topped the table of local authority applications by area with 24,189
The Transaction Data shows Land Registry completed more than 1,567,620 applications from its customers in April. This included 1,537,201 applications by account customers, of which:
404,747 were applications in respect of registered land (dealings)
725,585 were applications to obtain an official copy of a register or title plan
177,212 were searches
114,425 were transactions for value
To see the press release in full go to Gov.UK website click here
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