HM Land Registry reported on 21 October 2026 that it completed 2,008,867 applications in September 2026, compared with 1,823,949 in August 2026 and 1,983,030 in September 2025. The agency said the data shows what it was able to process in the period and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity.

Of the September total, 355,599 were applications for register updates, 1,119,200 were applications for an official copy of a register, 217,803 were search and hold queries (official searches), 100,742 were transactions for value, and 19,685 were postal applications from non-account holders. The South East had the most regional applications at 454,286.

Birmingham led local authority areas with 31,446 applications, followed by the City of Westminster (25,569), Leeds (22,717), North Yorkshire (22,702) and Buckinghamshire (20,437). InfoTrack Limited topped the customer list with 231,615 applications. The report said October 2026 data was scheduled for publication at 11am on Friday 20 November 2026.