HM Land Registry

Land is our nation’s greatest asset. Clarity and security of land ownership is essential to a functioning property market.

HM Land Registry maintains a land register of more than 26 million land and property titles in England and Wales, estimated to be worth around £8 trillion. The records are state guaranteed which supports secured lending on more than £1 trillion of property. 

Critically we also provide property information that influences the decisions of property buyers, sellers and legal and financial institutions. Citizens, businesses, solicitors and conveyancers come to us on behalf of their clients to search our records to find out as much as possible about a property before a transaction.

HM Land Registry has a proud history and rich heritage – for more than 160 years we have protected property ownership and underpinned the modern economy. This uniqueness is what makes us so special.

We employ more than 6000 expert people in 14 locations across England and Wales. Together they deal with around 35 million requests for information and updates per year.

Each colleague plays a vital role in helping HM Land Registry to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. People are encouraged to be innovative and continuously improve what they do and how they do it.

Further information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry