The Property sales and Transaction data provide information on property sales in England and Wales submitted to HM Land Registry for registration.

The amount of time between the sale of a property and the registration of this information with Land Registry varies. Ranges are typically between 2 weeks and 2 months. As a result, this means that the data for the two most recent months is therefore incomplete and does not give an indication of final monthly volumes. Occasionally the interval between sale and registration is longer than two months. The small number of sales affected cannot be updated for publication until the sales are lodged for registration.

Data excluded from Property Transactions

The Property Transaction data includes information on all residential and some commercial property sales in England and Wales that are sold for value and are lodged with Land Registry for registration.

There are exceptions to this rule, exclusions include:

• sales that have not been lodged with Land Registry
• sales that did not include a value
• transfers, conveyances, assignments or leases at a premium with nominal rent, which are:
  • ‘Right to buy’ sales at a discount
  • subject to an existing mortgage
  • to effect the sale of a share in a property, for example, a transfer between parties on divorce
  • by way of a gift
  • under a compulsory purchase order
  • under a court order
  • to Trustees appointed under Deed of appointment
• Vesting Deeds Transmissions or Assents of more than one property