HM Land Registry
Commons · Question 90994 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Anna Dixon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Answer of 16 April 2025 on Question 43378 on HM Land Registry, what recent progress he has made on reducing backlogs in the Land Registry application system.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 21 Nov 2025
Improving speed of service remains a top priority for HM Land Registry (HMLR). All the services that people need from HMLR before they move property are either instantaneous or within its usual 3-day standard. Once they have moved, the purchase needs to b...