Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103006
HM Land Registry
Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Question
Charlie Dewhirst
Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse of reducing the annual expenditure by HM Land Registry on requisitions arising from manual or
Answer
Matthew PennycookFor the year ending 31 March 2025, HM Land Registry (HMLR) estimated it had nearly 450,000 avoidable requisitions costing the conveyancing industry and HMLR up to £19m annually. HMLR is supporting the conveyancing industry to improve the quality of its ap...
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