HM Land Registry received more than 95,500 sales of land and property in England and Wales for registration in January 2020.
Of the 95,982 sales received for registration in January 2020:
- 73,266 were freehold, a 0.9% decrease on January 2019
- 12,841 were newly built, a 26.4% decrease on January 2019
| Property type | January 2020 | December 2019 | November 2019 |
| Detached | 21,931 | 19,393 | 21,646 |
| Semi-detached | 25,205 | 22,114 | 24,520 |
| Terraced | 25,648 | 22,444 | 24,308 |
| Flat/maisonette | 17,090 | 14,774 | 16,365 |
| Other | 6,108 | 4,990 | 5,313 |
| Total | 95,982 | 83,715 | 92,152 |
Of the 95,982 sales received for registration 20,517 took place in January 2020 of which:
- 440 were of residential properties in England and Wales for more than £1 million
- 259 were of residential properties in Greater London for more than £1 million
- 2 were of residential properties in West Midlands for more than £1 million
The most expensive residential property sold was in Barnet for £23,500,000. The cheapest residential property sold was in Burnley for £18,000.
The most expensive commercial sale was in Leatherhead for £40,000,000, while the cheapest commercial sale was in Haringey for £100.
In January 2020 there was a 26.4% fall in newbuilds compared with January 2019.
Image: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK / REET
