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

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