PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Land: Registration (12 January 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of UK land was registered on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Asked by:
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour)
Asked by:
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour)
Answer
On 31 December 2014 Land Registry figures for England and Wales show that 85.56% of land was registered. The Registers of Scotland and the Land and Property Service Northern Ireland have their own separate departments and legislation for land registration.
Answered by:
Matt Hancock (Conservative)
16 January 2015
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