HC Deb 20 November 1995 vol 267 cc22-3W
Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many house conveyances were registered by the Land Registry offices in each of the past five years. [518]

Mr. John M. Taylor

Statistics relating to house conveyances are not separately maintained by the Land Registry. During the five years in question, transfers of all property, including house conveyances, registered by the Land Registry have remained consistent within the range of 1.4 to 1.6 million. Currently, approximately 88 per cent. of transfers relate to residential property.