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Land and Property: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Alison GriffithsConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 June 2025UIN 53732

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many titles on the Land Register are owned by overseas individuals or entities; and what the combined purchase price of such titles was in each of the last five years.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

HM Land Registry (HMLR) registers legal ownership, interests and mortgages against land and property in England and Wales. The Register of Title held by HMLR does not record the nationality of individuals who own land or property.

HMLR publishes a dataset about non-UK companies or corporate bodies that own land in England and Wales. This is publicly available via gov.uk here.

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