No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque
The UK government has failed to provide a timeline for making Land Registry data on large property ownership free to the public. While Defra previously pledged to improve transparency, officials state that plans are still in the early stages.
Why it matters
Transparency in land ownership is a key issue for environmental accountability and public oversight of large-scale land use.
Defra has said it wants data on the ownership of larger properties in England and Wales to be made free to access. Defra has said it wants data on the ownership of larger properties in England and Wales to be made free to access. Environment policy No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque Defra promised in March to work towards free access to data on large plots in England and Wales
Prefer the Guardian on Google The government has refused to say when the public will be able to freely access information about who owns large plots of land across England and Wales.
Emma Reynolds, the previous secretary of state for the environment, announced in March that the paywall protecting large amounts of the Land Registry would be partly lifted.
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