No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque

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How it spread - 2 original reports

1. Thu, 15 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World06:00first to report
     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 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. Continue reading...

2. Tue, 27 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World06:00
     Landowners could scupper free Land Registry access plans, campaigners warn

     Proposed lifting of paywall would reveal who owns vast majority of land in England and Wales Plans by the government to give the public free access for the first time to information on who owns England’s land are at risk of being scuppered by landowners, campaigners have said. On Tuesday the government set out its proposals to lift the paywall on the Land Registry, arguing that opening it would help the UK build more houses, protect nature and improve strategic planning. The plans will be open...