Land Registry promises ‘better, less stressful’ property market with Ordnance Survey
HM Land Registry has collaborated with Ordnance Survey to enhance data accessibility and innovation in the housing and geospatial sectors, aiming to “transform” the property market.
The organisations said the move would reduce friction for people and businesses, while improving confidence in property rights and the wider housing sector.
The two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to help shape a more connected, digitally enabled property market over the next three years.
This forms part of Land Registry’s ongoing digital transformation.
The organisations will become strategically aligned, bringing together the Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database and product roadmap with Land Registry’s geospatial roadmap and transformation.
They will share insights and concepting and exchange knowledge to ensure a consistent standard for commercial models and the reuse of data.
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The two firms will also leverage opportunities for data distribution, such as using the Ordnance Survey’s DataHub to provide Land Registry data to market.
Land Registry said it wanted to make its data easier to access and use, moving from being a custodian of data to actively using this information to improve functions in the property market.
Land Registry said a more efficient land registration process would include more efficient environmental planning, minimising fraud in duplicating property titles and using data from the Land Registry and Ordnance Survey to identify property insurance risk based on the geographical spread and ownership of portfolios.
An efficient property market is needed in the UK economy
Tina Kennedy, chief customer officer at Ordnance Survey, said a more efficient property market was “vital to the UK economy“.
She added: “It helps people move home more easily, supports development and investment, and underpins one of the most significant assets many people own. This is an invaluable opportunity to work closely with HM Land Registry to deliver value to government, homebuyers and developers.
“Our trusted data has always been integral to the land registration process, so we are delighted to be collaborating with HMLR to further improve data accessibility across government and strengthen connectivity between departments across the housing market.”
The Ordnance Survey tracks new housing developments and surveys building footprints to provide up-to-date data when new homes are registered. It is used by more than 4,500 caseworkers every day to maintain the Title Register and is used to visualise boundaries on Land Registry Title Plans.
