No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque
Why This Matters
Key context: <p>Defra promised in March to work towards free access to data on large plots in England and Wales </p><p>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.</p><p>Emma Reynolds, the previous secretary of state for the environment, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/18/government-to-lift-paywall-from-large-parts-of-land-registry">announced</a> in March that the paywall protecting large amounts of the Land Registry would be partly lifted.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/15/no-timeline-for-lifting-land-registry-paywall-as-ownership-remains-opaque">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
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...
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