No timeline set for free access to land ownership data

Summary

The government has not said when the public will be able to freely access information about who owns large plots of land in England and Wales, The Guardian reports. Defra promised in March to work towards free access to data on large plots, after Emma Reynolds, the previous environment secretary, announced that the paywall protecting much of the Land Registry would be partly lifted.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   15 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that the government has given no timeline for lifting the Land Registry paywall, despite a March promise to work towards free access to data on large land plots.