Land Data is the official government-appointed organisation that manages and regulates the National Land Information Service (NLIS).
Land Data is a Community Interest Company established in 2001 by a central-local government partnership to serve the interests of the public. Its role is to make authoritative property search information electronically accessible to all, whilst at the same time improving the home buying and selling process.
Through NLIS, Land Data provides the legal and conveyancing sectors with official electronic land and property information at a fair price, from source, delivered through the only regulated, secure and truly national provider in England and Wales. Land Data is responsible for the management and regulation of the commercial contracts underpinning NLIS, and works with both public and private partners to improve access to authoritative land and property information.
Land Data also plays a unique role in the Local Authority Local Land Charges (LLC) community. It is the sole provider of LLC training and brings LLC officers together every year for the Local Land Charges conference and Excellence Awards.
The National Land Information Service (NLIS) is the electronic market leader in the conveyancing searches market. Since 2001 it has been providing a secure gateway to authoritative data providers in England and Wales including every Local Authority in England and Wales, HM Land Registry, the Coal Authority and water companies. All searches ordered through an NLIS licensed channel are classified as ‘official’ searches, because users are connected directly to official sources of land and property data. Solicitors and conveyancers benefit from an efficient service, safe in the knowledge that the searches are authoritative, comprehensive and insured. NLIS is the safest, most secure and only regulated data hub in the land and property information market.
Contact details for existing NLIS channels can be seen here
For information on applying for a NLIS channel license click here
Key Services
Key Contact
Name: Fiona Barron
Tel: 020 7251 8385
Email: Fiona.barron@land-data.org.uk
Address
1 King William Street
London
EC4N 7AF
The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has awarded Community Interest Company Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, grant funding to develop the next generation of NLIS, an independent, regulatory platform
Land Data’s Proof-of-Concept (PoC) project to explore the feasibility of a new technical and regulatory Framework for Official Conveyancing Searches has come to a successful end. A future Framework would bring new data standards and
Land Data has launched its 2026 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence and is asking Local Authority customers requesting LLC1 and CON29 search enquiries to nominate the Local Land Charges teams in England and Wales
Work is well underway on our proof of concept (PoC) to explore the viability of a new Framework for Official Searches. Our market research work over the Spring to understand the needs of the Official
Land Data is exploring ways in which NLIS can evolve to streamline and improve the Official Searches market, supporting stable property transactions for consumers. In Spring 2025 Land Data appointed TPX Impact and Alpha Property
Winners of the 18th Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence were announced at the 2025 Virtual Local Land Charges Training & Development Event on 11th & 12th March. Over 140 delegates tuned in
It’s good to see Government unveiling new plans this week to modernise the home buying and selling process, making “home buying fit for the 21st Century and giving much needed certainty to everyone involved in
This week we’ve hit a milestone: the National Land Information Service (NLIS) Hub has processed 27 million Official, Regulated Conveyancing Searches across England and Wales since it was launched in 2001. That’s a lot of
Over 100 Local Authority Local Land Charges Officers who carry out land and property searches required for conveyancing transactions, attended the 17th Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence gala dinner in Derby on
The top 24 Local Land Charges teams in England and Wales, as voted for by conveyancers and solicitors, have been revealed by Land Data, the official searches expert, in its Local Land Charges Awards for
Local Land Charges (LLC) teams at 69 local authorities have been recognised in nine shortlists for the annual Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence, the only awards to recognise outstanding performance in the
Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, has awarded an NLIS channel licence to On Point Data Ltd, an organisation providing conveyancing and search solutions nationwide. The new licence gives On Point Data
Land Data launches Customer Satisfaction Award 2024 Land Data has opened its 2024 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence and is asking conveyancers to nominate local authority Local Land Charges teams in England and Wales
Land Data has announced that it will join the Conveyancing Information Executive as a Supporter in May 2023, working with the trade body organisation to drive improvements and efficiencies in the searches market through the
West Devon, Dudley & Barnet highly commended at 2023 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence, hosted in Bristol by comedian Dominic Holland. Conveyancers and solicitors in England and Wales have voted with their feet and
Isle of Wight wins Best Performing Migrated Local Authority at 2023 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence – the first award of its kind. Mid Suffolk Council is highly commended. The Isle of Wight Council’s
The winners of the 2023 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence were announced at a ceremony hosted in Bristol by comedian Dominic Holland – winning and highly commended Local Authorities celebrate with Land Data and
The top 14 local land charges teams in England and Wales, as voted for by conveyancers and solicitors, have been revealed by Land Data, the authoritative land and property data expert, in its Local Land
Local Land Charges (LLC) teams at 65 local authorities have been recognised in nine shortlists for the annual Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence, the only awards to recognise outstanding performance in the
Having your Local Authority searches rejected due to problems with the information provided is frustrating and can slow down the homebuying process – this isn’t good for you or your clients. Land Data has done
Your local land charges team needs your vote! Land Data has opened its 2023 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence and is asking conveyancers to nominate local authority Local Land Charges teams that have delivered
Conveyancers in England and Wales celebrate 21 years of electronic searches following launch of NLIS 21 years ago today, the digital transformation of the local authority local land charge sector began thanks to the launch
Jan Boothroyd, former Chief Executive of Land Data, has today been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Land Data Local Land Charge Awards for Excellence 2022. Jan has dedicated her career to improving
Local Land Charges teams at ten local authorities have been recognised at the annual Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence which took place virtually on 8th & 9th March 2022. The national awards
Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, has today revealed the shortlist of finalists for its upcoming 2022 Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence. After a two-month period of judging, the
The top 10 performing local land charge teams in England and Wales, as voted for by conveyancers and solicitors, have been revealed today by Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator. The winner
X-Press Legal Services becomes the 7th licensed channel to join the NLIS network alongside existing channels SearchFlow, Thames Water Property Searches, GlobalX, Index, Landmark and PoweredbyPie (PIE). Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS)
The Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence, run by Land Data, are now open. Land Data has opened its 2022 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence and is asking conveyancers to nominate and provide feedback
Local Land Charges teams at ten local authorities have been recognised at the annual Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence which took place virtually on 8th & 9th June. The national awards highlight
Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, has today revealed the shortlist of finalists for their upcoming 2021 Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence. After a 2-month period of judging the
Land Data has opened its 2021 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence and is asking conveyancers to nominate and provide feedback on the local authority Local Land Charges team that has delivered a consistently high
Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, has today confirmed that the existing NLIS Hub provider, Decision Insight Group (DIG) has agreed to extend the NLIS Hub contract. The extension will run until