Estate agents will gain access to more precise property identifiers alongside HM Land Registry’s Price Paid Data from Friday, August 28. This change is designed to improve the accuracy of property matching and sales histories.
HM Land Registry will publish Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) and INSPIRE IDs in separate lookup tables. These will accompany its monthly Price Paid Data, which records residential property transactions across England and Wales.
The addition means individual transactions can be linked more reliably to specific properties and land parcels. For estate agents, this could lead to more accurate matching of historic sales data and potentially improve property histories shown to buyers and sellers.
Lenders may also use the identifiers to improve property matching during valuations, mortgage assessments, and due diligence. HM Land Registry stated the change responds to customer demand and aims to make land and property information easier to connect and reuse.