National Land Information Service

What National Land Information Service does

National Land Information Service (NLIS), launched in 2001 and operated by Land Data Community Interest Company, is the government-approved and regulated electronic portal providing a single point of access to official land and property data from every local authority in England and Wales, alongside other public-sector sources including HM Land Registry, the Mining Remediation Authority, and water companies. Its core technology is the NLIS Hub, the only regulated data hub in the market, which connects electronically to 380+ data providers and supports guaranteed, automated payments to those providers; it also delivers a seamless LLC1 integration with HM Land Registry for migrated local authorities. NLIS operates a hub-and-channel distribution model, licensing five channel partners — Dye & Durham, On Point Data, Search Flow, Wessex Searches, and X Press Legal Services — that surface official search products to conveyancers and consumers under their own brands and electronic ordering platforms. Since launch, NLIS has processed over 27 million searches, generating transaction-fee revenue on each official search routed through the regulated environment, while the Land Data CIC structure imposes a regulated, social-enterprise framework over its operations rather than a commercial maximization mandate.

Name

National Land Information Service

Legal name

Land Data Community Interest Company

Website

https://nlis.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NLIS, operated by Land Data Community Interest Company since 2001, is the government-regulated electronic hub connecting every local authority in England and Wales to conveyancers through five licensed channel partners for official land and property searches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Search Transaction Processing: NLIS processes official land and property searches through its regulated hub and channel network. The platform connects data providers (local authorities, HM Land Registry, water companies) with conveyancers and consumers. Revenue is generated through transaction fees for search requests processed through the NLIS environment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NLIS operates a regulated electronic hub that provides a single point of access to official land and property data from every local authority in England and Wales, as well as from HM Land Registry, the Mining Remediation Authority, and water companies. Searches are delivered through licensed channel partners (Dye & Durham, On Point Data, Search Flow, Wessex Searches, X Press Legal Services) who provide electronic ordering platforms to conveyancers and consumers. The platform has processed over 27 million official searches since launch in 2001.

Product overview

NLIS operates as a hub-and-channel platform providing electronic land and property searches. The NLIS Hub serves as the core regulated platform connecting to all local authorities in England and Wales, HM Land Registry, water companies, and other official data providers. NLIS Channels (including Dye & Durham, On Point Data, Search Flow, Wessex Searches, and X Press Legal Services) are licensed partners that provide access to conveyancers through electronic ordering platforms. The platform processes official searches with statutory indemnities preserved, including LLC1 searches with HM Land Registry integration. Since its 2001 launch, over 27 million searches have been processed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NLIS Hub The central electronic data hub that connects to all local authorities in England and Wales, HM Land Registry, water companies and other official data providers. It is the only regulated data hub in the land and property searches market.
• NLIS Channel Licences Licensed channel partners that connect to the NLIS Hub and provide electronic ordering platforms for search products to conveyancers. Current channels include Dye & Durham, On Point Data, Search Flow, Wessex Searches, and X Press Legal Services.
• Official Land and Property Searches Official searches sourced directly from local authorities, HM Land Registry, and water companies. These are classified as official searches with statutory indemnities preserved and transferred to end customers.
• LLC1 Search Integration Seamless LLC1 integration with HM Land Registry for migrated Local Authorities, providing guaranteed and automated payments for data providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27+ million searches processed since launch in 2001
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Land DatacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Land Data is the government appointed regulator of NLIS. It is a Community Interest Company that runs (under license) and regulates NLIS. Land Data's regulatory role oversees the day-to-day operation of NLIS, pro-actively reviewing and monitoring performance, ensuring IT standards, and monitoring integrity of NLIS partnerships.
• HM Land RegistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial data provider supplying land and property registration information to NLIS. The platform has seamless LLC1 integration with HM Land Registry for migrated Local Authorities.
• Local Authorities (England and Wales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner380+ local authorities across England and Wales provide official land and property data through the NLIS Hub. NLIS is the only hub connecting electronically to every local authority in England and Wales.
• Mining Remediation AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormerly the Coal Authority, the Mining Remediation Authority provides official mining and remediation data as part of the NLIS official search data sources.
• Dye & DurhamcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLicensed NLIS channel providing official searches to conveyancers and consumers. Operates under their own brand with web, phone, and email ordering options.
• On Point DatacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLicensed NLIS channel providing official searches to conveyancers and consumers.
• Search FlowcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLicensed NLIS channel providing official searches to conveyancers and consumers.
• Wessex SearchescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLicensed NLIS channel providing official searches to conveyancers and consumers.
• X Press Legal ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLicensed NLIS channel providing official searches to conveyancers and consumers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nlis

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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