No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque

The government has refused to provide a timeline for lifting the paywall protecting large amounts of data from the Land Registry in England and Wales.

Defra had promised in March to work towards free access to data on large plots of land.

The ownership of large plots of land remains opaque, and campaigners have called for greater transparency.

The Land Registry has not provided an update on when the paywall will be lifted.