A newly digitised Government service that is making property transactions far quicker and cheaper was tonight named “Technology Innovator of the Year at the 2025 Innovation Awards.
Local Land Charges (LLC), a service offered by HM Land Registry, received the prestigious accolade, after a year-long process of voting and judging, at a finale awards dinner attended by 500 people at Eastside Rooms in Birmingham.
Mark Kelso, LLC director, reacting to news of the win, said: “This is brilliant. It’s lovely to have been recognised as being at the forefront of innovation in the UK. I’m really excited and proud for my whole team.”
The Local Land Charges (LLC) Programme is providing a new customer service by digitising LLC data from more than 300 local authorities.
£3.4m in costs and 4m days saved for property buyers and sellers
Annually millions of property transactions rely on this information to highlight restrictions or obligations affecting property. These could include planning consents, tree preservation orders or listed buildings.
So far the LLC programme has enabled almost 1.8 million searches to be conducted online. These searches # have saved customers £3.4 million in costs and 4m days, by speeding up and improving efficiency in property transactions.
The LLC was named joint winner in the “technology Innovator of the Year” category, sharing the glory with FlashAacademy, the language learning platform.
Innovation Awards are open to businesses, organisations and individuals across the UK
Dr Richard Fallon, CEO of the Technology Supply Chain (TSC) membership organisation, which runs the annual Innovation Awards, said: “Congratulations to the Local Land Charges Programme. We had more entries than ever before this year, and the competition for each category was stronger than it’s ever been.
“Each winner can be justifiably proud and can look forward to ongoing support from the 5,000-member TSC network as they chart their course to future success.”
The Innovation Awards recognise, celebrate and reward the businesses, organisations and individuals who are dedicated to innovation.
The awards are open to innovative individuals, businesses and organisations – including universities, local councils and catapults – based in the UK.
