Less than a third of Island's land formally registered

The Central Registry says less than 30 per cent of the Island's land is currently registered with it.

A Freedom of Information request asked for details about the amount of land that had been formally registered.

In its response, the registry said almost 16,500 hectares had already been registered - representing 28.5 per cent of the Isle of Man.

But it added the majority of land that's most frequently bought and sold is now registered.