Land Charge Searches
What is a Local Land Charge Search?
A Local Land Charge Search is a search of the information contained on the Local Land Charges Register and the Register of Common Land, Towns and Village Greens. These registers are maintained by our Local Land Charges team within Legal Services.
Why you may need to carry out a Local Land Charge Search
When buying property or land, a Local Land Charges Search should be carried out to identify any legal restrictions that might be attached to the property or land. If restrictions do exist, the next owner or occupier will be bound by them.
Examples of such restrictions are:
- Tree Preservation Orders
- Planning Conditions
- Compulsory purchase orders
Arranging a Land Charges Search
To arrange a search on a property or piece of land, your legal representative will contact Land Charges at the address below. See below for the table of fees charged for this service.
Cost of Searches - Search Fee(s) as from 1st April 2007
| Residential | Cost |
|---|---|
| Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 con 29) | £123.00 |
| LLC1 only | £31.50 |
| CON 29 only | £91.50 |
| Optional Enquiries (part 11) | £12.00 each |
| Extra Parcel(s) of Land | £20.00 each |
| Solicitors Own Questions | £25.00 each |
Optional enquiries (part 11) submitted separately - Administration charge of £12.00
| Commercial | Cost |
|---|---|
| Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 CON 29) | £136.00 |
| LLC1 only | £31.50 |
| CON 29 only | £104.50 |
| Optional Enquiries (part 11) | £12.00 each |
| Extra Parcel(s) of Land | £20.00 each |
| Solicitors Own Questions | £25.00 each |
Optional enquiries (part 11) submitted separately - Administration charge of £12.00
| Electronic Residential | Cost |
|---|---|
| Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 CON 29) | £121.00 |
| LLC1 only | £29.50 |
| CON 29 only | £91.50 |
| Optional Enquiries (part 11) | £12.00 each |
| Extra Parcel(s) of Land | £20.00 each |
| Solicitors Own Questions | £25.00 each |
Optional enquiries (part 11) submitted separately - Administration charge of £12.00
| Electronic Commercial | Cost |
|---|---|
| Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 CON 29) | £134.00 |
| LLC1 only | £29.50 |
| CON 29 only | £104.50 |
| Optional Enquiries (part 11) | £12.00 each |
| Extra Parcel(s) of Land | £20.00 each |
| Solicitors Own Questions | £25.00 each |
Optional enquiries (part 11) submitted separately - Administration charge of £12.00
- For a personal search of the Land Charge Register : £11.00
- Registers of Common Land and Village Greens (old CR21 form) CON 29 PART 11 Question 22 £12.00
- We operate an appointment only basis, see contact details on this page.
- Our turnaround times for standard paper searches is within 2 working days and for standard Electronic searches, 1 working day.
- The Land Charges team can also be contacted via DX 123820 Poole 7
- We now offer an E-mail service to our customers. The cost will be the same as our paper searches. If you wish to use this service, please contact the Local Land Charges Team on the telephone number or email address at the top of the page
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