Local Land Charges search
What is a Local Land Charges search?
What is a Local Land Charges Search?
A Local Land Charges search is an essential part of buying and selling homes and land.
A request for a search is sent to the relevant local authority when a property or parcel of land is purchased, leased, mortgaged or a valuation carried out. If you are the buyer, the search is usually submitted by your solicitor or licensed conveyancer.
The search process reveals important information about the property or land being bought or sold.
For an extra fee, buyers can also ask the council for information not covered by the standard questions. It may not be possible to respond to enquiries of a very wide scope.
Local Land Charges forms
The Local Land Charges Register holds entries usually imposed by a local authority which run with the land regardless of a change in ownership.
The LLC1 certificate includes all entries on the local land charges register, including:
- financial charges
- tree preservation orders
- conservation area
- conditional planning consents
- improvement grants
The form CON29 Enquiries reveals issues such as:
- who maintains the road the property is on
- the planning and building control history of the property
- traffic schemes
- compulsory purchase orders
- proposed tree preservation orders
- other notices that may affect the property
- Public footpaths
You can ask for optional information using the form CON29O, such as:
- road proposals by private bodies
- Houses in Multiple Occupation
- Advertisement Consents
- common land and village greens
The above information only relates to the property searched.
For an extra fee, buyers can also ask the council for information not covered by the standard questions. It may not be possible to respond to enquiries of a very wide scope.
Advice on buying and selling houses
For more information, please refer to the latest guidance from GOV.UK below. This provides a helpful overview of the process and the important steps you go through when buying or selling a property.