Local land charges
Local land charges give you important details about the property you are buying. They are usually requested by your solicitor.
Local land charges are rules about the land your property is on that you and any future owners must follow.
Searches
Full searches for local land charges can tell you about what you can or can't do on the land that may affect plans for your property.
- Local Land Charge Search (LLC1) register lists all the land charges on the property.
- Con29R search will also tell you extra information about upcoming decisions, planning applications that have been turned down or service charges that are applied to the property.
For example, a local land charge search could show that a loft extension built three years ago doesn't have planning permission and may have to be put back to its original state, or that you must pay a charge to the council if you own the property.
How to search for them
Usually solicitors apply to us and we try to find out whether there are any legal restrictions which may affect the property. We bring all the information together in a local authority search, a legal requirement when buying any land or property.
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Order full local land charges search
Find out how to register and use our local land charges portal and order a search
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Search the Local Land Charges Register
Book a search or do your own search for planning decisions, street information, landlord and environmental health registers
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Local land charges search fees
How much a Local Land Charges Search costs, including add-ons that you might need
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Land Charge team
The Local Land Charge team is a small dedicated team.