Land Charges
The Land and Property Information Team is responsible for maintaining the Register of Local Land Charges and completing officially submitted searches of the Register and supplementary enquiries. Supplementary enquiries are usually submitted with a search of the Register to obtain further information concerning a specific piece of land or property that may concern a potential purchaser.
Under the Environmental Information Regulations, the Local Land Charges Register may be manually inspected free of charge. It is also possible to obtain a collated and verified print out of the entries on the Register regarding specific properties on payment of a fee.
Supplementary enquiries include the planning history of the property, the status of the road and whether any major road or rail proposals are expected near to the property.
Reasons to use the Local Authority:
Official Local Authority Searches submitted electronically through the National Land Information Service (NLIS) may be more cost effective and quicker than submitting them manually. For more information please contact:
www.nlis.org.uk.
Procedures
We strive to provide you with an open and prompt service. Our procedures are available to download below.
A list of frequently asked questions and answers about Land Charges can be downloaded from our FAQs page.
Inspection of Local Land Chrges Register (under the Environmental Information Regulations)
(formerly known as Personal Search)
For information regarding inspection of the Local Land Chrges Register see the Local Land Charges Fees page.
Performance
Details of the number of searches and the time taken to complete them can be downloaded below.
Land Charges Performance Figures
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Declaration of Income 2010/2011
Budget 2010/2011: £165,500.
Expected to be compiled from approximately:
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855 residential searches
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@
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£99
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£84,645
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250 x commercial searches
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@
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£165.50
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£41,375
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1500 personal searches
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@
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£22
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=
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£33,000
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300 additional enquiries
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@
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£10
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=
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£3,000
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150 additional enquiries
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@
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£20
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=
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£3,000
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100 additional enquiries
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@
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average £5
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£500
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Declaration of Income 2009/2010
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Income
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: £143,779
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Searches received
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: 2337
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Official Searches
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: 1123
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Personal Searches
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: 1214
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