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.

As the Local Land Charges Register is a public register, "Personal" searches may be made by members of the public, or agents, on payment of a fee, enabling them to search the Register for themselves.

Supplementary enquiries include the planning history or 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:

• High quality official local land charges searches from definitive records
• Experienced staff with excellent local knowledge
• Guaranteed turnaround times
• Electronic receipt and return through National Land Information Service
• Free copy documents
• No expedition fee
• £5m indemnity insurance

The forms below can be downloaded and used for submitting a Search.

Form LLC1 DOWNLOAD

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 set out in the relevant pages of The Local Plans Procedure Manual, which are available to download below.

Personal Searches

For information on personal searches see the Local Land Charges Fees page.

Home Information Packs

From 1st August 2007 if you are selling a residential property you will need a Home Information Pack before you can legally market your property. Both Freehold and Leasehold properties may require a Pack. These Packs will contain essential information any purchaser will need to know before buying the property, such as a Local Land Charges Search, Evidence of Title and an Energy Performance Certificate. 

Full details regarding the Home Information Pack, including what the Pack should contain and how you can obtain a Pack for your property can be found on the Home Information Pack website.

Performance

Details of the number of searches and the time taken to complete them can be downloaded below.