Local Land Charges Fees - Effective from 1st August 2007

Hard copy by DX or Post

Standard Official Search (LLC1 plus CON29R)
Residential: £141.00
Non-Residential: £178.50

These fees include free copies of Local Land Charges Register entries as requested/available.  To obtain free copies, requests must be made to the Land and Property Information Section direct.  Requests for copies made to any other Section of the Council may incur a charge.

CON29O: Each enquiry £20.00 (inc Q.22 Commons Registration)
CON29 Additional Parcels: £20.00 each
Additional Questions by Solicitors submitted with Searches: £20.00 each

CON29R only: Residential £101.00 / Non-Residential £138.50
Maximum CON29R fee subject to negotiation.

LLC1 only: £40.00 (both Residential and Non-Residential)
Search in one part of the Register only: £20.00
Each subsequent part of the Register: £4.00 to a total of £40.00
LLC1 Additional Parcels: £5.00
Maximum LLC1 fee subject to negotiation

Some advantages of using the Local Authority direct for your Local Land Charges Search:

• No fee to expedite
• Local authority completed Searches can be returned by fax/e-mail even if submitted manually
• Free copy documents (as above)
• £5m Indemnity Insurance over and above any statutory local authority insurance which does not expire on completion of purchase
• Local authorities are the definitive source of the information shown on a Local Land Charges Search and have the greatest understanding of their own records
• Local authority quality approved service: Charter Mark awarded 2006 and maintained
• Experienced/helpful local authority staff with excellent local knowledge 

Personal Search:
£11.00 for first parcel
£1.00 for each additional parcel
£16.00 for first parcel with print-out of Register entries
Enquiries from Solicitors as the result of a Personal Search: £35.00 each.

AN E-PRICING REGIME TOOK EFFECT FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2003, WHICH MEANS THAT LOCAL LAND CHARGES SEARCHES SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH NLIS WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY CHEAPER THAN THOSE SUBMITTED MANUALLY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SCHEME, PLEASE CONTACT THE LAND & PROPERTY INFORMATION SECTION OR ALTERNATIVELY ACCESS THE NLIS WEB-SITE AT www.nlis.org.uk.