What is a Local Land Charges Search?
The Local Land Charges Section maintains the statutory Local Land Charges Register. It also collates information from various other Council departments such as Development Services to enable the completion of a Local Land Charges Search. A Local Land Charges Search forms part of the conveyancing process and is carried out to ascertain if there are any matters affecting the property or land which a prospective purchaser should be aware of. It is designed to protect potential purchasers of property and will tell them about agreements and restrictions which might affect their decision to go ahead with the purchase. • The first part of the search the LLC1 form – will reveal all the charges registered against the property for example Conditional Planning Permissions, Smoke Control Orders and Tree Preservation Orders. These charges are binding on successive owners of the property or land. • The second part of the search the CON29 form – will provide other relevant information which is held b
