Local land charges

You will need to complete a local land charge search if you are remortgaging or buying property or land. A search will help to find out if there are any matters affecting that property or piece of land. 

Usually, your solicitor will request this document on your behalf.

Searches are usually carried out in 2 parts.

Part 1 – requests for a Certificate of Search (LLC1) and personal searches

We no longer provide results for searches of the Local Land Charges Register. This is dealt with by HM Land Registry.

The first part of the search (LLC1) is an official search of the Local Land Charges Register. It deals with all charges such as:

• planning conditions
• tree preservation orders
• planning agreements
• listed buildings
• some enforcement issues
• housing grants
• financial charges 

Personal searches are free and LLC1 searches cost £15. GOV.UK has more about the difference between free and paid searches.

Business requests

If you are a business, make a request on the HM Land Registry business portal:

Log in to the HM Land Registry business portal

Register for an account on the HM Land Registry business portal

Personal requests

You can make a personal request on the GOV.UK website:

Search for local land charges on land and property – GOV.UK

Part 2 – CON29 requests

Part 2 (CON29) is made up of a series of standard enquiries of the local authority, agreed by the Law Society.

They deal with issues such as:

• road schemes
• planning history
• environmental matters

CON29 is split into:

• required questions – CON29
• optional questions – CON29R

We deal with all CON29 and CON29R enquiries.

Private land ownership and property boundaries

We do not have information on private land ownership or property boundaries. Enquiries about these should be made on the HM Land Registry website.