Latest Position Regarding Local Land Charges Register Information

Further to the Government's instruction that the fee for a personal search in the Register has been revoked and in view of the fact that we have not received, as yet, any further information relating to any other proposed changes to the provision of the property search Wychavon would advise of the following:-

• his authority will be permitting free inspection of the Local Land Charges Register from 17 August 2010.  The information is now published on our web site.  Requests to inspect environmental data which is not on the LLC Register will be dealt with separately and in accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations (“EIR”), i.e. inspection will be permitted unless it is reasonable to provide access in an alternative format.
• As and when arrangements for accessing data are altered we shall publicise this on our website. Please note that it is not necessarily the case that if an official search can be provided within 2 working days then any request for access to the same data must be provided within 2 working days. The timescales by which access can be provided under a personal search will depend on the data requested and the manner in which it is to be accessed (i.e. inspection or copies).
• It is permissible to make notes when inspecting environmental data in situ.
• The EIR permit a reasonable charge to be made for the supply of environmental information. Therefore, if you request copies of entries on the LLC Register or other environmental data by way of letter, these will be supplied and charged for in accordance with the EIR, i.e. the charges will not exceed an amount which the authority is satisfied is a reasonable amount [Regulation 8(3)].

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A Guide To Local Land Charges

A Local Land Charge Search forms an important part of the Convenancing Process your Solicitor carries out when you purchase a property. Your Solicitor will guide you through the process, one element of which is the Local Land Charge Search.

A standard search LLC1 and Con29R is £108.00 which comes with the assurance and insurance that all responses have been investigated and authenticated by the Local Authority and signed by the Proper Officer 

Local Land Charges were the creation of the Land Charges Act 1925 and were set up to make new purchasers aware of any enforceable obligations that were binding on successive owners. The principle is still the same today although changes have taken place with regard to the Statues, Rules and Acts which govern the Register.

The Register is split into twelve parts as follows:

• Parts I and II - Financial
• Part III - Planning
• Part IV - Miscellaneous
• Part V - Fenland
• Part VI - Land Compensation
• Part VII - New Towns
• Part VIII - Civil Aviation
• Part IX - Opencast Coal
• Part X - Listed Buildings
• Part XI - Light Obstruction Notices
• Part XII - Drainage Schemes

For further information contact: