Information on how to request a Local Land Charges search, what information is available, and how much it will cost.
A local land charge is a restriction on a piece of land or property. It can limit its use or be binding on successive owners. It provides prospective purchasers with information about the property.
When buying a property or piece of land, it is important that a local land charges search is carried out to make sure there are no issues affecting the land or property.
A full official local authority search is made up of two parts: LLC1 and CON29.
The LLC1 certificate reveals all entries on the local land charges register, such as:
The form CON29 reveals issues such as:
Optional information can be provided by using the form CON29O, such as:
Additional information can be specifically requested such as:
Solicitors would normally contact us to carry out the search and we will collate the information from different departments and bring it together into one search.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government have published guides to buying and selling a home in England and Wales:
Official local land charges searches can be requested in the following ways:
Requests can be made by email to:
Email landcharges@erewash.gov.uk
via the official Law Society forms below:
Information on how to obtain these forms can be found at the Law Society’s website - CON29 forms | The Law Society
Your search request must include the full postal address of the property or land to be searched, accompanied by a copy of an up-to-date location plan. This should show the boundaries of the property or land, clearly marked in red.
Payments must be made via the Bankers' Automated Clearing System (Bacs) to:
Erewash Borough Council
Lloyds Bank Plc
Sort code: 30-96-18
Account number: 01226906
VAT number: GB 127 2356 81
Erewash Borough Council is currently registered with NLIS and able to receive and respond to local searches through the internet. For further information and the price of an NLIS search can be found on their website:
National Land Information Service
| Search | Fee (including VAT) |
|---|---|
| Official Local Land Charges Search (LLC1 + Con29) |
Residential - £226.06 Commercial - £236.46 |
| LLC1 only | £30 (No VAT) |
| Con29 |
Residential - £192.06 Commercial - £206.46 |
| Con29O (optional enquiries) | £41.80 each |
| Additional parcel of land | £20.40 each |
| Solicitor’s additional enquiries | £34.40 each |
Con29 questions can be requested individually. All requests should be received via the Con29 Individual Enquiry Form on this page, and emailed to:
There is another type of search commonly referred to as a ‘personal search’.
Any member of the public, conveyancer, solicitor or third-party companies, commonly known as personal search companies acting on behalf of a solicitor, can carry out a personal search of the Statutory Local Land Charge Register for free.
The register information is provided via email upon receipt of a request to
Personal search companies interpret and compile the register information in their own search format.
A personal search is not a local authority product.
The Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) also entitle anyone to obtain other search information required to answer a CON29.
Personal Searches and EIRs are not backed by the council’s insurance and not compiled by the experts in each of the information fields.
In addition, there is no legally binding contract completed by the local authority.
Therefore, the local authority has no responsibility for any omission or misinterpretation by anyone carrying out these types of search.