Land Charges and Local Authority Searches - A Guide

This guide can help you if you need to find out what restrictions or obligations are recorded against a property and/or land using the Local Land Charges Register or a Local Search.

Personal Searches

Personal searches of the Local Land Charges Register are available under Section 8 of the Local Land Charges Act 1975.

  • This is an alternative to the Council undertaking the search for you
  • There is no charge for inspection of the Register however knowledge is required about how the Register works and what the information means
  • These searches are usually undertaken by personal search companies

Please call or email the Local Land Charges team to book an appointment. You will also need to send us a plan showing the property to be searched clearly outlined in red.

Appointments are usually 5 working days from the request being made. There is no limit to how many searches can be undertaken during an appointment.