Local land charges
Local land charges give you important details about the property you are buying. They are usually requested by your solicitor.
Local land charges are rules about the land your property is on that you and any future owners must follow.
Searches
Full searches for local land charges can tell you about what you can or can't do on the land that may affect plans for your property.
- Local Land Charge Search (LLC1) register lists all the land charges on the property.
- Con29R search will also tell you extra information about upcoming decisions, planning applications that have been turned down or service charges that are applied to the property.
For example, a local land charge search could show that a loft extension built three years ago doesn't have planning permission and may have to be put back to its original state, or that you must pay a charge to the council if you own the property.
How to search for them
Usually solicitors apply to us and we try to find out whether there are any legal restrictions which may affect the property. We bring all the information together in a local authority search, a legal requirement when buying any land or property.
Call us on Monday to Thursday, 10am to 1pm on 020 8708 2511 or 2174.
Order full local land charges search
Request a local land charge search
Use our local land searches portal to:
- request a local land charge search
- get notifications for any queries with the search request
- find out when the search is complete and collect your search
How to use the portal
Click 'sign up' on the portal login screen to create an account. You only need to do this once. If you already have an account with another borough you will be able to log in with the username and password you have already set up.
To start the sign up process, fill in:
- username
- password
- confirm password.
Follow the sign-up form steps
- Fill in pages 1 and 2.
- Leave page 3 blank and click 'skip step'.
- Check all search types that you need on page 4.
- Check 'online payment' only under 'payment types' on page 5.
We will send an email in 24 hours to tell you your account is ready. Wait for your confirmation email before you try to log in.
Request a search
- Log in with your account details.
- Click on 'new search request' on the left-hand side.
- Enter solicitor reference, post code, and choose your address from the options.
- Do not check "I cannot find the address. Enter it manually" as your search will be rejected.
- Use the 'property description' box to fill in any extra parcels you need.
- Click 'save'.
- Choose search type. If you need more than one parcel, check 'add additional parcels?' and enter number of extra parcels.
- Check any Con29 O options if needed.
- Click 'calculate price' and then 'save'.
- Under 'method to return the search', choose 'view as a PDF on this website' and click 'save'.
- Choose 'online payment' under 'payment method' and click 'pay'.
- You will get a confirmation screen and a reference number.
When the search is ready, you will get an email notification to log into portal and collect your search.
How we use this information
We will:
- use the information to make a Local Land Charges Search Certificate
- share the information with other council departments, which may hold information on the Local Land Charges Register or environmental information
- always process your information in accordance with the law. For more information on how we use and store your information, please refer to the council's privacy policy.
Find out how to register and use our local land charges portal and order a search
Personal and other land charge searches
A personal search is free of charge and can be made by anyone. However, it is not an official local authority search. Personal searches will only search:
- the local land charges register
- the public register
- our data records
We cannot validate any information found during a personal search and we are unable to discuss the information with you. You'll need to get information by using our online services or by contacting the relevant departments. Additional fees may apply.
To conduct a personal search you will need to Click 'sign up' on the portal login screen
Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs)
A personal search will only tell you about local land charges against any Redbridge property on the LLC1 register. To apply for a personal search, use our Local Land Charge Portal. You'll need to sign up first.
To get as much information as you can on a property - such as planning applications that have been turned down or details about building control - you should order a full search online.
Local land charges search fees
How much a Local Land Charges Search costs, including add-ons that you might need.
In line with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) guidance we apply VAT at 20 per cent to CON29 search fees. LLC1 search fees are not subject to VAT.
Any search of part of a plot of land next to the registered property is considered a parcel.
| Report type | Report details | Price |
| Full search | A full local land charges search report consists of two parts, the LLC1 and the CON29R |
£250.00 for residential £313.50 (including VAT) for commercial |
Alternatively, you can choose the reports, questions or additional enquiries you’re interested in and purchase them individually.
| Reports, questions and enquiries | Price |
| LLC1 | £65 |
| Con29R (questions 1 - 3.13) |
£185.00 for residential £248.50 for commercial |
| Con29O Optional Enquiries (questions 4 - 22) | £46.20 each |
| Additional Enquiries (Solicitors own Enquiries) | £66 each |
| Additional Parcel of Land on a Full Search | £66 each |
| Additional Parcel of Land on an LLC1 | £40.70 each |
| Copies of documents as a result of an official search | £22 |
| Expedited search | £100 |
How much a Local Land Charges Search costs, including add-ons that you might need
Land ownership and boundary lines
We can’t advise on land ownership or boundary lines. We have no powers to resolve disputes. If you are in a dispute with your neighbour about the boundary between your properties, you'll need to work out who owns the land.
You can find this information in legal documents such as your title deeds or through Land Registry
If you think the boundaries are not defined in the title document or lease, or the boundaries have been changed by agreement or encroachment, you'll need to get legal advice from a solicitor.
Land Charge Team
Contact
- General: 020 8708 2511 or 2174
- Email: LandCharges@redbridge.gov.uk
Address
Town Hall, 128-142 High Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1DD
