Submit a search
When you buy a property or land, you or your solicitor or conveyancer may need to carry out searches before the purchase is completed.
Searches and enquiries are usually carried out in 2 parts and by different organisations.
- Local Land Charges Register searches are provided by the HM Land Registry.
- CON29 standard and optional enquiries are provided by us.
Part 1: Local land charges search (known as 'LLC1')
This service is provided by the HM Land Registry.
The first part of the local land search (LLC1) is an official search of the Local Land Charges Register.
A local land charges search tells you whether there are registered restrictions or obligations affecting a property or piece of land.
These can include:
- planning conditions
- highways agreements
- tree preservation orders
- conservation areas
- listed buildings
- environmental health notices
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
It's free to do a search but you can pay £15 for an official LLC1 search certificate.
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:
We deal with all CON29 and CON29O 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.