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Take part in a landmark Government consultation on proposals to replace Surrey's current councils with up to three larger authorities. We support a three unitary approach - Find out more and read our consultation question guide.

Join us for a special online engagement session hosted by the Leaders of Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils on Thursday 3 July from 7pm to 8pm via Microsoft Teams. We'll explain what Local Government Reorganisation is, outline the different options being considered, and show you how to get involved. Sign up for the session (opens new window).

Find out about searches on a property

Official searches

We can do an official search to find out what Local Land Charges apply to your property. There are many benefits to doing an official search:

  • council staff have experience carrying out official searches. This means you can be confident they will not make any mistakes.
  • we can find information about land which does not appear on the Land Charges Register. We'll give you this information in a CON29 form. Lots of this information is held in our own records, and not all of it is available to the public.
  • the law covers you if we miss anything on an official search. You'll get compensation if anything goes wrong because of our mistake.
  • we aim to provide 95 per cent of official land charges search results within three working days.

If you ask for a full official search, we'll give information set out on two forms:

LLC1 form

The LLC1 form shows you any information in the Local Land Charges register. It will find specific charges which apply to a piece of land. These include:

  • financial charges
  • planning charges
  • Tree Preservation Orders
  • Land Charges made due to a previous breach of planning rules on the site

CON29 form

The CON29 form shows you general information about a piece of land. This includes:

  • highways
  • planning history
  • building control information

You can request either of these forms individually.

Third parties

Some third parties can make an official search for you. Visit the National Land Information Service website (opens new window) or the TM Group website (opens new window) for more information.