Find out about searches on a property
What are Local Land Charges?
You will need to complete a Local Land Charge search if you are remortgaging or buying property or land. A search will help to find out if there are any matters affecting the property or piece of land.
Usually, your solicitor will request this document on your behalf.
Searches are normally carried out in 2 parts:
LLC1 Certificate of Search
The LLC1 Certificate of search is an official search of the Local Land Charges Register. It deals with all charges such as:
- planning conditions
- tree preservation orders
- planning agreements
- listed buildings
- some enforcement issues
- housing grants
- financial charges
Guildford Borough Council no longer provide results for LLC1 searches. Searches are provided by HM Land Registry. For more information please visit GOV.UK and search for Local Land Charges (opens new window).
CON29 Form
The CON29 Form 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
The CON29 is split into:
- CON29 - required questions
- CON29O - optional questions
Contaminated Land Searches
To find out if land is contaminated, you may wish to carry out a contaminated land enquiry instead.
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 the HM Land Registry website (opens new window).