When you buy a property or land, you or your solicitor should contact us to make sure there are no restrictions (or charges) that would affect you building or developing there.
These could be charges like:
- existing planning permission
- environmental notices
- tree preservation orders
How to request a search
Submit your search request using the appropriate forms (LLC1 and CON29 forms will be held by your solicitor or conveyancer):
- LLC1 (restrictions in the local land charges register on land or property)
- CON29 or CON29R (enquiries of local authorities)
- personal search form (download)
Include one ordnance survey plan with your request. We do not accept floor plans or location plans. Please allow at least 10 days for your request to be processed.
Send your request form and plan to landcharges@hounslow.gov.uk.
Fees
All fees are inclusive of VAT.
Service |
Amount |
---|---|
Standard residential search (LLC1 and CON29 Part 1) |
£246.00 |
Standard non-residential search |
£300.00 |
LLC1 only |
£60.00 |
Each part 2 enquiry |
£18.00 |
Each additional land or property unit |
£35.00 |
Local Land Charges search fee (full) - CON29 only (residential) per search |
£186.00 |
Local Land Charges search fee (full) - CON29 only (non-residential) per search |
£240.00 |
How to pay
Payment instructions will be sent to you by email, with a reference number to quote for the online payment. We no longer accept cheques.
Disclaimer
Replies will be given in the belief that they are in accordance with information presently available to the officers of the replying local authority, but none of the local authorities or their officers accepts legal responsibility for an incorrect reply, except for negligence.
Any legal responsibility for negligence will be owed to the person who raised the enquiries and the person on whose behalf they were raised. It will also be owed to any other person who has knowledge (personally or through an agent) of the replies before the time when he purchases, takes a tenancy of, or lends money on the security of the property or (if earlier) the time when he becomes contractually bound to do so.