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Local land charges

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You can now order your search online and it will be returned within three working days.

To order your official Local Authority Search please click on the link below, you can either pay online at the time of submission or you can send a cheque or pay over the telephone using your debit/credit card.

What you get for free with a Local Authority Search

All searches automatically include, free of charge, the following information:

  • Copies of all relevant planning decision notices
  • Copies of all relivant building control decision notices
  • Copies of all relevant planning enforcement notices
  • Copies of all relevant section 106 agreements revealed on the land charge register

The Home Information Pack

From 14 December 2008, Home Information Packs will be required for all Residential properties marketed in England and Wales.

View further information on Home Information Packs, information provided by Communities and Local Government.

Important information for property buyers

We encourage all members of the public to request a full local authority search from their solicitor when purchasing property.

You can apply for a full local authority search online or by calling 01922 652554 all major debit/credit cards will be accepted.

Personal search companies cannot provide the information required to complete a "Con 29" form in full (an integral part of a full local authority search).

Many proposals and schemes in the pipeline are not disclosed on the Local Land Charge register used by 'personal search companies' and members of the public carrying out their own search.

This information can only be obtained by asking the local authority the right questions which may be missed by personal search companies.

We are aware of and concerned by the fact that properties are being purchased within the Walsall area without a full local authority search being made. You will no doubt appreciate that the purchase of a house is one of the most significant financial decisions which a person makes in their life. Therefore as a consequence of not obtaining a full local authority search the purchaser may be unaware of significant local factors or proposed development that could compromise the property in question.

A full Local Authority Search consists of two forms:

1) LLC1 description

An LLC1 form which is a search of the land charge register revealing what HAS affected the property/site such as outstanding money owed to the council from renovation grants, private street work charges and repairs notices etc which if left unpaid becomes the responsibility of the new owners.

2) CON29 description

The CON29 is a list of questions set by the law society to establish what proposals there are to the councils knowledge that MAY affect the property/site these include such questions as is the highway fronting the property/site adopted, are there any contravention's affecting the property, is it subject of a proposed compulsory purchase order, are there any proposed road improvements, etc.

Please check with your solicitor to establish whether they use local authority searches.

About us

The Local Land Charges Service is a statutory service, governed by the Local Land Charges Act, 1975 and the Local land Charges Rules 1977 which forms part of the property/land buying process.

We are responsible for maintaining the Land Charges Register and for carrying out local authority searches.

When transactions take place solicitors, acting for the purchaser, carry out a search to find out legal constraints or issues affecting the property. In most cases your solicitor usually submits the forms on your behalf, but forms can be obtained from law stationers.

The number of full searches we receive is currently around 6,000 per year. Our turnaround time is three working days for a full local authority search.

Micellaneous charges

The Micellaneous charges (PDF 16KB) provides information on charges for Planning, Local Land Charges and Building control.

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Contact us

Regeneration and Performance
Local Land Charges
Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1DG

Email locallandcharges@walsall.gov.uk
Telephone (01922) 652554
Textphone 0845 111 2910
Translation Line (01922) 652426
Fax (01922) 623234

Visit us

At the First Stop Shop www.walsall.gov.uk/first_stop_shop.htm

Office opening times

  • Monday: 8.45am – 5.15pm
  • Tuesday: 8.45am – 5.15pm
  • Wednesday: 9.30am – 5.15am
  • Thursday: 8.45am – 5.15pm
  • Friday: 8.45am - 4.45pm

Christmas and New Year opening times

  • Tuesday 23 December: 8.45am – 5.15pm
  • Wednesday 24 December: closed
  • Thursday 25 December: closed
  • Friday 26 December: closed
  • Monday 29 December: 8.45am – 5.15pm
  • Tuesday 30 December: 8.45am – 5.15pm
  • Wednesday 31 December: 9.30am – 4pm
  • Thursday 1 January - closed
  • Friday 2 January: 8.45am – 4.45pm

Complaints/compliments

Please view our complaints and compliments webpage where you can complete an online contact form or alternatively you can print and complete our comments, compliments and complaints form.