If you are buying a house or land, it is an extremely important part
of the conveyancing process to conduct a Local Authority Search.
A Local
Authority Search can consist of the following:
- The LLC1 - official certificate of search: and
- CON 29R - Enquiries of Local Authority
- CON 29O - Optional Enquiries
The LLC1 - certificate search
- is produced from the Land Charges
Register.
This register is a statutory register which is maintained by all local authorities
throughout England & Wales. the register consists of 12 parts which are as follows:
- Part 1 General financial charges
- Part 2 Specific financial charges
- Part 3 Planning Charges
- Part 4 Miscellaneous charges
- Part 5 Fenland ways maintenance charges
- Part 6 Land compensation charges
- Part 7 New towns charges
- Part 8 Civil aviation charges
- Part 9 Opencast mining charges
- Part 10 Listed building charges
- Part 11 Light obstruction notices
- Part 12 Drainage scheme charges
The
purpose of these charges ensures prospective purchasers of property/land are not caught unaware of obligations
enforceable against successive owners by the Local Authority.
The CON29R
- enquiries of local authority - is a provision for prospective purchasers of property/land to find
out about pending issues on the property/land other than that shown in the LLC1 - official certificate
search. The CON29R is an important factor in establishing amongst other things: the status of highways,
road improvement schemes, planning proposals, pending conservation areas, building regulations, enforcement
and contaminated land.
The CON29O allows prospective purchasers of property/land
to request additional enquiries; in particular the route of a public footpath, bridleway or byway and
environmental and pollution notices.
Your solicitors will have these
forms or you can buy them from a law stationers.
A
personal search of the Local Land Charges Register may be undertaken. Please refer to the Personal
Search policies and procedures.
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: locallandchargesnorth@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01249 706591
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address:
Land Charges
Wiltshire Council
Monkton Park
Chippenham
SN15
1ER
In Person:
DX: DX116892 Trowbridge 3
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: locallandchargessouth@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01722 434257 or 01722 434232
Out of hours:
Fax: 01722 434575
Postal Address:
Local Land Charges
Wiltshire Council
PO
Box 2281
Salisbury
SP2 2HX
In Person: Wiltshire Council
Bradley Road
Trowbridge
BA14 0RD
DX: DX116892 Trowbridge 3
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: locallandchargeseast@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 776655
Out of hours:
Fax: 01225 776792
Postal Address: Local Land Charges
Wiltshire Council
Bradley Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 0RD
In Person:
DX: DX116892 Trowbridge 3
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: locallandchargeswest@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 776655
Out of hours:
Fax: 01225 776792
Postal Address: Local Land Charges
Wiltshire Council
Bradley Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 0RD
In Person:
DX: DX116892 Trowbridge 3
Last updated: 18 August 2011
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