Local land charge searches give information held by the Council about a property. They are used by solicitors, buyers and mortgage lenders to reveal important information prior to completion of a property transaction. Local authority searches and personal searches are dealt with by our Legal Services team. This includes land charges and answering questions on form CON29.

All drainage enquiries on a Search are now conducted by Severn Trent Water Searches.

Severn Trent Searches
PO Box 10155
Nottingham
NG1 9HQ
DX 723860 – Nottingham 43
Tel: 0115 971 3550
Email:  enquiries@severntrentsearches.com
Tel: 0115 971 3550

Website: www.severntrentsearches.com.

Highways questions which are answered by Staffordshire County Council are contained in the CON29 part of the Official Search. Additional enquiries regarding highway issues should be directed to the authority by the person, company or firm carrying out the Search. The contact details for Staffordshire County Council highways issues are:

Highway Data Team - Land Charges, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Place 1, c/o Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH.

Tel: 0300 111 8000 Fax: 01785 211279.

Full local authority search

A full search consists of the form LLC1 (which is the legal certificate relating to all registerable charges) and the form CON 29 (which deals with all enquiries relating to planning, highways and environmental history which may affect the property), both of which must be supplied in duplicate together with two plans. This type of search can be carried out by the postal submission of the correct forms (available to download below) and fee, or submitting the forms electronically through the National Land Information Service.

Turnaround times

As follows our target, turnaround time is 10 working days however, there  may be times ,due to lack of resources ,when this may not be met.

Forms

• LLC1 form
• CON 29R
• CON 290

Forms can be emailed to: locallandcharges@tamworth.gov.uk. Please note, we must receive payment before we can process the forms. Payments can be made via our Pay It online service.

Fees

The search fees are (as of 1/4/2023):

• LLC1 fee £31.00 each non vat
• Commercial CON29R £152.00 plus VAT
• Residential CON29R £111.00 plus VAT
• One off questions £23.00 plus VAT
• Extra questions (CON29O) £17.00 per question plus VAT
• Additional parcels £12.00 plus VAT plus £1.05 extra LLC1 fee.

General advice

Please ensure that the correct payment is made (shown above) and can be made by cheque or our Pay It Online service. We will carry out a check to establish that the property is within the borough, that the fees are correct, and that all necessary forms and plans have been included. A VAT receipt for payment will be returned with the completed search. We aim to return searches within 10 working days.

Email: locallandcharges@tamworth.gov.uk.
Cheques should be sent to: Land Charges, Tamworth Borough Council, Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth, B79 7BZ.

• Drainage Searches are carried out by Severn Trent Water. Contact: enquiries@severntrentsearches.com
• Landfill searches are carried out by The Environment Agency at Lichfield. Tel: 01543 444141. Email: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

Personal Searches

As an alternative to carrying out an Official Search undertaken by council staff, customers can opt to carry out a personal search of the Local Land Charges register. Requests can be made by email: locallandcharges@tamworth.gov.uk. Email must contain full postal address and a plan showing the boundary of the property, clearly marked in red.
 

Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008: This relates to the Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008 (summary of the number of requests, total income and costs associated with granting access to property records for the year 2021/22).

Item	Number of Requests	Total Income Received (net)	Total Cost
Residential
Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 and CON29R)	299	£37,046	£37,046
LLC1	6	£107	£107
Q1.1 f-h Building Regulations	412 (chargeable)	£3,708	£3,708
Commercial/Industrial
Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 and CON29R)	49	£7,975	£7,975

 

Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008: This relates to the Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008 (summary of the number of requests, total income and costs associated with granting access to property records for the year 2020/21).

Item	Number of Requests	Total Income Received (net)	Total Cost
Residential
Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 and CON29R)	261	£32,031	£32,031
LLC1	10	£176	£176
Q1.1 f-h Building Regulations	328 (chargeable)	£2,952	£2,952
Commercial/Industrial
Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 and CON29R)	44	£7,146	£7,146

 

Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008: This relates to the Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008 (summary of the number of requests, total income and costs associated with granting access to property records for the year 2019/20).

Item	Number of Requests	Total Income Received	Total Cost
Residential
Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 and CON29R)	307	£36,226	£36,226
LLC1	15	£255	£255
Q1.1 f-h Building Regulations	346 (chargeable)	£3,114	£3,114
Commercial/Industrial
Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 and CON29R)	62	£9,610	£9,610

 

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Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008: This relates to the Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008 (summary of the number of requests, total income and costs associated with granting access to property records for the year 2018/19).

Item	Number of Requests	Total Income Received	Total Cost
Residential
Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 and CON29R)	275	£32,450	£32,450
LLC1	16	£272	£272
Q1.1 f-h Building Regulations	396 (chargeable)	£3,564	£3,564
Commercial/Industrial
Full Local Authority Search (LLC1 and CON29R)	70	£10,850	£10,850
LLC1	10	£170	£170