Local Land
Charges Services
When you borrow money against a property, the lender
invariably
requires a Local Authority Search to be carried out.
As buying a property is usually the biggest financial commitment most
of us make, we would always recommend that you use a solicitor or
licenced conveyancer to carry out the conveyancing and searches.
Search Fees
Fees applicable from
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With effect from 1/4/2008
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Standard Search (LLC1 and Con 29 Part 1) |
£195
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LLC1 Only |
£20
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Con 29R only |
£175
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Each Con29O Optional Enquiry |
£25
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Each Additional Question |
£50
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Each Additional Parcel of Land |
£57
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Copy Documents - Minimum Fee |
£15
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Subsequent Enquiries |
£50
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Duplicate Search |
£15
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Personal Search * |
£11
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* No replies are given to any Con.29 enquiries; it is a search of the Local
Land Charges Register only. Copy extracts of the Register are charged at £1
per page.
Payment
All fees must be prepaid. Payment by cheque made payable to "London
Borough of Bexley".
Response Times
The majority of standard searches on residential properties are returned in less than 10 working days. Commercial and industrial searches
will take a little longer to process and requisitions for these
should always be accompanied by a plan.
Urgent Searches
If the search is urgent then please let us know as we may be able to arrange an urgent response. There is no additional charge for this.
Search Forms
Forms to carry out local authority searches can be obtained from  www.oyezformslink.co.uk.
Search Contents
The typical Local Authority Search will only tell
you information about the property that you are buying. You can
however raise additional enquiries with your search asking about
development proposals within 200 metres of the property - This will
incur an additional fee - please see the table of charges above.
Examples of information given in the Local Authority Search include:
- Planning history for the property itself
- Conservation Areas
- Tree Preservation Orders
- Listed Building Status
- Certain Legal Agreements
- Improvement Grants
- Financial Charges imposed by the Council
- Council or state road or rail schemes within 200 metres of the
property
- Compulsory Purchase Orders made by the Council
- The designation of the property on the Council's Unitary
Development Plan
- Maintenance of roads given in the property address
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