Local land charges

It is important to have a local authority search carried out when buying a property.

Local land fees and charges

Charges from Wednesday 1 April 2026 - Tuesday 31 March 2027

Search fees

Standard Official Search (LLC1 and CON29R) : £170.00 : VAT : £23.00 : Total : £193.00
Official Certificate of Search (Form LLC1 only) : £55.00 : VAT:  £0.00 : Total : £55.00
Enquiries of local authority (Form CON29R only) Part 1 Enquiries *  : £115.00 : VAT : £23.00 : Total : £138.00
Additional Parcel of Land (Each) : £87.00 : VAT : £17.40 : Total : £104.40

CON29O Optional Enquiries of the Local Authority

Question 4 - Road Proposals by public bodies : £62.00 : VAT :  £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 5 - Public Paths of Byways : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 6 - Advertisements : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 7 - Completion Notices : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 8 - Parks and Countryside : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 9 - Pipelines : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 10 - Houses in Multiple Occupation : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 11 - Noise Abatement : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 12 - Urban Development Areas : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 13 - Enterprise Zones : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 14 - Inner Urban Improvement Areas : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 15 - Simplified Planning Zones : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 16 - Land Maintenance Notices : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 17 - Mineral Consultation Areas : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 18 - Hazardous Substance Consents : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 19 - Environmental and Pollution Notices : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 20 - Food Safety Notices : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 21 - Hedgerows Notices : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40
Question 22 - Common Land Town and Village Green : £62.00 : VAT : £12.40 : Total : £74.40

*Standalone CON29R and CON29O searches attract an additional fee (Payable once per search) : £6.00 : VAT : £0.00 : Total : £6.00

Personal Searches by email to land.charges@rbwm.gov.uk: No charge

Highways information with personal searches: No charge

CIL information with personal searches: £5.00 : VAT : £1.00 : Total : £6.00

Repeat Search - LLC1 and CON29R - within 2 months of original search (including if search was ordered by any firm, provided that we are sent a copy of the first page of a full search).  : £64.00 :VAT : £12.80 : Total : £76.80.