Local Land Charges

The Local Land Charges team provides information for people buying, selling or leasing

• Homes
• Other property
• Land within Southwark

Local Authority Search

They also investigate any legal restrictions, which form a Local Authority search.

Search Fees applicable from from April 1 2008.

Description                                                                                                                                                    Fee

(*) Personal search fee is a search of the Local Land Charges Register and includes an extract of the register excluding to any Con29 enquiries.

Payment

All fees must be pre-paid. Cheques should be made payable to 'London Borough of Southwark'.

Turnaround Times

We aim to turnaround local authority searches within 10 working days from receipt.

Search Contents

A Local Authority Search will give you information about the property that you are buying including

• Planning history for the property itself
• Conservation Areas
• Listed Building status
• Improvement grants
• Financial charges imposed by the Council
• Planning Agreements
• Tree Preservation Orders
• Publicly maintained highways

You can raise additional enquiries by asking about development proposals within 200 metres of the property. These enquiries should be sent directly to our development control section.

Personal Searches

Personal searches can be arranged by appointment. To book an appointment call 020 7525 7392 by 4pm and allow one working day in advance.

The personal search will inform you of all Registerable Entries that appear on the Local Land Charges Register including

• Conservation Areas
• Financial charges
• Listed buildings
• Tree preservation orders

Cancelling a Search

We will receive your search application by document exchange or post. Should you need to cancel your search contact us by 12pm on the day of receipt of your application for a full refund to be issued. After 12pm the application will have been processed and no refund can be offered.

Commons Registration Searches

Applications for search in the Register of Common Land and Towns and Village Greens are now responded to through an optional enquiry contained under part 2 of the standard form of enquiries CON 29 form.

Complaints

Please tell us if we can improve any aspect of the Local Land Charges Service. If you are not satisfied with the response from the Land Charges Service, please write to:

Head of Democratic Services
Southwark Council
Town Hall
Peckham Road
London
SE5 8UB

Contact and useful links

Local Land Charges
Town Hall
First floor
Central House
Peckham Road
London
SE5 8UB

Thames Water
Tel: 0118 925 1515

Information on drainage enquiries.

Land Registry
Tel: 01952 290355

Information on registering your property.