Local Land Charges search

IMPORTANT NOTICE: LLC1 Search Applications / CON29 Fee Increase

From the 25 April 2025, Royal Borough of Kingston Local Land Charges Register will migrate to HM Land Registry.  Therefore LLC1 search applications will no longer be accepted by RBK.

CON29 Fee Increase will also take place on this date (25.04.2025) – please refer to Charges and Cancellations for details.

A Local Land Charges search is an essential part of buying and selling homes and land.

A search is requested when a property or parcel of land is purchased, leased, mortgaged or a valuation carried out. If you are the buyer, the search is usually submitted by your solicitor or licensed conveyancer. 

The search process reveals important information about the property or land being bought or sold.

Local Land Charges forms

The LLC1 certificate is available from HM Land Registry and includes all entries on the local land charges register, including:

• financial charges
• tree preservation orders
• conservation area
• conditional planning consents
• improvement grants

CON29 Enquiries are made directly to the Council and reveals issues such as:

• who maintains the road the property is on
• the planning and building control history of the property
• traffic schemes
• compulsory purchase orders
• proposed tree preservation orders
• other notices that may affect the property
• Public footpaths

You can also ask the Council for optional information using the form CON29O, such as:

• Road proposals by private bodies 
• Houses in Multiple Occupation
• Advertisement Consents
• common land and village greens

The above information only relates to the property searched. 

Buyers can ask the council for information not covered by the standard questions. It may not be possible to respond to enquiries of a very wide scope.

Advice on buying and selling houses

For more information, please refer to the latest guidance from GOV.UK below. This provides a helpful overview of the process and the important steps you go through when buying or selling a property.

How to buy a home How to sell a home