Land charges
The council holds a register of important information about many properties and land that is of interest to potential buyers. For example, if there are any outstanding financial charges against a property; it is in a conservation area; there are trees within the boundary which need to be preserved or road and building work is proposed nearby.
A search of the local authority records can help to protect potential purchasers. It lets them know if there are any restrictions, agreements or proposals which may affect the property or land.
To access the information a full search or a personal search must be requested.
Full Search
LLC1 - This is the official certificate of search form, and is a legal document. It is a search of the local land charges register which lists all the registered charges against a property. For example, financial charges which could be from housing grants; planning agreements; tree preservation orders; conservation orders; smoke control and noise abatement orders or planning applications which have been approved with conditions since 1 August 1977.
CON29 - This is known as the enquiries of local authorities form. It deals with planning, highways and environmental health issues that may affect a property or piece of land.
Requests for LLC1 and CON29 are made in duplicate and must include:
- the correct fee made payable to the London Borough of Brent
- an accurate full postal address for the property to be searched
- your full return postal address or email.
All searches will be returned by first class mail.
Personal Search
This is a search of the local land charges register only. It will not include any of the enquiries covered on CON29. The maximum number of properties searched is three per company, per day. (This may vary). Properties can be checked prior to making an appointment via the website www.brent.gov.uk/propertysearch.
To request a personal search, contact the Local Land Charges team on 020 8937 5351 or email personalsearches@brent.gov.uk and make an appointment (it takes approximately 3 working days to process your request) to collect the results from:
One Stop Service,
Brent House,
349 High Road,
Wembley.
Monday to Friday 9.30-11am
Payment
You can pay by cheque made payable to 'London Borough of Brent'. Sorry but we do not accept cash. Please note that any cheques that are returned unpaid (bounced) by the bank will incur an administrative charge of £10. No further searches will be processed for the individual until correct fee and administrative changes are paid.
How to obtain Con29 information