Land Registry
Local land charges searches are normally required in the property-buying process. Most local land charges are restrictions or prohibitions on the use of the property. The local land charges search will reveal whether a property is subject to a charge if that charge has been registered. The property will be subject to it regardless of whether it is registered or not. Other searches will need to be conducted to determine whether a property has an obligation on it.
Responsibility for the registers held by English and Welsh local authorities transferred to HM Land Registry under the Infrastructure Act 2015.
Search for local land charges
You can find out more about search results.
Use our service Search for local land charges to search for restrictions (local land charges) on land or property.
You can find out about Local Land Charges fees and details about the service in our local land charges guide.
Originating authority names
You can use this list to check which originating authority names will be accepted onto the register when registering new charges. Previous names are recognised as valid, but cannot be used for new registrations.