Searches and Fees
The Local Authority Search is in two parts:
LLC1
(The first part, the Official Certificate of Search) deals with entries registered in the Local Land Charges Register, e.g. Financial Charges, Improvement Grants. Tree Preservation Orders. Conditional Planning Consents and Agreements.
CON29
The second part is known as the CON29 (Enquiries of Local Authorities)
This is a standard form of questions agreed between the Law Society and |Local Government Associations and provides comprehensive information to prospective purchasers of property. The enquiries deal with issues such as Planning- control of development, Highways - road schemes, adoption of roads and Environment - notices e.g. noise abatement, contaminated land.
Submitting a Local Authority Search
Please note that search applications must include the following:
Completed forms LLC1 and CON29 in duplicate, together with an up to date scale plan detailing the extent and location of the property clearly edged in red. The appropriate payment- cheques made payable to North Tyneside Council. North Tyneside Council also accepts search requests and payments electronically from Solicitors who are registered to use the NLIS (The National Land Information Service). Please check current price rates with supplier.
Personal Search Applications - please refer to Land charge information page for contact details or see below for a list of fees.
Latest fees - 2010
Searches received by post:
- Official Certificate of Search (LLC!) £12.85
- Supplementary Enquiries (CON29) £67.88
- Complete Search £80.73
- Commercial official certificate of search £12.85
- Commercial supplementary enquiries £135.76
- Commercial complete search £148.61
- Each additional property £11.00
- Each printed optional enquiry £6.00
- Each additional enquiry £12.00
- Personal Search £NIL
- Unit cost non statutory questions (CON29) £67.88
Commons Registration Searches £14.00
(Submitted as additional enquiry No. 22 - CON 29 Forms)