Our Local Land Charges team is responsible for:
We are linked to the National Land Information Service (NLIS) at Level 3, and can receive and return Local Search requests electronically. Our fees and charges are reviewed annually on 1st April. You can see the details of the fees and charges further down this page.
Unfortunately we cannot accept search requests made by post or paid by cheque. Searches can be submitted by email with payment by BACS. If you require further details of the process please contact the team either by phone or email.
These fees now include Vat on Con29. As introduced by HMRC. Here’s the fees for local land charges searches:
Non-official Search (Personal Search)
Copy Documents – fee per document
Garages are included in the basic search fee i.e. garages or parking spaces in a separate block, forming part of the title.
We return searches electronically by email.
To pay any local land charges copy document fees please use our online payment form.
We can receive and return Local Search requisitions electronically. Please contact us to sign up to our direct online ordering service – ‘OcellaWeb’
We accept searches via:
There are no additional charges for receiving search responses electronically.
The guidance note on the LLC1 for a Parcel of Land states:
‘A separate requisition for search should be made in respect of each parcel of land in respect of which a search is required except where, for the purpose of a single transaction, a certificate is required in respect of two or more parcels of land which have a common boundary or are separated only by a road, railway, river, stream or canal.
Parcel of Land’ means land (including a building or part of a building) which is separately occupied or separately rated or, if not occupied or rated, in separate ownership. For the purpose of this definition an owner is the person who (in his own right or as trustee for any other person) is entitled to receive the rack rent of land, or, where the land is not let at a rack rent, would be so entitled if it were so let.’
A parcel of land is each separately owned or occupied piece of land or dwelling which is within the area outlined
in red on the search plan.
We can only accept a Search which covers several parcels if the boundaries of each parcel actually abut.
We do not classify garages as separate parcels where they form part of one title.
If the boundaries of the parcels do not abut, then we require a separate search for each parcel.
Local Land Charges fees are set annually in accordance with council guidelines and having regard to the predicted actual costs of providing the service on a ‘cost-recovery’ basis
Anyone can carry out a personal search of the Local Land Charges Register. To search the Local Land Charges register go to our Online Portal.
To learn how to navigate the Online portal guidance notes are available via the download
Please see our guide for obtaining Con29R data under EIR.
Local Land Charges Performance and Service Status
August 2018
Status
Comments
Local Authority Searches being returned within 8-10 working Days
Being Achieved
Personal Search Online Access to Local Land Charges Portal
No Issues
IT/ System Issues
No Issues
Local Land Charges Performance and Service Status August 2018
Comments
Local Authority Searches being returned within 8-10 working Days
Being Achieved
Personal Search Online Access to Local Land Charges Portal
No Issues
IT/ System Issues
No Issues
We now only accept Local Authority searches on the new Con29 forms.
01235 422581
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing)
South Oxfordshire District Council
135 Eastern Avenue
Milton Park
Milton
OX14 4SB
