Land Charges
Welcome to the Local Land Charges Service for St Albans City & District. Local Land Charges were originally designed to ensure that purchasers of land were not caught unawares by obligations enforceable against successive owners under the terms of various statutes. A local land charge is a restriction on an area of land either to secure payment of a sum of money or to limit its use and is binding on successive owners or occupiers.
OFFICIAL LOCAL LAND CHARGE SEARCHES
The Local Land Charge Section carries out all official searches covered by the Local Land Charges Rules 2010, guaranteeing comprehensive replies to the official LLC1 and CON29 enquiries signed by the St Albans City and District Council "Proper Officer". These official searches are accepted by all Mortgage Lenders. Within an Official Local Authority Search you will gain much relevant and useful information such as proposed Tree Preservation Orders, proposed enforcement action, breach of condition notices, noise abatement zones and environment and pollution notices, to name but a few.
Submission of a Full Search
To submit a full search, please supply the Land Charges Section with forms LLC1 and Con 29 which are available through http://www.oyezformslink.co.uk. All forms should be submitted in duplicate together with two copies of a plan on which is outlined in red the clear and correct address to be searched against and a cheque for the correct fee made payable to St Albans City and District Council. Please do not staple any paperwork. If information is needed on 'other roadways, footways and footpaths' then Box C on the Con 29 form needs to have the exact details added thereto and the roadways etc need to be marked on the plan submitted. We aim to return the completed search within 5 working days. If you are local to St Albans Council and the Search is urgent, we may be able to offer a hand delivery service.
Local Land Charges Register/Personal Search
A personal search is an inspection of the Local Land Charges Register and this does not supply all the information that would be obtained from an Official LLC1 and Con29 search. It is possible to view the Local Land Charges Register under the Local Land Charges Rules 2010 for free. Appointments can be made on the following days:
Monday and Wednesday 10 to 12pm 2 to 4pm
Tuesday and Thursday 10 to 12pm
Please email landcharges@stalbans.gov.uk with your request for an appointment. You may view up to 6 properties per visit.
The procedure for viewing the Register will shortly be changing and we will update the website as soon as this change has taken place.
Should you require any answers to the Con29R you should contact the relevant departments. The relevant departments will provide you with free of charge access under the Environmental Regulations (EIR).
Your initial first point of contact telephone number for Planning/Building Control and for Conservation/Enforcement/Trees and Woodlands is 01727 819732.
Your initial first point of contact telephone number for Environmental Health is 01727 819461.
For Highways queries please call Hertfordshire County Council on 01707 897381.
The Local Land Charges Section is offering a select "search service" for three questions from the Con29R. Rather than you choosing to obtain access for free from the relevant departments, you may request any of the following: 1.1 f to h, 3.8 or 3.9 questions direct from the Land Charges Section by email landcharges@stalbans.gov.uk.
Land Charges will obtain the answers for you and provide them in a report format that is clear and easy to understand. We will check and verify this information before putting it into a report format. We are able to make a reasonable charge for providing this service. Please call for details on fees. We will confirm with you an appointment time/date to collect. Payment will be made in advance at Customer Service (as per the procedure prior to 27th July 2010).
Who to contact
To contact the Land Charges Section:
Clare Merson, Land Charges Service Manager
Local Land Charges
District Council Offices
Civic Centre
St. Peter's Street
St. Albans
Herts AL1 3JE
or
Document Exchange: DX 6178, St. Albans –1
Telephone: 01727 819511/819522
Fax: 01727 819263
Email: landcharges@stalbans.gov.uk