Land Charges and Searches Service
Our official search fee is excellent value for money at just £90.
Our searches are fully compliant with all HIP legislation requirements.
We are currently processing standard searches in approximately 5 working days.
Current Fees 
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Requesting a Search
If you wish to request a search please contact us on 01332 255469 or 01332 255470.
To pay you can use our On-Line Payments Service 
choosing other payments, then Local Land Charges then the service you require. We receive land search requests from solicitors, licensed conveyancers, estate agents and Home Information Pack providers on behalf of their clients for land and property transactions within the Derby City Council area. If you need clarification as to whether the property falls within the Derby City boundary contact the Land Charges team on 01332 255470.
Our service operates to the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard. All customers can be assured of our commitment to providing you with up to date and accurate information for your property search needs. The Local Land Charges Register and associated records are maintained and updated on a daily basis.
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What is a Standard Search?
This is a full and comprehensive search of the Council's property records. We answer a series of questions contained in form CON29, Enquiries of a local authority. Forms are usually submitted to us through a solicitor, licensed conveyancer or legal practitioner. We can also supply the search for inclusion in a Home Information Pack. Form LLC1 reveals entries contained in the Local Land Charges Register that affect the property. These entries are searched to make sure there are no hidden surprises such as:
- A new bypass planned for the bottom of your garden
- notices requiring you to take action to remedy outstanding problems with property
- planning consents that have conditions attached
- tree preservation orders
- listed buildings
- conservation areas
- smoke control orders.
The Council is the only body empowered by legislation to sign form LLC1.
Items revealed on the CON29 part of the application form relate to Planning, Highways, Environmental Health, Housing and Building Control issues. It is not possible to answer all of the CON29 questions by simply inspecting public records. An additional set of optional questions, CON29 part 2, can be submitted if solicitors require specific additional information. We can answer these and solicitors' own questions on payment of the relevant fees.
Current Fees
12kbA Standard search (our full and comprehensive search) comprising of form LLC1 and CON29 Part 1, 2007 Edition costs £90.00
To help home buyers understand the facts about property searches Land Data have prepared the Land Data: guide to property searches 1Mb
Can I submit an Electronic Search request?
Yes.
Using electronic methods to submit your searches reduces overheads and can cut out the lengthy process of submitting paper forms. NLIS is a one stop shop for land and property related information held by many local authorities, water companies and coal authorities. NLIS also offers access to the most up to date ordnance survey mapping. By using electronic methods to request searches, you could save on photocopying, postage, telephone and cheque costs. You may be able to pass these savings on to your customers.
We are able to receive electronic search requests for the LLC1, CON29 and additional questions through the National Land Information Service (NLIS) Hub.
Customers can access the National Land Information Service website for further information.
To set up an account with the NLIS hub you can contact or register with the channel provider listed below.
Searchflow
Tel: 0870 787 7625
Searchflow
helpdesk@searchflow.co.uk
We are also able to receive and return searches by DX Mail. Please find DX Mail's contact details below.
Our Land Charges DX Address is: 723462 DERBY20.
DX Mail
Tel: 01753 630 630
DX Services
info@thedx.co.uk
What is a Personal Search?
A personal search is a search of the Local Land Charges Register only, carried out in accordance with the Local Land Charges Act (1975) and the Local Land Charges Rules (1977), as amended. In addition to obtaining information relating to entries in the Local Land Charges register, personal callers can inspect the Council's statutory public registers. It is not possible to answer all of the CON29 standard enquiry form questions by only inspecting the authority's public registers.
Anyone can carry out a personal search on payment of the prescribed fee.
Derby City Council use Rule 7 of the Local Land Charges Rules where planning information can be searched by making an appointment with our Land Searches team based in Roman House. Access to planning records will require the customer to search information on plotting sheets so that access to the appropriate planning register can be given by a member of staff.
Personal Search Information note 
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From 6 April 2009 our access arrangements for the provision of individual CON29R questions are contained in the Schedule of Registers/Information for Local Search Enquires 42kb. To request specific information please complete and fax the CON29R information form - PDF 12kb to 01332 255540 or send the Word version of the CON29R information form - Microsoft Word 
123Kb by email to landcharges@derby.gov.uk
This gives details about the service, appointment times and how to request a personal search and details of access arrangements to public records.
Current Fees 12kb
Other useful contacts
Drainage, water and Severn Trent search provision enquiries should be referred to:
Severn Trent Searches Ltd
PO Box 6187
Nottingham
NG5 1LE
Tel: 0115 9627269
E-mail: searches@severntrent.co.uk
Severn Trent searches
H M Land Registry for Land Ownership enquiries:
H M Land Registry
Nottingham (West) Office
Chalfont Drive
Nottingham
NG8 3RN
Tel: 0115 9351166
The Land Registry
Contact Us
Derby City Council
Local Land Charges
Corporate and Adult Services Department
PO Box 6292
Derby DE1 2ZL
Tel: 01332 255470
Fax: 01332 255540
Email: landcharges@derby.gov.uk
We welcome our customers comments in helping to improve our service to you. If you would like to comment on any aspect of our service please use the contact details above or fill in the have your say form.
The Land Charges pages were last updated on 31 March 2009.