Land charges and searches

Buying or selling a property is one of the biggest financial transactions you will make in your life so it's essential you get it right.

Local land charges fees

Table of land charges fees
  Fee VAT Total
LLC1 - Now processed by HM Land Registry Nil Nil Nil
CON29R residential £139.32 £27.86 £167.18
CON29R commercial £220.38 £44.08 £264.46
CON290 (Part 11 enquiries)  £16.81 £3.36 £20.17
Sols own enquiries  £16.81 £3.36 £20.17
Extra parcel of land £13.74 £2.74   £16.48
Personal search - Now processed by HM Land Registry      

Definition of residential and commercial

Residential

Domestic dwellings including houses, bungalows and self-contained flats either in residential or holiday use where the vendor is a private individual.

This also includes individual building plots for residential properties where the site is either currently vacant or under construction.

Commercial

All other types of search.

For search applications on large sites consisting of a significant number of individual units, a search fee will be negotiated.