The Official Certificate of Search (LLC1) is a search of the Register of the Local Charges which is broken down into twelve parts, each part containing details of all Local Land Charges registered against the land/property within the area of this Local Authority.
The 12 parts to the Land Charges Register are as follows:
Part 1: General Financial Charges
Part 2: Specific Financial Charges
Part 3: Planning Charges
Part 4: Miscellaneous Charges
Part 5: Fenland ways maintenance Charges
Part 6: Land Compensation Charges
Part 7: New Towns Charges
Part 8: Civil Aviation Charges
Part 9: Opencast Coal Charges
Part 10: Listed Buildings Charges
Part 11: Light Obstruction Notices
Part 12: Draining Scheme Charges
The entries relate to such matters as outstanding liability for road charges, financial charges against a property under various Housing and Environmental Acts etc, Improvement Grants, Tree Preservation Orders, informing prospective purchasers if trees on their land are protected. Whether or not the property is situated within a Conservation Area, if the property is a Listed Building, land compensation charges and a multitude of other charges made under various Acts of Parliament. These charges are levied against the property to be redeemed at the time of sale. If this does not happen, the new owner of the property becomes liable for the charge.
The information revealed on the LLC1 is only for the area of land or postal address in question and no information is given as a general rule about what is happening on neighbouring properties.
