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Local Land Charges

Our Local Land Charges service is essential for people buying homes and businesses within North Somerset.

Our searches reveal any outstanding charges against a property such as Enforcement notices or Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) as well as other information including traffic schemes and planning issues.

Our searches usually take three to five working days but we are unable to answer enquiries about land ownership.

For further information about our homebuyer services please download our Homebuyers - Local Land Charges leaflet.

For further information about our solicitor or conveyancer services please download our Solicitor and Conveyancer - Local Land Charges leaflet.

When you are buying a house or business within the district searches are normally carried out by your solicitor.

However, you can carry out your own search, unofficial personal search or request a common land search via Oyez Professional Services.

We are available Monday to Thursday from 8.45am until 5pm and Friday from 8.45am until 4.30pm.

We hold the customer service excellence Charter Mark which means we provide one of the best local land charges services in the country.

We have a range of publications which can provide you with further information and can be provided in other formats, such as Braille, large type, tape and other languages.

We are keen to improve our services so please take a few minutes to complete our online Online Land Charges Survey where all responses are treated as confidential.

For further information about council-owned land contact our Property and Asset Information Team.

Alternatively, for information about private land contact Plymouth District Land Registry on 01752 636 123.