Local authority property searches

Get local authority and property search reports for any searches in the Yorkshire and Humber area, that you may require as part of the conveyancing process.

Apply for a local authority search

There are different ways to apply for a search. You can:

Fees

Land and property search service fees 1 April 202 4to 31 March 2025:

Standard service

Type of search Basic fee VAT Total fee

Form Con29 enquiries of the local authority      

£57.00 

£11.40 

£68.40 

Form Con29O enquiries of the local authority      

£10.00 

£2.00 

£12.00 

Additional written enquiry      

£15.00      

N/A      

£15.00      

Verified personal search (information obtained from HMLR but verified by Leeds City Council)      

£8.50      

£1.70      

£10.20      

Plan showing extent of adopted highways      

£19.00      

N/A      

£19.00      

Schemes information and plan      

£29.00      

N/A      

£29.00      

Expedited service

Type of search Basic fee VAT Total fee

Form Con29 enquiries of the local authority      

£75.81      

£15.16      

£90.97      

Form Con29O enquiries of the local authority      

£13.30      

£2.66      

£15.96      

Plan showing extent of adopted highways      

£25.27      

£5.05      

£30.32      

Verified personal search (information obtained from HMLR but verified by Leeds City Council)      

£11.31      

£2.26      

£13.37      

Schemes information and plan      

£38.57      

£7.71      

£46.28      

Other fees

Please email LandPSS@leeds.gov.uk for a quote on other search products that we provide.

Environmental Information Regulations requests (in relation to Con29 data)

If you choose not to purchase an Official Con29 Search, you can make a request under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR). There is no fee for this service. Any EIR request will provide you with the sources of data, it will be up to you to analyse them and find the relevant information. Please send any EIR requests to:

A76/Freedom of Information Requests
Legal Services
Civic Hall
Leeds
LS1 1UR

You can also email dpfoi@leeds.gov.uk.

Local Land Charges

Search for local land charges on land and property on the Local Land Charges Register on HM Land Registry.

We can provide verified personal search reports, please email LandPSS@leeds.gov.uk for details.

We will supply copy documents in relation to any Local Land Charges (where available) and process any query relating to potentially erroneous data, but we cannot amend or comment on LLC1 or personal search reports.

Contact us

Phone

0113 378 4306
(9:30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday)

Email

Post

Land and Property Search Service
Civic Hall
Leeds
LS1 1UR

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