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Land charges - October 2007
land.charges@kirklees.gov.uk
What is a Local Land Charges Search?
The register exists to record important facts relating to properties in an area and to protect the interests of anyone buying a property.
A Local Land Charges Search is an important step in the process of buying or leasing a new home or business premise, the search will give the 'charges' enforceable against successive owners by local authorities, or central government.
If you are planning to buy a house or plot of land, or lease a property, you will need to know whether the authority will charge you for any outstanding or on-going services. For example, the council maintains some footpaths at public expense; others may be the responsibility of the owners or leaseholders.
You will want to know about any restrictions or preservation orders on the property and about any planning applications that may affect the property in the future, for example, whether any new roads are being proposed across the end of your property.
The Local Land Search also provides other important information, for example if the property has been improved with the help of a local authority grant, which would affect your reselling or renting out the property.
Generally a solicitor carries out the search on your behalf as part of the
house conveyancing process, but it is possible for you to carry
out your own search.
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