Buying a house can be one of the biggest purchases that anyone can make, so it is important a local authority search is carried out with the local land charges service upon the property/parcel of land you are interested in.
Costs are accurate from 1 April 2025.
Full residential search (CON29R and LLC1): £114
Full commercial search (CON29R and LLC1): £266
CON29R only enquiries (residential): £92
CON29R only enquiries (commercial or undeveloped land): £244
LLC1 only (residential or commercial): £22
Additional parcel of land (residential only CON29R)*: £35
CON29O enquiries 4 and 21 (cost for each individual question): £16
CON29O enquiry 22: £24
Part III enquiries: £40
Stand alone written reply to professional enquiries including formal letters of response to highways searches (hourly rate): £85
* Additional parcels of land are only applicable to a single residential property either side of the subject land. The rate for additional parcels of land does not apply to commercial premises or undeveloped land. If you have a second, or additional, commercial search then you will be required to pay the full commercial search fee.
CON29 fee includes VAT as from 1 April 2023.
Contact details for local land charges service
Email: landcharges@luton.gov.uk
Telephone: 01582 546042
Document exchange number: DX 5926 Luton 1