Land Charges

Breckland Council's Land Charges Service has recently transitioned to a new operating system which has caused a significant backlog in search requests.  We will endeavour to provide a response within 25 days from the date of registration - NB: this is not the date of submission  We apologise for this and would reassure you that we will seek to complete any search requests as quickly as possible but we suggest that any searches are submitted at the soonest opportunity. 

Every local authority in England and Wales, with the exception of county councils, is required to hold a local land charges register that records obligations affecting properties within their administrative area.

The Local Land Charges team is responsible for the maintenance of the Local Land Charges Register and the administration and co-ordination of all official Local Searches carried out in the Breckland area; requirements for conveyancing are satisfied by the submission of a Local Search.