How to request a search Click to get info
You can request a search through us, or through the National Land Information Service (NLIS) website
For a full search
- Use forms LLC1 and CON29, which you can download from the Law Society website
- Email your LLC1 and CON29 forms to us at lcenquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk
- Make your payment using this online form
Due to an increase in search requests we are currently taking 56 working days to complete applications, we ask that you do not email or call us to chase until this time has lapsed.
We acknowledge the importance of land searches and we’re working hard to get things running again as soon as possible.
For a personal search
- Email us at lcenquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk and tell us the address you want searched
- Make your payment using this online form
Due to an increase in search requests we are currently taking 56 working days to complete applications, we ask that you do not email or call us to chase until this time has lapsed.
We acknowledge the importance of land searches and we’re working hard to get things running again as soon as possible.
Cost Click to get info
Search type |
Current fees (inc VAT) |
Fees from 6 April 2020 (inc VAT) |
Full Search (LLC1 + CON29) |
£271.20 |
£271.20 |
LLC1 |
£24 (No VAT is added to this fee) |
£24 (No VAT is added to this fee) |
CON29 |
£247.20 |
£247.20 |
Individual CON290 questions |
£30 |
£30 (No charge for Q.22) |
Solicitors additional questions |
£43.20 |
£43.20 |
Extra parcel of land (LLC1 +CON29) |
£48 |
£48 |
LLC1 additional parcel of land |
N/A |
£4 (No VAT is added to this fee) |
Personal search CON29 questions |
£6 |
£10 |
Personal search CON29 additional parcel |
N/A |
£4 (No VAT is added to this fee) |
Further Information Click to get info
Cancellation Policy
Please send an email to lcenquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk with the subject line as ‘Search Cancellation’ no later than 3pm on the day the search is submitted. Any time after this may result in no refund being offered as the search would have been underway.
Drainage Enquiries
If your enquiry relates to the property being connected to a public water supply or sewer please contact Thames Water Property Searches,
Land Ownership and boundary lines
If your enquiry relates to ownership or boundary lines, private covenants, restrictions on land or a title search please contact Land Registry
Highways Search Extent
Before proceeding with your search please could you make a payment (£58.00.) here and follow the instructions shown below.
Select "Highway Records" from the drop down menu and search, then click on Solicitors Payments and enter payment details.
£58.00. is the fee as from 1st April 2019
Planning Documents
A full planning history can be provided subject to our fee of £29 per half hour of research. Depending on the size and complexity of a site, research typically takes between half an hour to an hour to complete.
Please contact DCmail@walthamforest.gov.uk to proceed with a planning history search.
Contact Click to get info
Regeneration and Growth
Email: LCenquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk
Phone: 020 8496 6948 / 6949