The Local Land Charges team undertake the statutory processing of Local Land Charges searches, which is an important part of the process of buying and selling land and/or property within the District.

The team also maintains the Common Land and Village Green Registers and deals with Personal Search agents. The team is responsible for the registration of Local Land Charges and the maintenance of the Local Land Charges Register.

Searches are now done through a computerised search process which allows the team to achieve a turn around time for standard searches of less than 24 hours in over 99% of cases. The Government target is 100% in 10 working days.

Wakefield Council is a National Land Information Service Level 3 Authority which enables electronic service delivery within one hour.

E-REQUEST AND RETURN SERVICE
 
With effect from 1st September 2009 full Local Authority search requests can be submitted electronically by completing the downloadable form.   Simply complete all the required details and submit your request together with a plan to landcharges@wakefield.gov.uk. 
 
If paying by cheque the required fee should be sent to Local Land Charges Room 52 County Hall Bond Street Wakefield WF1 2QW.  When payment is received your e-request will be processed and the search result returned to you via email.
 
If paying by credit or debit card, please contact the Local Land Charges Team on 01924 305260 or 01924 305237 after submitting your e-request to enable payment to be made over the phone.  Your request will then be processed and the search result will be returned to you via email.
 
PLEASE NOTE: This service can only be used for full Local Authority Search requests and that the request will not be processed until payment of the required fee has been received.
 
If you have any queries or would like further information regarding this service please do not hesitate to contact our Local Land Charges Team on the above numbers. 

For information regarding the estimated Land Charges Income up to March 2009, please see "Downloads".

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 10.30am to 11.30am and 2.30pm to 3.30pm