Luton Borough Council

Search fees

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.

	From 1 April 2024
Full residential search (CON29R and LLC1)	£112
Full commercial search (CON29R and LLC1)	£262
CON29R only enquiries (residential)	£90
CON29R only enquiries (commercial or undeveloped land)	£240
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	£22
Part III enquiries	£40
Stand alone written reply to professional enquiries including formal letters of response to highways searches (hourly rate)	£75

* 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.

Please note that the CON29 fee includes VAT as from 1 April 2023.

Contact info

Local land charges service
Luton Borough Council, Town Hall, George Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2BQ
Tel: 01582 546042 / Document Exchange number DX 5926 Luton 1

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