Local Land Charges
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About Local Land Charges
Land Charges undertake searches as part of the conveyancing
process and reveal information relating to planning, road adoption,
restrictions of use of the land and other vital information for
house purchasers.
A search of the Local Land Charges register and enquiries used
to take around ten days. Today using the latest map based computer
system a search of the Local Land Charges Register can be completed
within 10 minutes and the further enquiries can be completed within
2 days. Our clients believe that we offer the best service with the
best value for money in Kent. We are determined to continue to
improve our service, always aiming to provide a service of
excellence to our clients.
Our Location and contact details
The Local Land Charges Office is located at
Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ.
Our call centre will give you all the information needed to
carry out a search with Maidstone Borough Council: 01622
602251.
Equal access facilities include a lift, a deaf loop system
at reception, a Minicom text telephone 01622 602224 and help with
language translation if required.
For specific advise or information contact us on 01622 602501
between 9am and 5pm or on the fax number 01622 602970 or at the DX
4819 Maidstone.
Who to contact
The Local Land Charges team are:
Gill Gymer - Registration Services Manager
Linda Taylor
Kathy Hildige
Elizabeth Bailey
In addition to contacting the staff on by phone, you can email
us atku.vog.enotsdiam@REMOVEMEsegrahcdnal
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Commons Registrations
The Local Land Charges Service
receives a large number of enquiries regarding common registration
searches for properties in the Borough of Maidstone. The Council is
not responsible for Commons Registrations.
The Kent County Council deals with
Commons Registrations for the Maidstone area.
Commons Registrations should be sent to:
Commons Registration
Strategic Planning Directorate
Sessions House
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14
They can be contacted on 01622 221533
or on the fax number 01622 221636.
Kent County Council's Website is
http://www.kent.gov.uk
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HM Land Registry
The Local Land Charges Service
receives a large number of enquiries regarding the ownership of
pieces of land in the Borough of Maidstone. The Council does not
hold a register of private land ownership; this is the
responsibiltiy of HM Land Registry.
The HM Land Registry Office which deals with land ownership for
the Maidstone area is located in Tunbridge Wells and the address
is:
District Land Registry
Tunbridge Wells
Forest Court
Forest Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 5AQ
They can be contacted between 9am and 4.30pm from Monday to
Friday on 01892 510015 or on the fax number 01892 510032 or at the
DX number 3999 Tunbridge Wells 2.
More information can be found at the HM Land Registry website:
www.landreg.gov.uk or they
an also be contacted at their email address
genenq.twdlr@gtnet.gov.uk.
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Our Commitment to Customer Service
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We aim to complete and dispatch responses to searches in three
working days. We guarantee to complete responses within ten working
days.
We will carry out searches accurately with detailed replies.
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We will respond to telephone enquiries courteously and provide
helpful advice. If we do not have the answer we will tell you who
to contact. |
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We will reply to letters/Emails within two working days.
We will constantly monitor our service by a sample customer
satisfaction survey |
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Our call centre will give you all the information needed to
carry out a Local Land Charges search with Maidstone Borough
Council. |
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Charge Fees
Local Land Charges Fees Effective from 1 August
2007
| Search and Enquiries (LLC1 and CON29) - Paper Search |
£70.00 |
| Search and Enquiries (LLC1 and CON29) - Electronic Searches -
NLIS |
£70.00 |
| Search only (LLC1 only) - Paper Search |
£25.00 |
| Search only (LLC1 only) - Electronic Search |
£25.00 |
| CON 29 Optional Enquiries (printed) each |
£15.00 |
| CON 29 Additional Enquiries each |
£20.00 |
| Additional Parcel of Land |
£10.00 |
| Personal Search Register only |
£11.00 |
Local Land Charge Fees Effective from 1 October
2008
| Search and Enquiries (LLC1 and CON29) - Paper Search |
£95.00 |
| Search and Enquiries (LLC1 and CON29) - Electronic Searches -
NLIS |
£95.00 |
| Search only (LLC1 only) - Paper Search |
£35.00 |
| Search only (LLC1 only) - Electronic Search |
£35.00 |
| CON 29 Optional Enquiries (printed) each |
£15.00 |
| CON 29 Additional Enquiries each |
£20.00 |
| Additional Parcel of Land |
£10.00 |
| Personal Search Register only |
£11.00 |
For further information contact us on
Telephone: 01622 602501
Fax No: 01622 602372
Call Centre: 01622 602011
Email: landcharges@maidstone.gov.uk
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Street List
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