What is a CON29 form?
The CON29R form comprises a set of standard enquiries compiled by the Law Society which allows the potential purchaser to find out specific information relating to the property. The search includes matters such as road schemes, the property planning history, building regulations and conservation areas.
What are CON29 Enquiries?
CON29 Enquiries of local authorities (2016) The CON29 form is used to request information held by a local authority about a property. The local authority may provide information that could affect future use or development of the property, or impose financial burdens.
What does LLC 1 reveal?
The LLC1 form is a request for a search of the register of local land charges. Typical information that can be found on this register includes: general or specific financial charges, which show money owed to the council for works to a property or where planning permission has been granted for a development.
Is the CON29 mandatory?
Completion of the CON29 form by the LA is not a statutory function but a contractual one upon payment of the required fee.
When buying a house what are local searches?
Local searches are specific to the property you are buying. They’re carried out by the local authority the property is situated in. If you are having a mortgage your conveyancer must carry out a local search. If you are a cash buyer it is your choice whether you have a local search, although it is strongly recommended.
What is a search of the index map?
Also called an Index Map Search, or SIM for short, this is a search of the land registry’s mapping records. It is done in order to identify whether a particular piece of land is registered.
What is a local authority search when buying a house?
A Local Authority Search is a query into the local area and land where the property you are hoping to buy resides. This is a vital part of the conveyancing process and will be required by your lender if you are buying a house with a mortgage.
How long does a local search take when buying a house?
How long do local searches take when buying a house in 2021? The government target for returning local searches is a maximum of 10 working days. But in reality, timescales on searches can vary significantly, from 48 hours to ten weeks!
What is an environmental search?
The environmental search is a search carried out with an environmental agency (not the Environmental Agency) that gives details of the past uses of the land and the land in the vicinity of the property and whether such past uses are likely to have caused any potential contamination of the land on which the property is …
What is the CON29 form?
The form contains a standard set of enquiries agreed by central government, the Law Society and local authorities. Copyright for the CON29 form itself remains with the Law Society and the LGA.
Did you see the updated CON29 guidance notes?
As you may remember from Branch meetings, LLCI and Land Data have been working with the Law Society to update the CON29 Guidance notes to reflect some recent changes in SuDS and Compulsory Purchase Orders. These updated Guidance notes were published on the Law Society web site on Friday 27th September 2019.
What is an La completed CON29 enquiry form?
A CON29 enquiry form can be completed by either the local authority or another body. However the LA completed CON29 is backed by LA insurance and is commonly referred to as an official CON29.
What is the difference between an LLC1 and CON29?
An LLC1 search can be carried out in respect of 12 parts of the Register or just single parts. The CON29 form has been in use for over 50 years and was created to complement the LLC Register search. The form contains a standard set of enquiries agreed by central government, the Law Society and local authorities.