Contact us

County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0845 600 6400
Fax: 01670 620 223
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday
Call us: 8am - 7pm
Visit us: 9am - 5pm

Local land charges - personal search

Local land charges - How to apply for a personal search

PERSONAL SEARCHES

Local Land Charges Offices opening hours: - Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm

                                                             (Berwick office 9:00am – 12.00pm)

 

One clear working day minimum advance notice is required for an appointment – providing property address details are available

When calling for an appointment please supply the following information:-

  • Name and or/Company
  • Address of property
  • Up to date location plan so that we can identify the relevant parcel of land or property. To be fax and email details for each area are held on the contact details page

 

The Authority reserves the right to limit the number of searches carried out at each appointment. (maximum 5)

 

Appointments are available between 10.00am – 12noon or 2pm – 4pm.

Every effort is made to accommodate Personal Searches if at all possible

 

Please note appointments will be kept open for 20 minutes after which a new appointment will have to be made. This is to ensure staff coverage and to minimise disruption to the ‘official’ search process.

 

For an appointment ring the relevant area. See contact details for more information.

 

PERSONAL SEARCH FEE - FREE TO VIEW

It must be stressed that a personal searcher should be prepared to carry out a search and inspection of local authority records without assistance from local authority staff. A personal searcher or any member of the public in entitled to inspect other public registers. Although the registers below are open for public inspection, that does not mean that staff are under a legal obligation to supply supplementary or additional advice. Our staff have been advised not to give gratuitous information because of the legal implications. You should, therefore, be aware that you will be required to retrieve your information from the records provided.

Click here to link to contact details

 

ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR CON29R INFORMATION

For details regarding access arrangements for viewing Con29R information please click the link below

Click here for Con29R access arrangements

 

COMPLAINTS

Please address any complaints about the service to Mr P Soderquest, Public Protection and Enforcement Manager