Buying a property in Worcester is about to become simpler, thanks to a new collaboration between Worcester City Council and the Government.
From 10 February, the City Council’s Local Land Charges (LLC) service will be migrated to the Government’s HM Land Registry’s national database.
The national LLC Register provides interested parties with details related to a property or land, such as planning permissions, listed building status, and other restrictions or prohibitions.
Councillor Jabba Riaz, Chair of Worcester City Council’s Communities Committee, said: “The migration of the Worcester Local Land Charges service to HM Land Registry will allow users to search information online instantly and enable buying decisions to be made earlier in the conveyancing process.
“The national database will also benefit those developing strategies for the city.
“You will be able to access the new Local Land Charges service for Worcester from 10 February at www.gov.uk/search-local-land-charges.”
When all local authorities in England and Wales have transferred their local land charges service to the national register, it will contain more than 25 million charges.
Users of the national register can download a personal search free of charge.
Alternatively, you can buy an official search for £15, which allows unlimited repeat searches for six months.
In order to facilitate the migration, the last Local Land Charges request to Worcester City Council needs to be made by 5pm on 30 January.
Any requests for information submitted to the City Council after this date will be returned and will need to be made to HM Land Registry.
If you have any questions, contact the City Council by emailing
