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||The Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No. 3248) came into force on 23rd December 2008.
The new regulations revoke the 1994 Act and require local authorities to provide access to all information required to complete a property search including that which is not held on public registers and was previously unavailable to the private sector.
As of 6th April 2009, all statutory registers must be up-to-date and available for public viewing. Each Division has identified registers that are statutory and these are available for public inspection via a number of delivery methods.
Access and charging come into force on the 6th April 2009.
Summary of Access Methods of Con29R information
For further details on how to access this information, please see "Access To Information List".
Electronic Access to Public Registers
In response to the latest regulations regarding access to information the council has made available a number of public registers via the internet for ease of use. Full details of electronic access can be found via the above link.
Personal Inspection of Public Registers
Contact the relevant service area for specific guidelines on times and locations of the register which can be found by the above link.
Personal Search of the Local Land Charges Register
Please refer to the Local Land Charges Section for access information.
Information Requests under EIR or FOI
Following the release of new guidance from the Information Commissionaires Office regarding Property Search Requests, further guidance on how to submit a request under Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) or the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) can be found at "Freedom of Information".
Tailored Report
In addition to the above methods the authority has developed an alternative search solution for each element of the CON29R form.
This method will be particularly useful for obtaining information currently unavailable vie public registers. It may also provide a valuable alternative search method for complex or multiple enquiries.
Download a tailored report order form
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