Record number of authorities join LLC Register

Six more local authorities have migrated onto HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges Register, the highest number of local authorities to have joined in one month.

Redditch, Bromsgrove, Tameside, Newark and Sherwood, Hambleton and Blackburn with Darwen have all joined, bringing the total number of migrated local authorities to 24. This significant achievement is a product of acceleration in local authority migrations. These latest migrations also mark the one millionth local land charge added to the register.

HM Land Registry is working in partnership with local authorities across England and Wales to migrate their local land charges data to a central, digital register. Once migrated, anyone will be able to get instant online search results using the Search for Local Land Charges service.

Mark Kelso, Local Land Charges Programme Director at HM Land Registry, said: “Migrating six local authorities in one month is a significant achievement and really shows how the LLC programme is gathering pace. These most recent migrations mean that people buying property in these areas will now have access to instant LLC search results. We are working hard with local authorities across England and Wales to ensure property buyers can obtain the information they need quickly, making the conveyancing process simpler for everyone.”