What is an LLC1 Search?

• A. A single-page title search.
• B. 12 part local land charge search resulting in a certificate.
• C. A personal bankruptcy search.
• D. A search for environmental hazards.

Answer: (B)

An LLC1 search is a local authority check of the Local Land Charges Register, carried out as a 12-part search, which results in a certificate listing all charges affecting the land. This helps identify planning constraints, building regulations, tree preservation orders, conservation areas, highways issues, and other local encumbrances that could affect how the property can be used or developed. It’s a conveyancing due diligence step separate from a title search or financial checks, and the certificate provides an official record of the local charges attached to the land.