What is a Personal Search/EIR?
A Personal Search is an inspection in person of the Local Land Charges Register. Any entries on the Personal Search of the register must be noted by the search agent and the printout returned to the Land Charges staff.
The Personal Search Agent may also wish to gather information required to complete the Con29R form. This information can be supplied under EIR. We do not offer the facility to cherrypick questions.
To request it please contact Land Charges on the numbers given below. It is 'view only' and can not be emailed.
EIR information will consist of information from our seven feeder departments where there is no public access available. The agent will then need to compile the search themselves.
Usually personal searches are carried out by companies acting on behalf of a solicitor, however they can also be carried out by members of the public. Access is arranged via an appointment system and we require 48 hours notice for the personal search. Timescales to provide the Con29 data under EIR may vary.
How to request a Personal Search
We require 48 hours notice to carry out a search.
Please check that the property is within the boundaries of Leicester City Council by locating it on our City Streatz mapping system.
To arrange an appointment, telephone our office on 0116 252 6356 or 0116 252 6376. The phone lines are open between 8.30am and 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am and 4.30pm on Friday. Please refer to our Personal Search Guidelines below.
Personal Search Guidelines
Personal Searches can be carried out between 9am and 2.30pm Monday to Friday. We have an appointment system on a first come first served basis and we can accommodate searches on twenty properties each day.
Please report to New Walk Centre - A Block reception. A Land Charges Assistant will then come to collect you. For directions to New Walk Centre, please go to: http://www.leicester.gov.uk/contact-us/maps-and-directions
Fees
Information Commissioner's Office
Information Commissioner’s Office: Guidance on Property Search Information and the Environmental Information Regulations
Further information and advice
Please contact Land Charges for further information.
