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Have your say on the future of local councils in Surrey

Take part in a landmark Government consultation on proposals to replace Surrey's current councils with up to three larger authorities. We support a three unitary approach - Find out more and read our consultation question guide.

Join us for a special online engagement session hosted by the Leaders of Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils on Thursday 3 July from 7pm to 8pm via Microsoft Teams. We'll explain what Local Government Reorganisation is, outline the different options being considered, and show you how to get involved. Sign up for the session (opens new window).

Find out about searches on a property

Official search fees

Our fees depend on the kind of property we need to search the register for. A residential property is a property someone lives in. A commercial property is a property owned or used by a business.

Official search fees

 

Residential properties
(from 1 April 2025)
Commercial properties
(from 1 April 2025)

LLC1 search

£50£70

CON29 search

£173£222

Full search (LLC1 and CON29)

£223.80£292.80


CON29O

If you have specific questions, you can submit an optional enquiry. The form for this is called a CON29O.

Questions about the following cost £27.50 each:

  • road proposals by private bodies (4) 
  • flood defence and land drainage consents (21)
  • common land and town or village greens (22)

Questions about the following cost £15 each:

  • advertisements (5)
  • completion notices (6)
  • parks and countryside (7)
  • pipelines (8)
  • houses in multiple occupation (9)
  • noise abatement (10)
  • urban development areas (11)
  • enterprise zones, local development orders and business improvement districts (12)
  • inner urban improvement areas (13)
  • simplified planning zones (14)
  • land maintenance notices (15)
  • mineral consultation and safeguarding areas (16)
  • hazardous substance consents (17)
  • environmental and pollution notices (18)
  • food safety notices (19)
  • hedgerow notices (20) 

Any additional parcels of land you want us to search cost £18 each. 

Please send questions about highways to Surrey County Council (opens new window) and drainage enquiries to Thames Water (opens new window).