Staff shortages at Mid Suffolk District Council
Land Charges Section
Please be aware that due to staff shortages the
MSDC Land Charges Section will be under-staffed between 15th March
2010 and 23rd April 2010 inclusive.
Increase in fees from £11 to £22
for personal searches
All Local authorities in England have increased their Land Charges
Personal Search fees from £11 to £22 as of the 1st of January
2010. This is in line with
Statutory Instrument 2009 No 2494 (L.27) The Local
Land Charges (Amendment) rules 2009 (new
window).
Information
Commissioner’s Office: guidance on property search information and
the Environmental Information
Regulations
Recent guidance issued by the Information Commissioner indicates
that information supplied by local authorities in response to
searches should be free of charge under the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004. Given the implications of this
guidance, legal opinion is being actively sought by and on behalf
of local authorities. Please note that until the position is
clarified by legal opinion or legislation, local authorities in
Suffolk will continue to require payment in accordance with the
published rates prior to release of the information
requested. Reimbursement of fees paid (if any) will depend on
the outcome of the legal
clarification
Services
Please follow each of the links below to understand each
authorities specific service:
Personal Searches at Babergh DC
Personal Searches at Forest Heath DC
Personal Searches at Ipswich BC
Personal Searches at Mid Suffolk DC
Personal Searches at St Edmundsbury BC
Personal Searches at Suffolk Coastal DC
Personal Searches at Suffolk CC
Personal Searches at Waveney
DC