Electronic Searches Information

The National Land Information Service (NLIS) is a government-backed initiative to make all official searches available online. NLIS provides a one-stop-shop to all land and property information required in the conveyancing process, including the 410 local authorities of England and Wales, The Coal Authority and Land Registry. With NLIS, conveyancers and their customers can receive fast, cost-effective searches, without compromising on quality.

• The Council is electronically connected to NLIS - you can send searches electronically
• Our search turnaround time has been reduced to just 5 working days
• Our electronic searches are competitively priced, to promote online working
• Electronic processing, using NLIS, gives you a more reliable service and better quality information from source data providers

Benefits of NLIS

• Saves time and money in processing searches
• Reduces search rejection rate to virtually zero
• Easy to use technology - all you need is an Internet connection to start using immediately
• Flexible and competitive service to meet your specific needs, from three official NLIS Channels

Service Providers

• Jordans Property - http://www.jordansproperty.co.uk/ (external link)
• SearchFlow - http://www.searchflow.com/ (external link)
• TM Search - https://www.tmsearch.co.uk/tms/login.aspx?skin=tmos (external link)

Contact Details

Local Land Charges Service

Email - locallandcharges@chester.gov.uk

Opening hours - 9.00am - 4.45pm

Phone - 01244 402585

Fax - 01244 310071

DX - DX 722411 CHESTER 17

Address - Local Land Charges, Development Directorate, Chester City Council, The Forum, Chester CH1 2HS