Property searches

Find out if a property might be affected by existing or proposed Tube, transit, tram or rail schemes.

We carry out conveyancing and railway searches for properties that may be affected by our plans, as well as advising if a property may be affected by compulsory purchase powers.

To request a search please write to:

Railway Searches
Operational Property Division
TfL Group Property & Facilities
Victoria Station House 4th Floor
191 Victoria Street
London SW1E 5NE

Tel: 020 7918 3778
Fax: 020 7976 6563

Required information
Fees and payment
What we provide
Highway searches
Docklands Light Railway searches
Network Rail searches

Required information

The full property address including postcode
A copy of the Land Registry Title plan or an Ordnance Survey Plan extract (at 1:1250 scale) identifying the property
A cheque for the fee, as appropriate, made payable to 'Transport for London'

Fees and payment

Payment is required in advance for conveyancing searches. The current fees are:

£138.00 including VAT at 15 per cent for a single residential property
£207.00 including VAT at 15 per cent for commercial properties, development sites or multiple residential properties

There is no charge for providing information about proposed Tube, tram or rail schemes, or properties that are affected by Transport for London's (TfL) compulsory purchase orders.

What we provide

We provide information about existing and proposed Tube services and proposed transit, tram and railway schemes. We also provide a relevant Ordnance Survey 1:1250 scale location plan as appropriate
We may also provide information on legal matters such as property rights, wayleaves, grants, consents, leases, licences or other arrangements which affect the property that benefit TfL
We provide information about tunnel depths and provide a location plan as appropriate
Where a property is affected by Crossrail proposals, we will also forward your enquiry to the Crossrail safeguarding teams

Highway searches

Please send highway search requests to:

TfL Surface
Development Planning Team
Palestra (zone 11Y4)
197 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8NJ

Tel: 020 3054 1766 or
020 3054 1738 or
020 3054 0732
Fax: 020 3054 2002
Email: DevelopmentPlanning@TfL.gov.uk

Docklands Light Railway searches

Please send Docklands Light Railway search requests to:

Serco Docklands Ltd
Castor Lane
London E14 0DS

Tel: 020 7363 9700

Network Rail searches

Please send Network Rail search requests to:

Network Rail (Searches)
40 Melton Street
London, NW1 2EE