This article gives information on local authority hot issues that affect services such as delivery of searches 

Products Affected:

• Official Local Authority Search
• Regulated Local Authority Search

Reason:

• Local Land Charges have advised that they will not be in the office from Monday 29th June 2026 to Monday 13th July 2026 due to annual leave. They have indicated that limited cover may be available during this period, however this cannot be guaranteed due to the existing commitments of those providing cover.
  
  As this Local Authority are migrated with Land Registry, LLC1 only requests can be processed and returned.

Expected Delay:

• Their turnaround time will remain at 18 working days and will be reviewed before they go on annual leave.

Options:

• What we can offer is to provide a search delayed indemnity policy. If you would like to proceed with this option, then please send us the limit of indemnity so we can provide you with an accurate quote. Otherwise, we will keep chasing the Local Authority and have the completed search back with you as soon as possible. 
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