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

Products Affected:

• Official Local Authority Search
• Regulated Local Authority Search

Reason:

• Local Land Charges have informed us of a planned system migration between Tuesday 25th August 2026 to Monday 21st September 2026. Searches submitted before 5pm on Thursday 20th August 2026 will be returned prior to the downtime; however, during the downtime no searches will be accepted or returned.

Expected Delay:

• Their turnaround time of 5 working days will be reviewed on Tuesday 25th August 2026.

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.