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 24th August 2026 until Monday 31st August 2026 due to annual leave. No searches will be processed or returned within this time as unfortunately there is no one available to cover the work.

Expected Delay:

• Their turnaround time has increased from 5 to 10 working days to account for the downtime.

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. 
• Follow this article to be alerted of updates as we receive them

Council Updates

Delays are a result of an issue at the Local Authority level and are their responsibility. For the newest updates check their website here