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 informed us of system downtime between Friday 30th October 2026 to Monday 9th November 2026. Searches submitted after time on 4pm Thursday 29th October 2026, will not be accepted until Monday 9th October 2026, and no searches will be returned during the system downtime.

Expected Delay:

• The oldest outstanding search is from Wednesday 7th October 2026 in which Local Land Charges are aiming to return this prior to the downtime. Searches submitted from Friday 30th October 2026 onwards will be returned within 22 working days.

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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