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Search Turnaround Timescales
Keep up to date with all the Local Authority Search Turnaround timescales and understand the impact that they may have on your purchase / sale transaction. On average a conveyancer will take 6.2 weeks* to place an order for searches so you will soon see how much difference you can make by placing an order yourself at the start of your purchase transaction. Just make sure that the seller is definitely committed to sell to you.
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*stated by the conveyancing association.
Developing Issues and delay updates updated 24th Sept
Council Area | Return Timescales | Reasons for delay |
|---|---|---|
Breckland | 35 | Delays for Land Charges & Building Control |
Stoke | 35 | Delays for Land Charges (short staffed/ busy) |
Test Valley | 30 | Delays for Land Charges |
Derby | 30 | The week commencing 8th September will be the last week that appointments can be made for the personal search service. Land Charges transferring to HMLR. The final date for transferring to HMLR has yet to be finalised. |
LB Camden | 30 | Delays for Land Charges (dealing with backlog - improving slowly) |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 25 - 30 | Large backlog causing delays following system upgrade. Advised that due to annual leave no searches will be processed between 13 and 20 October |
Gwynedd | 25 | Delays for Building Control |
Amber Valley | 25 | Delays for Land Charges |
North East Derbyshire | 25 | Delays for Land Charges |
Plymouth | 20 - 22 | Building Control EIR is now coming back quicker than the paid for version |
Neath Port Talbot | 20 | Delays for Building Control (Situation improving slowly) |
Christchurch | 20 | Delays for Land Charges (dealing with backlog - improving) |
Blaenau Gwent | 20 | Delays for Building Control |
Swindon | 18 | Delays for Land Charges & Building Control |
Poole | 15 | Delays for Land Charges (dealing with backlog - improving) |
Bournemouth | 15 | Delays for Land Charges (dealing with backlog - improving) |
Sheffield City | 15 | Delays for Land Charges |
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