One silver lining of the past year’s cooling housing market conditions and reduced buyer demand is that the time taken for England & Wales’ local planning councils to return Local Authority Searches has reduced by an average of four days, or a drop of 22.5%.
But, as is revealed by new research from up-front information platform, Home Sale Pack, this reduction is a hollow victory based on reduced demand, not improved process, with some councils seeing wait times increase by as much as 933%.
Home Sale Pack has analysed the most recent data around the time it takes for England & Wales’ local planning councils to turnaround Local Authority Searches (LA Searches) – an essential part of the conveyancing process – to see how the expected turnaround time has changed between January 2023 and February 2024.
The analysis reveals that today, the average turnaround time for an LA Search in England & Wales is 13 days. This is four days less than the 2023 average of 17 days, marking an annual reduction of 22.5%.
Cooling housing market conditions and reduced buyer demand means that across England & Wales’ 344 local councils, 132 (38%) have managed to reduce the average turnaround time since last year.
With the most impressive reduction of all local authorities, Gloucester City Council has reduced its average turnaround time by -94.4%, falling from 177 days in January 2023 to just 10 days today.
South Derbyshire District Council has reduced its waiting time by -83.3%, from 30 days down to just five, while the average LA Search by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council now takes 10 days compared to 55 days in January 2023 – an annual reduction of -81.8%.
While many authorities have managed to reduce their waiting times, it’s clear that some are still struggling when it comes to servicing the market, with 53 (15%) of the nation’s 344 planning councils recording an increase in average LA Search turnaround times.
The largest increase has been recorded by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Today, it takes an average of 62 days to return an LA Search compared to just 6 days in January 2023. This is an astonishing annual increase of 933.3%.
LA Searches by Bridgend County Borough Council now take 134 days compared to a 30-day average last year – an increase of 346.7% – and Southend-on-Sea City Council has seen the average LA Search turnaround time increase by 250%, rising from two days to seven days.
Other councils to see an increase of more than 100% are North Northamptonshire Council (150%), South Ribble Borough Council (133.3%), Cumberland Council (114.3%), and Bolton Metro Borough Council (106.7%).
Ruth Beeton, Co-Founder of Home Sale Pack, said: “A cooling housing market over the last year has meant that the workload of many local authorities has reduced, which in turn means some of them have been able to return Local Authority Searches more quickly. But it’s fair to say that this reduction is a bit of a hollow victory given that it’s down to falling demand, not improvements in the homebuying process.
“And despite the reduced pressure, many councils still haven’t actually managed to reduce their waiting times, with a significant number still seeing them increase and by quite a margin in some areas.
“This is concerning because, as we move further into 2024, we fully expect market activity to increase which means councils’ workload will once again pick-up. As a result of this rising demand, homebuyers are going to be faced with elongated waiting times throughout their conveyancing journey as councils struggle to keep pace.
“It already takes far too long to complete a home purchase, so we dread to think what additional strain this year’s rising demand will have if something isn’t done to address the systemic flaws in our nation’s processes. Our industry needs new standards of excellence and we firmly believe that providing buyers with all of the information they need at the start of their buying journey will help reduce conveyancing times even in the face of rising demand.”
| LA Search turnaround times | |||||||
| Table shows the average number of days it takes to turnaround a Local Authority Search in all of England & Wales’ 344 local planning authorities in January 2023 and February 2024, alongside the annual change in days and percentage | |||||||
| Council | Council Turnaround (Working Days) – Jan 2023 | Council Turnaround (Working Days) – Feb 2024 | Regulated Turnaround (Working Days) | Est annual change % | Est annual change days n | ||
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | 6 | 62 | 5 | 933.3% | 56 | ||
| Bridgend County Borough Council | 30 | 134 | 15 | 346.7% | 104 | ||
| Southend-on-Sea City Council | 2 | 7 | 15 | 250.0% | 5 | ||
| North Northamptonshire Council (Wellingborough Borough Council) | 4 | 10 | 5 | 150.0% | 6 | ||
| South Ribble Borough Council | 15 | 35 | 5 | 133.3% | 20 | ||
| Cumberland Council (Carlisle City Council) | 7 | 15 | 6 | 114.3% | 8 | ||
| Bolton Metro Borough Council | 30 | 62 | 5 | 106.7% | 32 | ||
| Coventry City Council | 15 | 30 | 22 | 100.0% | 15 | ||
| Bromsgrove District Council | 10 | 20 | 7 | 100.0% | 10 | ||
| Redditch Borough Council | 10 | 20 | 7 | 100.0% | 10 | ||
| Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 10 | 20 | 19 | 100.0% | 10 | ||
| Brentwood Borough Council | 5 | 10 | 4 | 100.0% | 5 | ||
| Wychavon District Council | 5 | 10 | 4 | 100.0% | 5 | ||
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 10 | 19 | 5 | 90.0% | 9 | ||
| Newark & Sherwood District Council | 10 | 18 | 4 | 80.0% | 8 | ||
| Fareham Borough Council | 5 | 9 | 5 | 80.0% | 4 | ||
| Lincoln City Council | 10 | 17 | 3 | 70.0% | 7 | ||
| Hyndburn Borough Council | 15 | 25 | 8 | 66.7% | 10 | ||
| Pendle Borough Council | 15 | 25 | 4 | 66.7% | 10 | ||
| Cheshire East Borough Council (Unitary) | 6 | 10 | 22 | 66.7% | 4 | ||
| North Kesteven District Council | 3 | 5 | 8 | 66.7% | 2 | ||
| Test Valley Borough Council | 20 | 30 | 30 | 50.0% | 10 | ||
| West Northamptonshire Council (Daventry District Council) | 20 | 30 | 9 | 50.0% | 10 | ||
| Dacorum Borough Council | 10 | 15 | 25 | 50.0% | 5 | ||
| Kirklees Metropolitan Council | 10 | 15 | 8 | 50.0% | 5 | ||
| North Yorkshire Council (Selby District Council) | 10 | 15 | 3 | 50.0% | 5 | ||
| Slough Council | 10 | 15 | 12 | 50.0% | 5 | ||
| Stevenage Borough Council | 10 | 15 | 17 | 50.0% | 5 | ||
| Telford and Wrekin Council | 10 | 15 | 7 | 50.0% | 5 | ||
| Flintshire County Council | 15 | 22 | 19 | 46.7% | 7 | ||
| Lancaster City Council | 7 | 10 | 6 | 42.9% | 3 | ||
| Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 10 | 14 | 18 | 40.0% | 4 | ||
| Cumberland Council (Copeland Borough Council) | 15 | 20 | 5 | 33.3% | 5 | ||
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 15 | 20 | 11 | 33.3% | 5 | ||
| Torbay Borough Council | 15 | 20 | 18 | 33.3% | 5 | ||
| Westmorland and Furness Council (Eden District Council) | 15 | 20 | 12 | 33.3% | 5 | ||
| Westmorland and Furness Council (South Lakeland District Council) | 15 | 20 | 15 | 33.3% | 5 | ||
| Worthing Borough Council | 15 | 20 | 13 | 33.3% | 5 | ||
| Mid Suffolk District Council | 10 | 13 | 3 | 30.0% | 3 | ||
| Isle of Wight Council | 20 | 25 | 8 | 25.0% | 5 | ||
| London Borough of Islington | 20 | 25 | 20 | 25.0% | 5 | ||
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 20 | 25 | 5 | 25.0% | 5 | ||
| Central Bedfordshire Council (Unitary) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25.0% | 3 | ||
| Shropshire Council (Unitary) | 12 | 15 | 8 | 25.0% | 3 | ||
| London Borough of Ealing | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25.0% | 2 | ||
| Mid Sussex District Council | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25.0% | 1 | ||
| Wyre Forest District Council | 25 | 30 | 5 | 20.0% | 5 | ||
| Hastings Borough Council | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20.0% | 3 | ||
| Exeter City Council | 10 | 12 | 8 | 20.0% | 2 | ||
| Buckinghamshire Council (Aylesbury Vale) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10.0% | 1 | ||
| Blaenau Gwent County Council Borough Council | 25 | 27 | 7 | 8.0% | 2 | ||
| London Borough of Redbridge | 28 | 30 | 13 | 7.1% | 2 | ||
| West Berkshire Council | 29 | 30 | 21 | 3.4% | 1 | ||
| Adur District Council | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Arun District Council | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Babergh District Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Basildon District Council | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Bassetlaw District Council | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Bath and North East Somerset Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Bedford Borough Council | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Birmingham City Council | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Blackpool Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Bolsover District Council | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Braintree District Council | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Breckland District Council | 15 | 15 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove City Council | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Bristol City Council | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Broxtowe Borough Council | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Buckinghamshire Council (Wycombe) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Bury Metro Borough Council | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 25 | 25 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Cambridge City Council | 20 | 20 | 13 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Cardiff Council | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Carmarthenshire County Council | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Chesterfield Borough Council | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Chorley Borough Council | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| City of Doncaster Council | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| City of Wakefield Metropolitan District | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| City of York Council | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Colchester Borough Council | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Colchester City Council | 7 | 7 | 18 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Conwy County Borough Council | 9 | 9 | 16 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Corporation of the City of London | 26 | 26 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Cotswold District Council | 15 | 15 | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Crawley Borough Council | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Cumberland Council (Allerdale Borough Council) | 20 | 20 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Darlington Borough Council | 15 | 15 | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Derbyshire Dales District Council | 15 | 15 | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Dover District Council | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| East Suffolk Council | 5 | 5 | – | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Eastbourne Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Elmbridge Borough Council | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Erewash Borough Council | 20 | 20 | 17 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Fenland District Council | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Folkestone & Hythe District Council | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Gedling Borough Council | 20 | 20 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Gosport Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Gravesham Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Harborough District Council | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Harlow District Council | 18 | 18 | 25 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Hartlepool Council | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Havant Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Herefordshire Council | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Hertsmere Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| High Peak Borough Council | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Horsham District Council | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Huntingdonshire District Council | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Ipswich Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | 10 | 10 | 25 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Leeds City Council | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Leicester City Council | 15 | 15 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Lewes District Council | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Barnet | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Bexley | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Bromley | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Croydon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Enfield | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Haringey | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Lambeth | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Lewisham | 10 | 10 | 18 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Merton | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Newham | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Sutton | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | 10 | 10 | 30 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| London Borough of Westminster | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Luton Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 15 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Manchester City Council | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Medway Council | 10 | 10 | 16 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Middlesbrough Borough Council | 25 | 25 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Milton Keynes City Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Mole Valley District Council | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Monmouthshire County Council | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| New Forest District Council | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Newport City Council | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| North Devon District Council | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| North East Derbyshire District Council | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| North East Lincolnshire Council | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| North Hertfordshire District Council | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| North Northamptonshire Council (Corby Borough Council) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| North Northamptonshire Council (East Northamptonshire District Council) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| North Yorkshire Council (Richmondshire District Council) | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| North Yorkshire Council (Scarborough Borough Council) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Norwich City Council | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Nottingham City Council | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Peterborough City Council | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Powys County Council | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Preston Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Redcar and Cleveland Council | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Ribble Valley Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 30 | 30 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Rother District Council | 15 | 15 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Runnymede Borough Council | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Rushmoor Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Sevenoaks District Council | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Sheffield City Council | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Somerset Council (Mendip District Council) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Somerset Council (Sedgemoor District Council) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Somerset Council (Somerset West and Taunton Council) | 8 | 8 | – | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| South Buckinghamshire District Council | 5 | 5 | – | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| South Hams District Council | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| South Holland District Council | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 20 | 20 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Southampton City Council | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Stockton on Tees Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Stroud District Council | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council | 20 | 20 | 17 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Swansea City and Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 19 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Swindon Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Tandridge District Council | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Teignbridge District Council | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Tendring District Council | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 30 | 30 | 11 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Three Rivers District Council | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Thurrock District Council | 25 | 25 | 14 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Uttlesford District Council | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | 30 | 30 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Warwick District Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Wealden District Council | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| West Lindsey District Council | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| West Northamptonshire Council (Northampton Borough Council) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| West Northamptonshire Council (South Northamptonshire District Council) | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Westmorland and Furness Council (Barrow in Furness Borough Council) | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Woking Borough Council | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Wokingham District Council | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton City Council | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Worcester City Council | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Wyre Borough Council | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Fylde Borough Council | 11 | 10 | 5 | -9.1% | -1 | ||
| London Borough of Camden | 40 | 35 | 22 | -12.5% | -5 | ||
| Charnwood Borough Council | 7 | 6 | 18 | -14.3% | -1 | ||
| Denbighshire County Council | 12 | 10 | 18 | -16.7% | -2 | ||
| Winchester City Council | 12 | 10 | 13 | -16.7% | -2 | ||
| Boston Borough Council | 10 | 8 | 7 | -20.0% | -2 | ||
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 25 | 20 | 5 | -20.0% | -5 | ||
| West Lancashire Borough Council | 25 | 20 | 5 | -20.0% | -5 | ||
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 45 | 35 | 16 | -22.2% | -10 | ||
| Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 13 | 10 | 9 | -23.1% | -3 | ||
| Amber Valley Borough Council | 20 | 15 | 18 | -25.0% | -5 | ||
| Forest of Dean District Council | 20 | 15 | 9 | -25.0% | -5 | ||
| London Borough of Harrow | 20 | 15 | 10 | -25.0% | -5 | ||
| Northumberland County Council (Unitary) | 20 | 15 | 9 | -25.0% | -5 | ||
| Portsmouth City Council | 20 | 15 | 11 | -25.0% | -5 | ||
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | 20 | 15 | 22 | -25.0% | -5 | ||
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 20 | 15 | 12 | -25.0% | -5 | ||
| Thanet District Council | 20 | 15 | 7 | -25.0% | -5 | ||
| Welwyn Hatfield Council | 20 | 15 | 4 | -25.0% | -5 | ||
| Tamworth Borough Council | 55 | 40 | 12 | -27.3% | -15 | ||
| Mansfield District Council | 35 | 25 | 22 | -28.6% | -10 | ||
| East Hampshire District Council | 17 | 12 | 19 | -29.4% | -5 | ||
| Rugby Borough Council | 10 | 7 | 17 | -30.0% | -3 | ||
| Rutland County Council | 10 | 7 | 3 | -30.0% | -3 | ||
| West Devon Borough Council | 10 | 7 | 10 | -30.0% | -3 | ||
| Burnley Borough Council | 15 | 10 | 35 | -33.3% | -5 | ||
| Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council (Unitary) | 15 | 10 | 18 | -33.3% | -5 | ||
| Dartford Borough Council | 15 | 10 | 9 | -33.3% | -5 | ||
| Derby City Council | 15 | 10 | 17 | -33.3% | -5 | ||
| Halton Borough Council | 15 | 10 | 5 | -33.3% | -5 | ||
| London Borough of Southwark | 15 | 10 | 9 | -33.3% | -5 | ||
| North Tyneside Council | 15 | 10 | 6 | -33.3% | -5 | ||
| Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea | 15 | 10 | 9 | -33.3% | -5 | ||
| Broxbourne Borough Council | 23 | 15 | 9 | -34.8% | -8 | ||
| Rochford District Council | 23 | 15 | 7 | -34.8% | -8 | ||
| Spelthorne Borough Council | 8 | 5 | 5 | -37.5% | -3 | ||
| North Somerset Council | 16 | 10 | 3 | -37.5% | -6 | ||
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 16 | 10 | 9 | -37.5% | -6 | ||
| Hart District Council | 13 | 8 | 3 | -38.5% | -5 | ||
| Guildford Borough Council | 5 | 3 | 4 | -40.0% | -2 | ||
| South Gloucestershire Council | 15 | 9 | 3 | -40.0% | -6 | ||
| London Borough of Hillingdon | 20 | 12 | 14 | -40.0% | -8 | ||
| Stratford On Avon District Council | 20 | 12 | 4 | -40.0% | -8 | ||
| Epsom & Ewell Borough Council | 25 | 15 | 12 | -40.0% | -10 | ||
| London Borough of Brent | 25 | 15 | 7 | -40.0% | -10 | ||
| North Warwickshire Borough Council | 25 | 15 | 13 | -40.0% | -10 | ||
| Watford Borough Council | 25 | 15 | 4 | -40.0% | -10 | ||
| Wrexham County Borough Council | 25 | 15 | 7 | -40.0% | -10 | ||
| London Borough of Havering Council | 17 | 10 | 20 | -41.2% | -7 | ||
| St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 73 | 40 | 35 | -45.2% | -33 | ||
| Broadland District Council | 15 | 8 | 7 | -46.7% | -7 | ||
| Eastleigh Borough Council | 15 | 8 | 7 | -46.7% | -7 | ||
| South Norfolk District Council | 15 | 8 | 6 | -46.7% | -7 | ||
| East Devon District Council | 8 | 4 | 3 | -50.0% | -4 | ||
| Bradford City Metro District Council | 10 | 5 | 6 | -50.0% | -5 | ||
| Castle Point Borough Council | 10 | 5 | 10 | -50.0% | -5 | ||
| London Borough of Hounslow | 10 | 5 | 11 | -50.0% | -5 | ||
| London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames | 10 | 5 | 10 | -50.0% | -5 | ||
| London Borough of Wandsworth | 10 | 5 | 3 | -50.0% | -5 | ||
| Malvern Hills District Council | 10 | 5 | 5 | -50.0% | -5 | ||
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 10 | 5 | 7 | -50.0% | -5 | ||
| Waverley Borough Council | 10 | 5 | 6 | -50.0% | -5 | ||
| Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (Bournemouth Borough Council) | 20 | 10 | 7 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Ceredigion County Council | 20 | 10 | 15 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Chichester District Council | 20 | 10 | 4 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Dorset Council (East Dorset District Council) | 20 | 10 | 7 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Dorset Council (North Dorset District Council) | 20 | 10 | 6 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Dorset Council (Purbeck District Council) | 20 | 10 | 9 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| East Lindsey District Council | 20 | 10 | 3 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Liverpool City Council | 20 | 10 | 8 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | 20 | 10 | 9 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Maldon District Council | 20 | 10 | 12 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| North Lincolnshire Council | 20 | 10 | 4 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| North Norfolk District Council | 20 | 10 | 4 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| North West Leicestershire District Council | 20 | 10 | 3 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| North Yorkshire Council (Harrogate Council) | 20 | 10 | 5 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Reading Borough Council | 20 | 10 | 9 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Torridge District Council | 20 | 10 | 9 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 20 | 10 | 9 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Wiltshire Council (Unitary) | 20 | 10 | 7 | -50.0% | -10 | ||
| Canterbury City Council | 30 | 15 | 9 | -50.0% | -15 | ||
| North Northamptonshire Council (Kettering Borough Council) | 30 | 15 | 10 | -50.0% | -15 | ||
| Royal Borough of Greenwich | 25 | 12 | 8 | -52.0% | -13 | ||
| Blaby District Council | 15 | 7 | 5 | -53.3% | -8 | ||
| Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council | 15 | 7 | 9 | -53.3% | -8 | ||
| Mid Devon District Council | 15 | 7 | 5 | -53.3% | -8 | ||
| Oadby & Wigston Borough Council | 15 | 7 | 8 | -53.3% | -8 | ||
| Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 15 | 7 | 4 | -53.3% | -8 | ||
| Chelmsford City Council | 22 | 10 | 3 | -54.5% | -12 | ||
| East Staffordshire Borough Council | 55 | 25 | 12 | -54.5% | -30 | ||
| Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council | 55 | 25 | 25 | -54.5% | -30 | ||
| Salford City Council | 45 | 20 | 7 | -55.6% | -25 | ||
| Cherwell District Council | 16 | 7 | 8 | -56.3% | -9 | ||
| Maidstone Borough Council | 16 | 7 | 7 | -56.3% | -9 | ||
| Swale Borough Council | 16 | 7 | 8 | -56.3% | -9 | ||
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 16 | 7 | 15 | -56.3% | -9 | ||
| Ashfield District Council | 23 | 10 | 5 | -56.5% | -13 | ||
| Somerset Council (South Somerset District Council) | 23 | 10 | 5 | -56.5% | -13 | ||
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 35 | 15 | 11 | -57.1% | -20 | ||
| Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (Christchurch Borough Council) | 25 | 10 | 6 | -60.0% | -15 | ||
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | 25 | 10 | 16 | -60.0% | -15 | ||
| London Borough of Hackney | 25 | 10 | 180 | -60.0% | -15 | ||
| South Kesteven District Council | 50 | 20 | 5 | -60.0% | -30 | ||
| Newcastle upon Tyne City Council | 40 | 15 | 30 | -62.5% | -25 | ||
| Stafford Borough Council | 55 | 20 | 7 | -63.6% | -35 | ||
| Stoke on Trent City Council | 55 | 20 | 16 | -63.6% | -35 | ||
| Pembrokeshire County Council | 35 | 12 | 5 | -65.7% | -23 | ||
| Torfaen County Borough Council | 35 | 12 | 5 | -65.7% | -23 | ||
| Melton Borough Council | 15 | 5 | 6 | -66.7% | -10 | ||
| North Yorkshire Council (Ryedale District Council) | 15 | 5 | 5 | -66.7% | -10 | ||
| Dorset Council (West Dorset District Council) | 30 | 10 | 9 | -66.7% | -20 | ||
| Dorset Council (Weymouth & Portland Borough Council) | 30 | 10 | 9 | -66.7% | -20 | ||
| North Yorkshire Council (Craven District Council) | 30 | 10 | 5 | -66.7% | -20 | ||
| Plymouth City Council | 30 | 10 | 6 | -66.7% | -20 | ||
| Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames | 30 | 10 | 7 | -66.7% | -20 | ||
| St Albans City Council | 30 | 10 | 12 | -66.7% | -20 | ||
| West Suffolk Council | 20 | 6 | – | -70.0% | -14 | ||
| Durham County Council (Unitary) | 50 | 15 | 30 | -70.0% | -35 | ||
| Ashford Borough Council | 35 | 10 | 12 | -71.4% | -25 | ||
| Warrington Borough Council | 35 | 10 | 5 | -71.4% | -25 | ||
| Rossendale Borough Council | 25 | 7 | 18 | -72.0% | -18 | ||
| North Yorkshire Council (Hambleton District Council) | 18 | 5 | 4 | -72.2% | -13 | ||
| Epping Forest District Council | 55 | 15 | 4 | -72.7% | -40 | ||
| South Staffordshire District Council | 55 | 14 | 15 | -74.5% | -41 | ||
| Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (Poole Borough Council) | 20 | 5 | 6 | -75.0% | -15 | ||
| Kingston upon Hull City Council | 20 | 5 | 3 | -75.0% | -15 | ||
| Oxford City Council | 62 | 15 | 9 | -75.8% | -47 | ||
| Cannock Chase District Council | 55 | 12 | 8 | -78.2% | -43 | ||
| Lichfield District Council | 55 | 10 | 12 | -81.8% | -45 | ||
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 55 | 10 | 10 | -81.8% | -45 | ||
| South Derbyshire District Council | 30 | 5 | 7 | -83.3% | -25 | ||
| Gloucester City Council | 177 | 10 | 4 | -94.4% | -167 | ||
| Average | 17 | 13 | 10 | -22.5% | -4 | ||
| Planning Authority Search turnaround times data sourced from PSD | |||||||
There needs to be a new column showing the extra days when you add on the conveyancing firms who wait for money on account for searches. Add 14 days to most times for them.
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