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If you're talking about local authority searches there is often nothing you can do to compel them to go any faster. When we bought our flat Hackney had a backlog and they were taking about a month (summer 2012, they were blaming the Olympics, lol).
It was the only thing holding our purchase up but there was no way to make them go any faster so we got our flat a month later.
All depends on the local authority of course, they should take about five days.
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I still refuse to believe it takes that amount of time to do it. It takes that long for them to get around to it, there's a difference. And if that's the case, then can be made to get around to it sooner. You just need to know how to make that happen. I would like to (foolishly) think that conveyancing solicitors might actually want to be good at their job and be able to expedite what should be a quick win for everyone. Instead of just laying back and taking it from all angles, letting the fucked up sausage machine grind along.
stevo_com
Solicitors. Pull your fucking finger out. If you leave the local authority to reply in their own sweet time this will run and run. I have told you that both the vendor and I could theoretically exchange at any time so it is in your interest to get a fucking move on if you want to recognise any revenue from this work.