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Good chance someone here's gone through it, so they may be able to say more but: after the Hackney cyber attack (which stopped them from running searches), I believe people got some form of indemnity insurance. This went on for months (years?) so it's certainly possible to buy/sell without a search being complete.
edit Just checked - they're still not able to do some searches! Bonkers.
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Edit: mentioned above
Grumpy_Git
@christianSpaceman
Really long shot - has anyone managed to sell a house in Hounslow recently?!
https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20055/building_control
Someone in our chain can't get searches on a Hounlow propery because they're not able to provide the - it's stalled the exchange for months, without an end date available. I'm the link in the chain where I'd have to ditch my (Hounslow) buyer to remove the issue, but I have no idea if there will be resolution in a week or another three months so can't make an informed decision as to whether to do so.
I can't believe it's not been possible to sell a house in a London borough since May, there must be a way through it.