According to Hackney had some of the longest turnaround times for local authority searches, needed when purchasing a new home.
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With just over three weeks to go until the stamp duty holiday ends, research suggests Hackney people have the lowest chance of completing a purchase in time.
Analysis by online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages looked at the average conveyancing times for the purchase of a home, which are often dictated by the time taken for local authority searches to be returned.
A local authority search is a query into the local area and land where a property for sale resides. They are a vital part of the conveyance process which describes the legal process of transferring property from one owner to another.