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Council Search Delays: Why Your House Sale Is Stuck

Posted on July 21, 2026

If your house sale has stalled and nobody seems able to tell you why, there's a good chance the answer is sitting in a council office in-tray. New research from House Buyer Bureau has found that local authority search delays in some parts of England have stretched to 92 working days — nearly four calendar months for a single piece of paperwork that used to take a couple of weeks. For anyone mid-transaction, or about to start one, this is worth understanding before it derails your move.

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Digital Assets and Probate: What Executors Can't Access

Posted on July 21, 2026

"Most people assume that once probate is granted, executors can access everything the person owned. That simply isn't true with digital assets." That warning, from Stuart Downey, a partner at TWM Solicitors, cuts to the heart of a problem increasingly catching families off guard: a grant of probate gives you the legal authority to deal with someone's estate, but it doesn't hand you the password. If you're an executor, or you're thinking about who'll act as yours, digital assets are one of the areas most likely to catch you out.

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