In plain English
This means the checks and enquiries sent about the property to public authorities and other relevant bodies have all come back. Their results are now available, so this is the stage where those requested searches are complete.
In context
Here, it shows that all the requested property searches have been returned and their results are available.
- Situation
- Following home-purchase, mortgage, valuation, survey, and closing administration
- What it communicates
- shows that the requested searches have been returned.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say what the search results contain or whether they are satisfactory.
Examples
“By Tuesday, the purchase was at Searches complete: the local authority and drainage reports were back, but the solicitor still had to assess them.”
“Once the case reached Searches complete, the buyer's solicitor started reading the returned search results.”