Well, it looks like I'm on the final straight of my FBR journey now! Application sent 24/11/2018 Receipt email 15/02/2019 More info needed 24/10/2019 All received and confirmed they have everything they need 06/11/19 Email for address confirmation received 08/11/19 Certificate delivered... soon? Loo...

Sounds like the teams at the embassies are swamped. I sent my application for FBR in December 2018 and today I have just received my notification email that it has been received and is being processed. Going on the experience of the others on this forum and the general Brexit hysteria here in the UK...