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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Abbey Wood

  • 1 Abbey Wood property lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Abbey Wood has a number to choose from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Abbey Wood is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have very good personal connections with Abbey Wood selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Abbey Wood have a grasp oflocal concerns peculiar to Abbey Wood and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Abbey Wood since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Abbey Wood

It is is a decade since I purchased my home in Abbey Wood. Conveyancing lawyers have now been retained on the sale but I can't locate the deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be with the lender or they may still be with the solicitor who oversaw the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Abbey Wood relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.

I am buying a right to buy a flat in Abbey Wood. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Abbey Wood you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Abbey Wood.

I have todaydiscovered that Stirling Law have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Abbey Wood for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to see if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Abbey Wood conveyancing specialists.

How does conveyancing in Abbey Wood differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Abbey Wood approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because developers in Abbey Wood typically purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Abbey Wood or who has acted in the same development.

How do I search for a Abbey Wood solicitor on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am happy to travel upto 10miles to meet the conveyancer.

Feel free to make use of the search on this page. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Abbey Wood conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Abbey Wood conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to see if they are on the Lloyds TSB Bank approved list

I have just started marketing my ground floor flat in Abbey Wood. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have recently had a half-yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you clear the maintenance contribution as you normally would because all ground rent and service charges will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

After months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Abbey Wood. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Abbey Wood conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Abbey Wood property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76 years.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Abbey Wood

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Abbey Wood with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Toltops Solicitors, 41 Manton Road, Greenwich, London, London, SE2 0JE
  • A O & Associates Solicitors, 51 Lakedale Road, London, London, SE18 1PR
  • Aa & Co Solicitors, 60 A Plumstead High Street, Plumstead, London, SE18 1SL
  • Margaret Olusegun, 3 The View, London, Bexley, SE2 0DX
  • Bloomfield Solicitors, The Thames Innovation Centre, 2 Veridion Way, Erith, Kent, DA18 4AL

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Abbey Wood regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Abbey Wood but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Suriya & Douglas, Suite B, 7th Floor, Charter House, IG1 1UF
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA

Planning law solicitors in Abbey Wood regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Abbey Wood with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX
  • Apex Law Llp, 3 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HH
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Abdullah Solicitors, 56 Mansfield Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 3BD

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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