My financial adviser says he needs my Abbey Wood solicitor’s panel reference for the Nat West conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I discover this. I have called my local Abbey Wood office but they have not responded to me.
Have you tried speaking to your Abbey Wood conveyancing practitioner about this?. They keep a central record lender panel numbers.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Abbey Wood. My lender is The Mortgage Works
The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 8/10/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Are all Abbey Wood Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the HSBC conveyancing panel?
It is true that some lenders now utilise the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their panels.
We are getting the release of further funds on our home loan from Barclays as we wish to conduct improvements to our property in Abbey Wood. Are we obliged to select a high street Abbey Wood solicitor on the Barclays conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Barclays do not ordinarily appoint firms on their conveyancing panel to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Barclays list.
Our sealed bid on a detached house in Abbey Wood has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The vendors have put an offer on a flat, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other properties booked. I have instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Abbey Wood. What do I do now? When do I get the mortgage application with Virgin Money started?
It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (home loan application is approx £1k, then valuation, Abbey Wood conveyancing search charges, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your conveyancer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Concerning the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, motivation for this property and on the state of the market. In a rising market the majority of purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Virgin Money and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they request their lawyer to proceed with searches.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Abbey Wood. Now, I need the documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Abbey Wood of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Abbey Wood in advance of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor has said that some banks will not issue a loan on a flying freehold premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Nationwide. If you call us we can check with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Abbey Wood. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Abbey Wood to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Abbey Wood. I need to find out if they are listed on the lender's approved list of lawyers. Can you advise?
One option is to contact the lawyer and ask them if they are on the bank's approved list. If that does not help get in touch with us and we can investigate and revert. Should the firm not be on the conveyancing panel we we can help find a quality conveyancing solicitor in Abbey Wood on the panel for your mortgage company.