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Reasons to use our Plaistow conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site is the first site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Plaistow will be carried out by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 2 The Plaistow conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Plaistow
  • 3 Personal touch together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Plaistow property deals can become significantly more complicated due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 4 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Plaistow are familiar with the local issues specific to Plaistow and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 5 Over the years Plaistow solicitor have developed very good connections with Plaistow local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in Plaistow.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Plaistow since June 2026*

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Disposal

of house property, Palace Road, BR1 3JU completing on 19/06/2026 at a price of £520,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Sale

of apartment East Street BR1 1QW, at sale amount of £250,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of terraced residence, Palace View, BR1 3EJ completing on 18/06/2026 at a price of £855,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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Sale

of apartment Homesdale Road BR2 9JQ, at purchase consideration of £295,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Plaistow

My best friend’s sister is a conveyancer. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get mate’s pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Plaistow?

It’s advisable to get two or three conveyancing quotes. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. You will notice that quotes will contrast greatly but service levels do differ between solicitors as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

I am buying a newly built flat in Plaistow and my solicitor is advising me that she is duty bound to the bank to disclose incentives from the builder. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and my preference is not to prolong the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your solicitor. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

I am the registered owner of a freehold property in Plaistow but nevertheless charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Plaistow and has limited impact for conveyancing in Plaistow but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.

I have todaybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Plaistow for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the premises is in your name, 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 Plaistow conveyancing specialists.

Is it possible to swap solicitor as I need to retain a firm on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Plaistow five minutes from me but the firm is not approved by Platform Home Loans Ltd

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Plaistow on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Plaistow. In utilising search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Plaistow.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Plaistow for my house move. Is it possible to check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

One can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Plaistow regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Plaistow but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Wellers Staff Ltd, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • R Saifuddin, 62 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3BD
  • Judge And Priestley Llp, Justin House, 6 West Street, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1JN
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Plaistow regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Plaistow but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB
  • Peter W Stevens , 107 Maxwell Gardens, BR6 9QT
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG

Planning law solicitors in Plaistow regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Plaistow with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ

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

© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.