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  • 1 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal links with Plumstead estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Plumstead has a number to choose from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s solicitors are based in Plumstead - if so both parties will be less confrontational
  • 4 Plumstead lawyer are the key to a successful Plumstead home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 5 Regardless other sites tell you it may be important to visit your lawyer to sign contracts. There are enough parties involved in a homemove without having to add the postman into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Plumstead since December 2024*

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Purchase

of apartment Pettacre Close SE28 0PB, acquired for £260,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of semi-detached property, Sladedale Road, SE18 1PX completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £345,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of flat Marlborough Road SE18 6RE, at purchase amount of £452,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Acquisition

of flat Marlborough Road SE18 6RU, purchased for £570,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Plumstead

My partner and I are nearing an exchange on a property in Plumstead and my parents have sent the exchange deposit to my solicitor. I am now told that as the deposit has not come from me my solicitor needs to make a notification to my bank. I am advised that, in also acting for the bank he must advise them that the balance of the purchase price is coming from anyone other than me. I informed the lender concerning my parents' contribution when I applied for the mortgage, so is it really necessary for him to raise this?

The conveyancing practitioner is legally required to clarify with mortgage company to make sure that they understand that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. The solicitor can only disclose this to your mortgage company if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.

We just had an offer accepted to purchase with Melton Mowbray Building Society. I dropped in a few high street practices yet am unable to find a Plumstead conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society approved list. Please you assist?

Feel free to take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the building society and type Plumstead or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer offices in Plumstead or by proximity to you.

I decided to have a survey done on a house in Plumstead in advance of appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks tend not issue a mortgage on this type of house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Nationwide. If you call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Plumstead. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Plumstead to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

My partner has recommend that I instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Plumstead. Should I choose my own conveyancer?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Plumstead conveyancing lawyer it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to get feedback from friends or relatives who have experience in using the firm you're considering.

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 62 years left on my lease in Plumstead. I am keen to extend my lease but my freeholder is missing. What should I do?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to locate the landlord. For most situations a specialist would be helpful to try and locate and prepare an expert document which can be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Plumstead.

Having spent months of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Plumstead. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Plumstead conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Plumstead residence is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case related to 1 flat.

The mortgage broker has recommended their lawyer for my conveyancing in Plumstead - won’t it be easier to just instruct them?

It is not always the case and you are entitled to use whichever conveyancer of your choosing for your Plumstead conveyancing. The lawyer recommended by an estate agent may not necessarily be the right lawyer, they may suggest their own conveyancing firm who are based far away. In this instance you may not have contact with your lawyer and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain progress reports.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Plumstead regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Plumstead practicing in commercial conveyancing in Plumstead. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Cook Taylor, 3 Thomas Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HR
  • Anaysse-jacobs Solicitors, First Floor Offices, 33-35 Powis Street, London, London, SE18 6HZ
  • Atlantic Solicitors, Suite 209 Island Business Centre, 18-36 Wellington Street, Woolwich, London, London, SE18 6PF
  • James Solicitors, Ground Floor, 18-36 Wellington Street, London, SE18 6PF
  • Whitehorse Solicitors, Island Business Centre, 18-36 Wellington Street, London, SE18 6PF

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Plumstead regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Plumstead but also conveyancing across 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
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY

Planning law solicitors in Plumstead regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Plumstead specialising in planning law. This could include advice on compulsory purchases in Plumstead
  • 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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