We wish to acquire a purpose built apartment in North Woolwich with a mortgage from .We would like to retain our North Woolwich conveyancing solicitor but says she’s not on their approved list of firms. we are left little option but to use a panel firm or keep our high street solicitor and fork out for one of their panel ones to represent them. We feel as though this is unjust; is there anything we can do?

Unfortunately,no. The home loan offered to you contains terms and conditions, a common one being that conveyancers needs to be on the conveyancing panel. in the past, most mortgage companies had large numbers of solicitors on their panels: a borrower could find one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for

I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in North Woolwich. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call 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 North Woolwich 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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. North Woolwich is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in North Woolwich are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in North Woolwich you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in North Woolwich may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in North Woolwich and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about North Woolwich. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the North Woolwich area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at North Woolwich. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

North Woolwich Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries before buying

What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the property? Is anyone aware of any major works on the horizon that will increase the service costs?