I am hoping to receive a mortgage with Santander. I hope to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Plumstead. Does the Santander Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?

The Santander approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Plumstead costs more?

Plumstead leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving appropriate notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

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

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

We're new to the buying process - had an offer accepted, yet the property agent advised that the owners will only move forward if we use the agent's chosen lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in Plumstead

We suspect that the owner is not behind this ultimatum. If they want ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is counter productive. Contact the owners directly and explain that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to use your preferred Plumstead conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a kickback or hit his conveyancing figures pre-set by HQ.

Living abroad it is not practicable to be present at my Plumstead conveyancing solicitors office to execute documents for conveyancing in Plumstead – will this be problematic?

No. Plumstead conveyancing lawyers can undertake conveyancing transactions for clients who are based anywhere. It is not necessary for you to be able to visit a Plumstead conveyancers office. Almost all conveyancing practitioner can handle everything via phone, post and email - whatever works for you.