Much to our surprise we have been told by our estate agent that my North Woolwich solicitor is not on the bank Solicitor panel. What can I do to check?
You need to contact your North Woolwich conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.
About to place a bid on a leasehold flat in North Woolwich. The selling agents tell me that it is normal for flats in North Woolwich to have less than 75 years unexpired on the lease. I am taking out a mortgage with Chelsea Building Society. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has 70 years left.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 24/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one near me in North Woolwich I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in North Woolwich suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be problematic. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.
As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a house in Monmouth but reside in North Woolwich. My conveyancer (who is 200 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in North Woolwich who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are North Woolwich based
There are only 72 years unexpired on my flat in North Woolwich. I now wish to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What options are available to me?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have done all that could be expected to locate the freeholder. On the whole an enquiry agent should be useful to try and locate and prepare an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering North Woolwich.
We have reached the end of our tether in seeking a lease extension in North Woolwich. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
if there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to judgment on the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a North Woolwich residence is 46 Credon Road in January 2014. On 11 September 2013 Deputy District Judge Price sitting at the Bow County Court made a vesting order that the freeholder surrender his lease and be granted a new lease of the Premises on such terms as may be determined by the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).The appropriate sum as concluded by the Tribunal was £7225 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 69.77 years.
A conveyancing firm dealt with my conveyancing in North Woolwich half a dozen years past having retained my registration documents but has since been shut down – What steps do I now take to get hold of them?
Title deeds, as such, no longer exist as the majority of homes in North Woolwich are registered digitally at Land Registry. Should you need to prove ownership or are disposing of or re-mortgaging your solicitor should obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.