My IFA has asked me for my West Ham lawyer’ panel member for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. What is the best way to obtain this. I have tried my local West Ham branch but they have not responded to me.

The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your West Ham property lawyer . They keep a central record lender panel numbers.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in West Ham. My lender is Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 4/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :

Various online forums that I have visited warn that are the number one cause of obstruction in West Ham conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the common causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in West Ham.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor apartment in West Ham. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have just had a half-yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you clear the invoice as normal given that all ground rent and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I am the registered owner of a second floor flat in West Ham. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for a lease extension?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a West Ham conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a West Ham premises 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 affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 69.77 years.

I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a property in West Ham which will be marketed. The house is unregistered at the Land Registry and I'm told that some buyers solicitors will insist that it is done before they'll proceed. What's the mechanism for this?

In the situation that you have set out it seems sensible to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.