Blog

• Which boundaries belong to your property?
  One would think that it would be obvious as to who is responsible for the boundaries on your property, but in many instances it is not always clear. ...read more
• Streamlining Conveyancing Transactions: An Overview of the Fourth Edition LPE1 Form with Building Safety Act 2022 Revisions
  The Building Safety Act 2022 came into force in June 2022 and has since led to the Fourth Edition of the Leasehold Property Enquiries form (LPE1) being introduced earlier this year. ...read more
• Centuries of (Legal) Services in Watford: Our Story
  There cannot be many (any?) other firms in Watford that can trace their history back quite as far as we can. Penman Sedgwick LLP can trace its roots back to 1836 when John Sedgwick founded the firm. ...read more
• Has your landlord complied with the April 2023 Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations?
  If you are looking to take a new commercial lease, are in the process of a lease renewal or you occupy a commercial property, check whether your landlord has complied with the MEES Regulations. ...read more
• Commercial Leases: Tenant’s Alterations
  Most commercial leases will contain provisions that control or restrict the tenant's ability to carry out alterations to the premises demised to the tenant by the lease. ...read more
• EPC changes for Commercial Property
  On 1st April 2023 the next stage of the 2015 Regulations relating to MEES (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards) will come into force. ...read more
• Levelling Up: Conveyancing
  The government is poised to introduce a system allowing homebuyers to be provided with a greater degree of 'critical information' at an early stage when looking for a new property ...read more
• Repair Liabilities and Schedules of Condition: an important form of protection for tenants
  The repairing obligations in a lease usually require a tenant to keep the property demised to the tenant by the lease "in repair". Tenants need to be aware that a covenant to keep the property in repair includes an obligation to put the property into repair ...read more
• Jack Grant joins Penman Sedgwick as a Trainee Solicitor
  Jack Grant has joined Penman Sedgwick as a Trainee Solicitor. ...read more
• Agata Marosz joins Penman Sedgwick’s commercial property team
  Penman Sedgwick are delighted to announce that Agata Marosz has joined our Commercial Property team.  ...read more
• Leasehold Property Ground Rents Reforms are Underway
  The Government recently implemented some important changes that will affect leasehold properties although these have not yet substantively come into force. The Leasehold Reform Act (Ground Rent Act) 2022 received royal assent on 8th February 2022 and will ...read more
• Commercial Leases – Assignment: Key Issues
  Assignment (i.e. transfer) of a lease is one way a tenant might look to dispose of its interest. However, most commercial leases will contain restrictions on the tenant's ability to assign the lease. The key issues to consider are ...read more
• 2022: Conveyancing, Covid and SDLT
  Conveyancers and others working in the residential property market have had a challenging time in 2020/21, working through the various lockdowns, and dealing with the huge transactional pressures that came with the SDLT holiday ...read more
• Changes to Environmental Legislation & the Impact on Residential Landlords: Key Issues
  In 2016 The Energy Efficiency Regulations 2015 established new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (sometimes referred to as the MEES Regulations) in the private rental sector. Not only do the MEES Regulations set energy efficiency standards that must be met before properties are let ...read more
• The issue with Sexual Harm Prevention Orders
  A Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) is an order imposed by a Court on an individual where it is considered “necessary to protect the public from sexual harm”. Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the court may impose a SHPO in relation to ‘any person who has been convicted ...read more
• Commercial leases – Subletting: key issues
  Subletting (also known as underletting) might be an option worth considering if you find you have more space than you need at the moment, with many staff still working remotely and ongoing challenges which are putting pressure on the bottom line ...read more
• Furlough Fraud
  The government thinks that furlough fraud has been widespread during the pandemic. HMRC want to recover £1bn of fraudulent furlough cash over the next two years. ...read more
• Penman Sedgwick are pleased to announce that Ross Brooks has commenced his training contract
  Penman Sedgwick are pleased to announce that Ross Brooks has commenced his training contract with the firm, and is working in his new role as a Trainee Solicitor. ...read more
• Cladding Issues a Major Concern for Flat Owners
  Flat owners in high-rise (and other less substantial) blocks are still having to contend with the risk to life 4 years after the Grenfell Tower fire, as well as the continuing difficulties in selling or remortgaging their flats ...read more
• Kamran Shah appointed as Partner and Head of Residential Property
  We are pleased to announce that Kamran Shah has been appointed as a Partner of the firm and has taken over the role of Head of Residential Property with effect from 1st July 2021. ...read more
• Watford winning again with support from Penman Sedgwick
  Watford win again with support from Penman Sedgwick! Looking forward to welcoming fans back to Vicarage Rd soon! ...read more
• Extension to Stamp Duty Land Tax Relief
  The Chancellor announced in his recent budget an extension to the temporary stamp duty land tax relief (originally introduced in July 2020) until 30th June 2021. Thereafter it will be tapered until 30th September 2021 ...read more
• Watford promoted to the Premier League!
  Watford promoted back to the Prem with support from Penman Sedgwick! ...read more
• Another great win for Watford with support from Penman Sedgwick!
  Another great win for Watford with support from Penman Sedgwick! ...read more
• Another great goal from Troy Deeney!
  Penman Sedgwick are proud sponsors of Watford FC, and we're all looking forward to seeing great goals like this at Vicarage Road again soon! ...read more