Residential property and conveyancing

News & insights

• Don’t forget to reclaim the SDLT
  Posted: 15/10/2018
  Several years ago, a colleague relayed a rumour that HMRC was considering ending its helpline specifically for SDLT, as it was "not a complicated tax". At the time, such a suggestion was eyebrow raising enough, but in subsequent years, following changes to the regime, it is certainly now impossible to justify......>>
• No shocks in Law Commission consultation on electronic signatures
  Posted: 11/10/2018
  In response to a request from the Ministry of Justice, The Law Commission has issued a consultation on the electronic execution of documents. Very helpfully, it gives an overview of where it thinks the existing law stands and makes proposals for changes, on which it is seeking opinions......>>
• Preventing property fraud
  Posted: 23/08/2018
  Residential property transactions have become a common target for fraudsters looking to take advantage of property owners either selling or re-mortgaging their property. In most cases the fraudsters pose as the genuine seller of the property and abscond with the proceeds of sale......>>
• Airbnb - is sharing caring?
  Posted: 02/08/2018
  The Airbnb ads are all over social media: 'Find out what you can earn from your home'. On the face of it, this is an enticing proposition - rents from Airbnb are at least 30% higher than you would expect from a standard AST letting......>>
• Japanese knotweed: all you need to know following landmark ruling on liability
  Posted: 19/07/2018
  Property owners who find Japanese knotweed growing nearby or on their land should be aware of the very serious problems it can cause. Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 lists certain plants that have become established in the wild in Great Britain but which the law seeks to prevent spreading further......>>

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Publications

E-Bulletins

• Prime property update - September 2016
  In this issue: Two months after the shock result of the referendum, the widespread exhortations from all quarters to keep calm, carry on and avoid making knee-jerk reactions appear to have been taken on board.

• Prime property update - June 2016
  In this issue: As the UK holds its breath for the outcome of the referendum, Jeremy McGivern urges us to “Ignore the doom-mongering headlines about a property crash.

• Prime property update - May 2016
  In this issue: Although the potential implications of a Brexit are being widely discussed across the media, the only certainty is that uncertainty will be the only guaranteed outcome of the vote on 23 June.

• Prime property update - March 2016
  In this issue: Although no-one can predict the impact of the June referendum on the UK property market, the Budget and other government legislation suggests that, for property owners and investors, the only way is up - but not, unfortunately, in a good way.

• Prime property update - February 2016
  In this issue: There’s something for almost everyone in our February update. If you are a potential purchaser of prime London property, a parent banker, a residential landlord or a Japanese knotweed-infested landowner, please read on.

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Brochures & factsheets

• Residential property fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches’ residential property team: our residential property service is tailored to meet individual needs and to pre-empt problems through clear communication, meticulous attention to detail and an in-depth technical knowledge of property law.

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