Penman Sedgwick LLP

01923 225212

Whatever your situation, you need a legal firm you can trust. Penman Sedgwick provides a wide range of bespoke legal services and are proud to be able to meet our clients’ needs by offering a high level of expertise with an equally high standard of client care. Read more...

Also known as - Penman Johnson Solicitors

Address
5 George Street
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0SQ
01923 225212
www.penmansedgwick.com

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Available lawyers at Penman Sedgwick LLP

Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Claire Miller

Liam Orton

Jack Grant

Kamran Shah

Stuart Mercer

Caroline Kernanec

Katie Ward

How Penman Sedgwick LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 91%

National Average

Poor Competitive Excellent

Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Penman Sedgwick LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Penman Sedgwick LLP. These questions include:

Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 0%

Overpriced 44%

About Right 55%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 90%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Penman Sedgwick LLP and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Penman Sedgwick LLP compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 90%

No 10%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Penman Sedgwick LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Consumer

5th / 21

495th / 4651

Company & Commercial

5th / 21

535th / 4417

Housing & Property

3rd / 24

521st / 4269

Family Law

5th / 18

666th / 3864

Wills, Trusts & Probate

2nd / 14

539th / 3529

Commercial Property

4th / 12

557th / 3346

Employment

7th / 11

512th / 3125

Regulations

3rd / 11

261st / 2603

Crime/ Criminal Defence

3rd / 10

245th / 2125

Money & Tax

4th / 10

346th / 1854

Professional Negligence

3rd / 7

256th / 1212

Clinical Negligence

3rd / 4

238th / 950

Education

3rd / 3

62nd / 262

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.6/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

75
Very Good

3
Average

0
Poor

2
Awful

7

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Anonymous

December 03, 2024

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Excellent service!

Needing the services of a legal firm specialising in transport disputes I found penman Sedgwick and really glad I did. From my first interaction with Liam, I was impressed at his level of empathy, knowledge and the speed all correspondence was dealt with. Through his professionalism alone, I’m able to put a very stressful situation behind me, for which I’m truly grateful.

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Liam Orton

Liam Orton

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Amanda Giles

November 21, 2024

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Will Writing

Jack offered us an excellent, friendly service. He was very approachable and happy to answer any questions and offer good advice. Jack's manner was professional and friendly and we would use your firm again should the need arise.

Lawyer named in this review:
Jack Grant

Jack Grant

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Anonymous

September 19, 2024

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Supportive, empathetic and honest!

Liam was attentive, patient and understanding. He listened and dealt with my case with an extremely professional yet human empathy- something that was lacking with other firms I reached out to. Liam was knowledgeable, efficient and I would not hesitate recommending him to anyone in need of his services. I was so anxious and worried about this case and feel so relieved that, with Liam’s support, I can put this ordeal behind me.

Lawyer named in this review:
Liam Orton

Liam Orton

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Kuldeep

September 17, 2024

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Property Sale

Kamran was a professional and pro active solicitor. He kept me informed of progress of the sale and ensured the whole process went as smoothly as possible.

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Kamran Shah

Kamran Shah

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Mark

September 03, 2024

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5 Star conveyancing service.

Having used Penman Sedgwick LLP twice in the past for conveyancing I was very happy to use them a third time recently for the sale of my property.
My lawyer Karabo Mclean-Salmon helped me through this stressful process with total kindness and professionalism, her knowledge and patience are a credit to her and her profession. I would recommend Karabo and team to anyone needing an experienced company to guide them through the legal processes...

Lawyer named in this review:
Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon from Penman Sedgwick LLP responded to this review on 03 September, 2024:

Dear Mark, Thank you for your kind feedback. It was truly a pleasure assisting you with your matter. I am glad that you were, once again, pleased with the service you received. I wish you all the best for the future. Warm regards, Karabo

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Caroline

August 08, 2024

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Probate/conveyancing legal guidance

Karabo was excellent - proactive in her communication and providing great advice at all stages of the process. A pleasure to deal with, I would highly recommend her.

Lawyer named in this review:
Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon from Penman Sedgwick LLP responded to this review on 03 September, 2024:

Dear Caroline, Thank you very much for your kind feedback. It was a pleasure assisting you. I wish you all the best for the future. Warm regards, Karabo

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Housing & Property

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Landlord and Tenant

Paramjit

August 07, 2024

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Precise and Professional Service

The whole tenant eviction process was concluded as predicted by Liam at Penman Sedgwick Solicitors and the support with the advice given was to the point. 👍🙂very happy

Lawyer named in this review:
Liam Orton

Liam Orton

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Favour

July 17, 2024

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Will definitely work with Karabo again

Karabo is an excellent solicitor.
Very supportive and meticulous.

Lawyer named in this review:
Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon from Penman Sedgwick LLP responded to this review on 18 July, 2024:

Dear Favour, Thank you very much for your lovely feedback. It was a pleasure assisting you and I would be delighted to act for you again in the future. Warm wishes, Karabo

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Robert

June 08, 2024

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Purchase of property

We were very well looked after and the service was very professional.

Lawyer named in this review:
Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon from Penman Sedgwick LLP responded to this review on 18 July, 2024:

Dear Robert, Thank you very much for your positive feedback. It was a pleasure assisting you with your purchase. I hope you are well settled into your new home. Warm wishes, Karabo

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Lara

May 28, 2024

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Clear, helpful and efficient

Karabo dealt with both the sale of my property and onward purchase. She was extremely thorough, professional and helpful. She made a stressful process easier and seamless and I really felt in safe hands. I will use their services for other matters and would recommend them happily to other people.

Lawyer named in this review:
Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon

Karabo Mclean-Salmon from Penman Sedgwick LLP responded to this review on 30 May, 2024:

Hello Lara, Thank you so much for your positive feedback, it is truly appreciated. It was a pleasure assisting you in both matters. Wishing you the best of luck for the future. Warm wishes, Karabo

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David

October 23, 2024

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David

Completed a time sensitive transaction very efficiently. Clear communication and available to help with ad-hoc queries as needed. Thank you to Kamran for completing this work. I look forward to working with you again.

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October 07, 2024

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A client

as with all the other reviews, no communication despite leaving several messages and emails. was promised a call back by whoever works on reception and even she didn't know what she was talking about. Had to repeat basic instructions to her. Waste of time, plenty of other firms that are professional to their clients.

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newyorkiri

September 19, 2024

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newyorkiri

They don't even deserve a star at all. Not working in service of the people. Avoid at all costs!

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Linda

September 17, 2024

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Linda

Everything I wanted/ needed. Kamran was great, his secretary/PA amazing.

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Jackie

September 17, 2024

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Jackie

This firm dealt with my mother’s probate case. I had three different solicitors during the year long process. The first solicitor lost my deceased parents marriage certificate and tried to say I hadn’t sent it to them. They were slow to request documents from me, they requested information to close down accounts that I had already closed down months before. The final straw has been this week ((10months after closing the file) they passed onto me a final account large council tax bill having had at least 2 previous bills sent to them from the local council but they didn’t bother sending them on. I wouldn’t recommend this firm for probate purposes. They add to what is already a very difficult and stressful situation with their incompetence.

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