Darran Smith > Glovers Solicitors LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Glovers Solicitors LLP Offices
Second Floor
16 Garrick Street
LONDON
WC2E 9BA
England
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Darran Smith
Work Department
Commercial Property and Property Finance
Position
Head of the real estate finance team. Experience includes acting for developers and occupiers in the office and leisure sector.
Career
Darran is head of the real estate finance team at Glovers bringing over 20 years of experience and having worked with a variety of banks and lenders. His property knowledge combined with his finance experience to spot issues and suggest pragmatic solutions working to tight deadlines.
In addition to his real estate finance work, Darran has worked for occupiers in both the hospitality and office sectors (including Odeon, Yo! Sushi) and acts for developers and investors.
He is described in the Legal 500 as being “an excellent lawyer and person to work with. He is always available should we need and goes out of his way to assist in any way he can.”
Partner: Glovers (2017- present)
Partner: Fladgate (2013-2017)
Associate: Fladgate (2007-2013)
Associate: Walker Morris (2005-2006)
Trainee: Walker Morris (2003-2005)
Education
Worth School – 1988-1996, Durham University – 2.1 BA (Hons) – 1997-2000, College of Law, York – 2001-2003
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property finance
‘Extremely professional, responsive, commercial and efficient’, Glovers Solicitors LLP‘s boutique property practice specialises in assets in London’s West End. The team is led by Darran Smith, praised by clients as ‘a pleasure to deal with‘ and ‘extremely responsive‘. John Mills often advises on loan facilities for development finance and property purchases, while Philip Mundy frequently works on revolving credit facilities for development financing and the sale of property.