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Harrison Drury & Co Offices

1A CHAPEL STREET
PRESTON
PR1 8BU
England
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Simon England

Work Department
Commercial Property
Position
Partner
Career
Simon joined Harrison Drury in 2013. He deals with many aspects of commercial property, development set-up, estate matters and acquisitions and disposals of real estate (freehold and leasehold and sale and lease backs) and other assets (including boats and yachts). He deals with funding and borrowing by way of security on real estate and other assets (including Marine finance). He also advises on matters of adverse possession and acquired rights over land and property.
Simon is a specialist in landlord and tenant matters. He acts for a wide range of clients including high profile individuals and national companies, retailers, investors, developers, financial institutions, charitable organisations and trusts, pension companies, public sector, educational institutions, estates owners and sporting and leisure organisations and clubs and has particular expertise in the manufacturing sector.
Education
Simon graduated from the University of Stirling with B.A Honours in Business Law and Marketing and completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Chester.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West
(Leading partners)The team at Harrison Drury & Co is described as being ‘extremely welcoming and professional’ by clients. Practice head Simon England works out of the Clitheroe office. Agriculture, retail and renewables are key areas of focus for the team, which is well-equipped to advise on multi-million pound developments, sales, leases, acquisitions and disposals. The ‘thorough and patient’ Wendy Newbury and Lara Watts are based in Clitheroe, while in Kendal, Naomi Fell and Lucy Benton who arrived from Temple Heelis in May 2024 are key names. Hannah Hughes is particularly experienced in handling agricultural matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners North West > Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West
- Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West North West > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the North West
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in the North West
- Private client > Family
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- Real estate > Construction