Gwyneth Heritage acted for Hollins Murray Group in their acquisition of the 12,000 sq ft Winstanley Shopping Centre in Wigan, with tenants including the Co-operative and Boots. HMG acquired the asset for an undisclosed sum using cash resources. Winstanley joins the Gerard Centre, Wigan and West Heath Shopping Centre, Congleton in HMG's portfolio.
Land Law acted for Silver Street Holdings which has completed the sale of 1 Yates Street in Oldham to the Oldham Unit of the Sea Cadets. The Sea Cadets have relocated from their former Derker Annex premises, which have been the subject of a CPO by Oldham Council as part of the Government's controversial pathfinder housing scheme. The transaction also involved a restructure of Silver Street Holdings' head lease of the building with landlord Oldham Council to pave the way for the Sea Cadet's use of the Property.
On Saturday 26 November Andrew Stone of Land Law competed in 'Dancing Strictly', a charity dance event based on Strictly Come Dancing. Andrew, an experienced dancer, competed with a novice partner against 9 other couples to raise money for various local charities, including the Christie Charitable Fund. Andrew and his partner won the event, which raised over £20,000.
Nicholas Illyr Pride has joined Land Law LLP having previously worked for DLA Piper in Sheffield and specialises in property litigation. He has extensive experience of all aspects of property litigation including landlord and tenant issues, acquisition and disposal advice, site assembly projects, development work and property management. Illyr has acted for a wide range of clients such as PLCs, property investors, housebuilders, developers, portfolio managers, landlords and tenants.
Land Law LLP has retained its position as a leading real estate firm in the 2012 Edition of the Chambers and Partners guide to the legal profession. Managing Partner Angus Whyte is a top-ranked practitioner and there is also a new entry for partner Helen Davidson.
Andrea is a commercial property solicitor acting for clients on all aspects of commercial property work. She has been practising as a commercial property lawyer for over 20 years and has a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Andrea has specific areas of expertise in:
- large area acquisitions and sales, including development projects;
- site assembly projects;
- residential and commercial developments;
- infrastructure projects;
- medical development schemes;
Andrea also regularly advises on easements and ancillary rights including drainage and other appurtenant rights.
Andrea has a range of clients including substantial land owning and development property companies, many of whom are household names. Andrea acts for a mix of landlords and developers and also has a niche practice advising medical developers and doctors.
Recently Andrea has been working on a significant acquisition of a potential development site and major office letting in Manchester
Andrea joined Land Law in 2004. Prior to this she was an associate at Mace & Jones solicitors in Manchester.
Andrea is a member of the Association of Women Solicitors.
Outside of work, Andrea enjoys many activities including gardening.
Andrea can be contacted at: alawrence@land-law.co.uk