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Clarion Offices

ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
England
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Martin Grange

Work Department
Property.
Position
Partner and head of property. Has dealt with a number of large-scale and complex development matters with commercial, residential, leisure, and mixed-use schemes. Currently dealing with a number of new hotel developments and large scale corporate occupiers. Also specialises in property finance, advising a number of banks and building societies on investment and development finance. Client relationship partner for Persimmon plc, Redrow plc, Etihad Airways Ltd, Kodak Ltd, Lloyds Bank plc, Leeds Building Society, Caddick Developments Ltd, Sirius Minerals plc and Bruntwood Ltd.
Career
Trained Blacks, Leeds; qualified 1997; Eversheds 1997-2000; Hammonds 2000-05; partner Clarion 2005.
Education
Bydales School, Marske; The Prior Pursglove College, Guisborough; Sheffield University (1993 LLB (Hons)).
Leisure
Cricket, running, theatre, cinema.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Local authorities, educational bodies, local developers and major retailers form part of Clarion‘s varied client list. The team is well-versed in strategic disposals, residential development projects, real estate acquisitions, and property related secured lending transactions. Martin Grange heads the practice with his broad expertise in development related finance matters, while Lindsay Texel regularly assists landowners with the sale of their land. Ben Lamb is praised for his ‘communication, attention to detail and commerciality’, Simon Mydlowski is noted for his knowledge of property finance, and Alison Batty‘s primary area of expertise is residential development.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Planning