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Simon Blackburn
Partner Residential Property
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About Simon
Expertise 
Simon advises UK and overseas clients on all aspects of transacting and managing farms, estates and country houses and has been practising in the sector since qualification in 2009. Simon regularly advises on the sale of land for development, in addition to helping clients deal with manorial rights and rural rights of way, both public and private.
He also has a strong background in dealing with issues arising under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and unregistered land.
Experience
- Advising on the sale of a £25m sporting estate.
- Advising the landlord in (and settling) a complex Agricultural Holdings Act dispute involving an 850-acre farm.
- Overseeing the administration of a large mineral estate.
- Disposing of a farm in a £120m deal to provide film studios in former green belt land.
Endorsements
Simon is a member of the Agricultural Law Association and the Country Land and Business Association.
He was ranked by Chambers UK 2024 in Band 2 under Agriculture & Rural Affairs and ranked as a Leading Individual in The Legal 500 UK 2024 for Agriculture and Estates.
Simon was ranked as a “Top Recommended Landed Estates Lawyer” in Spear’s 500 2024 and the Spear’s Landed Estates Lawyers Index 2024.
