Bev Simms

Expertise

Bev is an experienced real estate lawyer, specialising in residential and commercial development.

Over the last 25 years,  Bev has advised some of the UK’s largest property and construction firms and has worked on many flagship developments both in the East Midlands and Nationally, including the regeneration of a Town centre, the development of a 250 acre ex-colliery and many out of town retail and restaurant developments.

Bev deals on a day to day basis with strategic land transactions including land assembly, options, planning promotion and collaboration agreements, conditional contracts, overage agreements.

She also has experience of dealing with complex landlord and tenant matters involving Agreements for Lease, Leases, Surrenders and lease management work .

Bev has been recognised by the Legal 500 as providing ‘sound commercial advice’ and her clients praise her for her in-depth technical knowledge and pragmatic and commercial approach.

Bev Advises

• Residential and Commercial Developers
• Landlord and Tenants in particular from the Retail Sector
• Commercial Investors

Experience Highlights

• Acting in relation to the acquisition, development and disposal of a 250 acre ex-colliery regeneration site in the East Midlands with values exceeding £200m
• Acting on a £40m development portfolio acquisition
• Acting for Wrexham Football Club in relation to a lease of its stadium and training premises
• Acting on a prestige Town centre development for retail and leisure in partnership with a local authority.

Career History

Previous Law Firms

• Solicitor at Actons Solicitors, Nottingham 1999 – 2004
• Partner and Head of Development at Flint Bishop LLP, Derby 2004 – 2020
• Partner, gunnercooke May 2020

Education

• Nottingham Trent University (LLB (Hons))
• Nottingham Law School (Diploma in Legal Practice)