Jane Fillis

Associate Rural Property Lawyer

Commercial Property

t: 01200 377145 m: 07909 834836 e: jane.fillis@harrison-drury.com

Jane obtained her Law Degree at Sheffield Hallam University. She qualified as a licensed conveyancer in 2004 in Cumbria after beginning her training in London in 1999.

Jane joined Harrison Drury in January 2023 specialising in rural property law and works within the commercial property department.

Jane is an agricultural property lawyer in the commercial department and is experienced in drafting, negotiating and advising in relation to:

Sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold agricultural property;
Advising on succession tenancies and partnership agreements;
Acting for landlords and tenants on negotiating and drafting tenancies and leases;

• Overage and clawback agreements;
• Option and pre-emption agreements;
• Acting for landowners in the process of obtaining planning permission for development;
• Planning Agreements (s.106);
• Acting for Charities in the granting of leases, purchases and sales;
• Acting on the grant of leases for windfarms;
• Acting for a SIPP provider on the transfer of freehold and leasehold commercial properties into and out of SIPPs, and mortgages by the SIPP trustees.

Outside of work you can find me…

Jane is on the Committee for Women in Property Lancashire & Cumbria Branch and is also on the Committee for the Halifax Agricultural Society.

Jane enjoys cinema and theatre and raising money for various charities including Teenage Cancer Trust.

Awards and Rankings

I worked closely with Wendy Newbury and Jane Fillis and both were professional, patient and respectful towards me.

Legal 500

They communicated efficiently and both delivered exemplary attention-to-detail. What really stood out to me was the level of respect towards me, they were non-judgmental and intuited when certain things were difficult for me and I needed time to reach decisions.

Ranked by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500

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Works alongside

Nicola Beneduce

Partner Commercial Property

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Jane Fillis

Associate Rural Property Lawyer

Awards and Rankings

Works alongside

Nicola Beneduce

Simon England

Naomi Fell

Hannah Hughes

Amanda Marwood

Lara Watts

Wayne Ellison

Mike Fetherstone

Lucy Benton

Clare Davey

Sam Jones

Wendy Newbury

Jennifer Potts

Rhian Sale

Jackie Bate

Roberto Bonaminio

Laura Bradley

Danielle Leeming

Catherine Worthington

Lucy Beachell

Gemma Eastham

Danielle Jesson

Lois Parker

Zakira Vika

Kerry Webster

Lucy Parkhouse

Priya Anand

Faye Simpson

Terri Abbott

William Hornby Phillips

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