Andrew Woods

Consultant, Commercial Property

Banbury office
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Andrew is a Consultant and a highly regarded Commercial Property lawyer with over 30 years’ experience delivering high quality real estate legal advice. Andrew specialises in advising on the assembly and development of land for development, strategic land promotion and options and investment properties.

Andrew acted as Managing Director of SE-Solicitors from 2018 to Summer 2024, growing the business to become a leading law firm in the Heart of England. After stepping down, he has focused his attentions on supporting his clients with continued dedication and expertise. For over 20 years, he has also led the highly respected Commercial Property team across the Banbury and Bicester offices.

Andrew qualified as a Solicitor in 1989 at the Westminster law firm Radcliffes & Co, where he became a partner before moving out of London in 1999. After a brief stint at regional law firm, Shoosmiths, he joined Spratt Endicott on its inception in 2002.

Outside of work, Andrew enjoys a busy outdoor life including all manner of sport and maintains his own grass tennis court. He has been trying to improve his golf handicap for 30 years.

Specialisms

Commercial property development
Strategic land
Commercial investments and portfolios
Landlord and tenant

Endorsements & Memberships

SE-Solicitors' Family Solicitors are Legal 500 2025 recommended lawyers.
SE-Solicitors' Family Solicitors are Legal 500 2024 recommended lawyers.

What clients say about Andrew

“My contact is Andrew Woods, and working with him is easy as he understands the commercial impact of agreeing contracts and how the development industry works. Therefore, Andrew is always pragmatic and advises on actual risk to the project and or impact if the risk materialises and possible mitigation.”
The Legal 500, 2026
“I work primarily with Andrew Woods. He always takes the greatest care with my transactions, and importantly continues to support as small queries trickle through. I could not recommend a commercial property solicitor more highly.”
The Legal 500, 2025
“The approach of Andrew Woods is always considered, goal focused and ultimately embedded in practicality that works. An exceptionally safe pair of hands for all commercial property matters.”
The Legal 500, 2025
“We have worked very closely with Andrew Woods and Andrew Querelle on complex matters for several years. Both are highly efficient and knowledgeable – they get things done. With SE-Solicitors we don’t have to hold on the telephone, in a queue to be put through to the wrong person – we call through and they answer. The firm delivers!”
The Legal 500, 2024
“Simply the key feature is the way in which the lead partner understands how I conduct business and that the client contact has been adapted and moulded for me. Andrew Woods gives me outstanding service regardless of project size, and has ensured that other departments feed back to me in the same way.”
The Legal 500 2023
“I have continued to use SE-Solicitors for property work, and transactions with inherent difficulties are dealt with in a very satisfactory way. SE continues to punch above its weight and provide city standard advice in the provinces.”
The Legal 500 2023

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