Matthew Hayward

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Matthew Hayward is a Solicitor and Partner specialising in commercial property whose clients and professional contacts appreciate the responsive and highly pragmatic approach he brings to his work. Testimonials published in The Legal 500: The Legal 500 report (2026 edition):‘Matthew Hayward stands out particularly. I have dealt with Matthew for many years now. He displays all of the attributes and is my 'go-to' for any commercial property advice.' The Legal 500 report (2024 edition): ‘We feel extremely well-supported and protected by Matthew Hayward. Matthew is always contactable and provides excellent advice and support. He is approachable, and we feel we can ask him a range of questions and know we will get the best advice. It is important to us that we have the trust and confidence in our solicitor and the practice, and feel really pleased that we have Matthew (and Harrowells) by our side. We highly recommend Matthew and Harrowells and have done so on many occasions.’ The Legal 500 report (2023 edition): ‘Matthew Hayward is awesome. He delivers every time is his calm, professional and competent manner. He is the solicitor I recommend every time.’ With over a decade of specialist experience, Matthew joined Harrowells from a national law firm where he developed extensive expertise in all aspects of commercial property, including acquisitions and disposals, acting for property developers and advising on leasehold issues for both landlords and tenants. Matthew Hayward is a Director of Harrowells Limited. Matthew Hayward is supervised by the Managing Director, Robert Onyett.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 414410

  • Based in York, North Yorkshire
  • Licensed for 16 years

Accepting new clients via ReviewSolicitors

Matthew Hayward is a Solicitor and Partner specialising in commercial property whose clients and professional contacts appreciate the responsive and highly pragmatic approach he brings to his work. Testimonials published in The Legal 500: The Legal 500 report (2026 edition):‘Matthew Hayward stands out particularly. I have dealt with Matthew for many years now. He displays all of the attributes and is my 'go-to' for any commercial property advice.' The Legal 500 report (2024 edition): ‘We feel extremely well-supported and protected by Matthew Hayward. Matthew is always contactable and provides excellent advice and support. He is approachable, and we feel we can ask him a range of questions and know we will get the best advice. It is important to us that we have the trust and confidence in our solicitor and the practice, and feel really pleased that we have Matthew (and Harrowells) by our side. We highly recommend Matthew and Harrowells and have done so on many occasions.’ The Legal 500 report (2023 edition): ‘Matthew Hayward is awesome. He delivers every time is his calm, professional and competent manner. He is the solicitor I recommend every time.’ With over a decade of specialist experience, Matthew joined Harrowells from a national law firm where he developed extensive expertise in all aspects of commercial property, including acquisitions and disposals, acting for property developers and advising on leasehold issues for both landlords and tenants. Matthew Hayward is a Director of Harrowells Limited. Matthew Hayward is supervised by the Managing Director, Robert Onyett.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 414410

  • Based in York, North Yorkshire
  • Licensed for 16 years

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  • Harrowells Limited

    Associate

    Until Present

Languages spoken

  • English
  • French

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Monday 09:00–17:30
Tuesday 09:00–17:30
Wednesday 09:00–17:30
Thursday 09:00–17:30
Friday 09:00–17:30
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Moorgate House, Clifton Moorgate, Clifton Moor, YO30 4WY

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Charles Clarkson

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Commercial Property

Sale of Commercial Premises York

My sister and I are very grateful for all the help and guidance given by Matthew Hayward, Tracey Burton and the Harrowells team in guiding us through the process of the option Agreement and the eventual sale of these premises. Many thanks and best wishes.

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Thank you so much for your kind comments which we have passed on to Matt, Tracey and the wider team.

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Jonathan Cooper

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Commercial Property

Excellent solicitors

Simon and indeed the entire Harrowells team are excellent. A wealth of knowledge, experts in various areas, depth of team to ensure continuity of service at all times.

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Many thanks for posting your review and glad we have been able to help with a range of issues in a co-ordinated way.

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Jeanette

Company & Commercial

Excellent service

We had a good experience with our solicitors at Harrowells in that we felt we were looked after and that Daniel, Mathew and Matt were looking after our best interests for which has been a unnecessary tricky transition . Thank you for explaining all the way and making sure we got the best we could. Thank you for Daniel’s constant updates and professionalism

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Thank you for giving such positive feedback. It's great to hear that we were able to help. I've passed your feedback onto our commercial team, I know they find it really rewarding to hear our clients comments, so we appreciate you taking the time to leave your review.

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Rachel Forster

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Commercial Property

Business Sale & Lease back

Matthew did an excellent job from start to finish. He was recommended to me after being let down by another firm of solicitors who had caused a delay in the sale of my business. Matthew very quickly got things moving, he understood the time pressure I was under so not to loose the sale. He also gave me contacts for his colleagues to deal with my divorce and employment law. Nothing was a problem to him, he kept me in the loop throughout the whole process. Excellent service from everybody at Harrowells. The phones were always answered, emails always replied to , face to face meetings if needed. Matthew made a very stressful situation a million times better.

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Thank you, Rachel, for your really positive review and for taking the time to spell out all the ways in which Matt helped. We've let him know about the review and he is chuffed. We are so pleased he was able to get things moving forward for you.

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