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Lara Watts

Partner

Commercial Property

Lara joined Harrison Drury in June 2021. Lara advises on all aspects of commercial property work including acquisitions and sales of commercial properties, real estate finance, commercial leases and development matters. She also provides property support on corporate acquisition and disposal transactions.

Lara acts for a range of clients including individuals, companies, developers, investors and lenders.

As part of the firm’s Leisure Team, Lara deals with a range of matters within the hospitality and tourism sector and has experience advising in connection with acquisitions and disposals of pubs, hotels and guesthouses.

Lara graduated from Lancaster University with LLB Honours in Law and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Chester. She qualified as a solicitor in 2011

Outside of work you can find me…

Lara often spends her weekends camping and enjoying the outdoors with family and friends. She also enjoys DIY and home design and usually has an upcycling project, or two, on the go.

 

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Awards and Rankings

I would highly recommend.

Lara and her team were excellent from the jump. Always available to take phone calls whether it be early in the morning or just after working hours. Was always prompt and thorough with her replies and filled us with upmost confidence. I would highly recommend.

Simon England and Lara Watts have persevered through some very frustrating times and delays to achieve a satisfactory outcome in the end.

Legal 500

Highly recommended as our trusted legal partners. 

Jake Suthers, The QS Company

Lara and the team at Harrison Drury have acted diligently and professionally throughout the purchase of the dog & partridge. It ended up being a complex deal structure, but Lara was prompt in actions and always looking out for our best interested. Well done team – and thank you again.

Lara Watts in particular is a world class professional.

Legal 500

Extremely dedicated to their work and consistently contactable. Proactive in providing meaningful updates – regularly over the phone too rather than all on email.

Harrison Drury is ranked by leading independent guide to the UK’s top legal firms and solicitors, Legal 500.

The guide highlights the solicitors who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to clients and we are ranked across our range of practice areas and people.

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Nicola Beneduce

Partner Commercial Property
t: 01200 401114
m: 07585 704393

Simon England

Partner Commercial Property
t: 01200 401119
m: 07968 195550

Naomi Fell

Partner Commercial Property
t: 01539 751267
m: 07880 200117

Hannah Hughes

Partner Commercial Property
t: 01524 548994
m: 07887 627302

Amanda Marwood

Partner Commercial Property
t: 01539 751464
m: 07825 017243

Wayne Ellison

Rural Business Consultant Commercial Property
m: 07810 844543

Mike Fetherstone

Consultant Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01772 737381
m: 07833 958792

Lucy Benton

Senior Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01772 374378
m: 07833 875825

Clare Davey

Senior Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01995 508280
m: 07818 167190

Sam Jones

Senior Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01772 925254
m: 07425 095562

Wendy Newbury

Senior Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01200 411194
m: 07825 292435

Jennifer Potts

Senior Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 0161 250 6529
m: 07502 548737

Rhian Sale

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t: 01772 374326
m: 07551 437364

Roberto Bonaminio

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t: 01200 401126
m: 07831 990246

Laura Bradley

Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01772 429518
m: 07920 880617

Danielle Leeming

Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 0161 528 3930
m: 07585 129060

Catherine Worthington

Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01524 544160
m: 07551 828923

Lucy Beachell

Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01200 401128
m: 07551 445473

Gemma Eastham

Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01772 374797
m: 07551 678657

Danielle Jesson

Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01200 401124

Lois Parker

Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01524 954323
m: 07425 258580

Zakira Vika

Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01772 374323
m: 07551 441265

Jackie Bate

Associate Commercial Property Lawyer Commercial Property
t: 01772 789330
m: 07551 436644

Jane Fillis

Associate Rural Property Lawyer Commercial Property
t: 01200 377145
m: 07909 834836

Lucy Parkhouse

Trainee Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01772 258321

Priya Anand

Apprentice Solicitor Commercial Property
t: 01772 374694

Faye Simpson

Trainee Legal Executive Commercial Property
t: 01772 208077

Terri Abbott

Paralegal Commercial Property
t: 01539 751964

Aamir Dahya

Paralegal Commercial Property
t: 01772 374808

William Hornby Phillips

Legal Apprentice Commercial Property
t: 01524 954420

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