Lucy Benton

Senior Associate Solicitor

Commercial Property

t: 01772 374378 m: 07833 875825 e: lucy.benton@harrison-drury.com

Lucy advises on a broad range of commercial property matters, with a particular focus on landlord and tenant work and work within the hospitality and leisure sector.

Her experience includes dealing with the sale and acquisition of hotels, B&B’s, youth hostels, and holiday lets, advising on landlord and tenant matters including granting new leases, renewing or assigning existing leases and dealing with secured lending often in respect of large multi-let retail sites. In addition, Lucy works alongside the Corporate team providing commercial property support for share sales and acquisitions.

Lucy’s approach is to get to know her clients and what is important to them. She approaches her work with a pragmatic and commercial approach and is keen to help her client’s achieve their business objectives in a professional and timely manner, always looking for solutions rather than problems.

Lucy was recently awarded the Legal 500 Real Estate Rising Star of the Year 2024 at the Northern Powerhouse Awards.

Outside of work you can find me…

When not at her desk, Lucy enjoys adventuring in the Lake District and keeping up with her very active toddler and even more active cocker spaniel!

Awards and Rankings

Thanks for all the work, I have to say you have been the most ‘in touch’ solicitor I have used

Just wanted to pass on how impressed I’ve been with your commercial property department and particularly Lucy Benton.

The refinance has been extremely smooth and taken a third of the time of our previous solicitors. Purchase completions lack the high drama I’ve seen elsewhere. Absolutely spot on, please pass on my appreciation- feel like we’ve finely found a modern firm that we enjoy working with and so glad we made the move taken a lot of worry of our end.

Ranked by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500

Harrison Drury is ranked by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500, two leading independent guides to the UK’s top legal firms and solicitors.

These guides highlight 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.

Works alongside

Nicola Beneduce

Partner Commercial Property

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Lucy Benton

Senior Associate Solicitor

Awards and Rankings

Works alongside

Nicola Beneduce

Simon England

Naomi Fell

Hannah Hughes

Amanda Marwood

Lara Watts

Wayne Ellison

Mike Fetherstone

Clare Davey

Sam Jones

Wendy Newbury

Jennifer Potts

Rhian Sale

Jackie Bate

Roberto Bonaminio

Laura Bradley

Jane Fillis

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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