Lara Watts

Partner

Commercial Property

t: 01200 401123 m: 07585 706565 e: lara.watts@harrison-drury.com

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.

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.

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

t: 01200 401114

m: 07585 704393

Lara Watts

Partner

Awards and Rankings

Works alongside

Nicola Beneduce

Simon England

Naomi Fell

Hannah Hughes

Amanda Marwood

Wayne Ellison

Mike Fetherstone

Lucy Benton

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

Lucy Parkhouse

Priya Anand

Faye Simpson

Terri Abbott

William Hornby Phillips

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