Melanie Benson

Practice Areas

Melanie leads the Property Group and deals with all aspects of real estate specialising in high end residential for both resident and offshore clients. She acts for a number of well-known individuals and family offices, often working closely with the firm’s Private Capital and Reputation Protection teams.

Melanie deals with Landlord and Tenant matters, acting mainly for occupiers in the retail and fashion/luxury brands, restaurants, cinema, theatre, media and digital/tech sectors. These are often complex involving multiple parties and commercial elements.

She also Co-Heads the Retail & Fashion Group advising clients on all aspects of their bricks and mortar property requirements from acquisitions of flagship stores to management of store portfolios country wide, including within centres and outlets such as Westfield and Bicester Village. She also acquires head office premises for retail/fashion and Tech clients and has assisted in major architecture designed fit outs of both retail and office premises.

Her clients include LW Theatres/Really Useful Group, Gordon Ramsay, Victoria Beckham Limited, Roland Mouret, Wolford, Network Homes Ltd, Kobalt Music Group, Empire Holding/Arch Light Cinemas (at Battersea Power Station).

Career

Greenhouse Stirton & Co; trained and qualified 1999;

Harbottle & Lewis associate 2000; senior associate 2004; partner June 2012

Professional Memberships

Law Society