Lucy Barber

Partner and Head of Residential Property

Lucy specialises in all aspects of residential property acting for a variety of private individuals, developers, investors and lenders in the acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold property.

She is also a member of the Enfranchisement Team acting for both landlords and tenants in connection with their enfranchisement claims. Her work includes acting for the Phillimore Estate and the Crown Estate dealing with their enfranchisement claims and management issues arising from their property portfolios.

Lucy provides commercial and practical advice to ensure the best outcome is reached for her clients.

Lucy is ranked in the Chambers HNW 2021 guide for her work on high value residential matters and is recognised as a Top Flight Property Lawyer in the Spear's Property Advisers Index 2022. She is described as a "highly respected senior practitioner" who is "technically strong and has a positive, can-do and commercial approach".

Lucy is recognised as a 'Top Recommended Lawyer' in the Spear's 500 2022 directory.

Lucy trained at Forsters where she qualified in 2004 and became a Partner in 2012.

Buying and selling luxury residential property in a competitive market

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Lucy Barber quoted in MailOnline on moving house during lockdown

Head of Residential Property, Lucy Barber, comments in the MailOnline on what buyers and sellers are allowed to do as the coronavirus lockdown impacts sales in the property market.