Holden Smith appoints head of commercial property

Yorkshire and Manchester-based law firm Holden Smith has named Luke Underhill as head of commercial property, further strengthening its leadership team.

Luke joins from another Yorkshire-based firm, where he was a partner for six years. 

In addition to his new role, he will also serve as office manager at Holden Smith’s Denby Dale head office.

Luke said: “I have followed Holden Smith since the firm was established in 2019 and have been impressed with its growth and ambition to do things differently.

“I’m delighted to be joining Holden Smith as head of commercial property and office manager at an exciting time with further growth on the horizon. 

“Everyone at the firm has been extremely welcoming and I am looking forward to working closely with the directors and fantastic staff within the firm to further build our commercial property offering.”

Since its founding in 2019, Holden Smith has grown from a three-person team to more than 90 employees across six offices, reporting a turnover of £8.6 million in its last financial year.

David Bancroft, co-founder and director at Holden Smith, added: “It’s an exciting time of growth at Holden Smith, and Luke’s appointment swiftly follows our expansion into Manchester with the opening of our office at 111 Picadilly in January.

“Luke has over 20 years’ experience working in property law, and his knowledge and expertise will be of huge benefit to our commercial clients while also helping to shape the direction of our growing commercial property department and firm as a whole. 

“We are delighted to welcome him to Holden Smith.”

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