Knights has strengthened its Residential Property team in Leeds with the appointment of Katrina Allen as a Partner.
Returning to Knights, Katrina brings more than 20 years of experience to the business having built a strong reputation for delivering pragmatic, clear, and commercially focused legal advice to her clients.
A specialist in a broad range of Residential Property matters, Katrina offers expert guidance to clients navigating the property market. Katrina has extensive knowledge of residential property work including all types of residential sales and purchases, freehold and leasehold, new build properties, equity release, transfer of part, transfer of equity, unregistered titles and reconstitution of titles.
Katrina’s clients range from first-time buyers to high net-worth individuals, to investors and company clients, and her appointment bolsters Knights' ever-growing presence in Leeds.
Speaking of her decision to re-join Knights, Katrina said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Knights at such an exciting stage of growth. The firm’s national reach, combined with its strong local presence in Leeds, provides a brilliant platform to provide excellent service for clients.
“Knights has a market-leading reputation for delivering premium legal advice and I’m excited to see what we can achieve as one team in this highly collaborative and supportive working environment.”
Lisa Shacklock, Group Client Services Director at Knights, added: “It’s brilliant to have Katrina onboard. She’s an expert in her field and brings a significant amount of experience to bolster our Residential Property team, which is fantastic for our clients and colleagues as we strive to deliver the very best legal advice.
“This is a really exciting time to be joining the business as we look towards further growth, not just in Yorkshire but nationwide. Katrina has really hit the ground running and we’re excited to be welcoming yet more top professionals to our teams across the country in the weeks and months to come.”
With 28 offices nationwide, Knights is ranked within the top 50 UK law firms by revenue – providing multiple services to business clients alongside premium advisory services to private individuals and families.

