Women in Property appoints new Yorkshire and North East Chair

Women in Property (WiP) has announced its new Yorkshire and North-East Chair for 2025-26.

Zoë Murphy, Associate Solicitor at Knights takes on the role from 1st March, for one year.

Zoë, who has an LLB Law Degree and Masters in Business Law and Management, is a Real Estate Solicitor based in Leeds. She advises business and individual clients on the legal aspects of commercial property including acquisitions, disposals, lettings and all other forms of commercial property. She regularly works with investors, commercial landlords and tenants, major National banks, property developers as well as SIPP providers. Zoë has been a member of WiP and has been sitting on the WiP YNE branch committee for five years.

Women in Property creates opportunities, expands knowledge and inspires change for women working in the property and construction industry. The network links members to fellow professionals across sectors and across the UK. WiP’s ethos is all about prioritising and empowering people, as it seeks to improve gender parity in the industry, while working towards a more inclusive and understanding society. The committees across the country are formed of member volunteers, all industry professionals, who focus their spare time and energy on the organisation’s core initiatives, including Schools Outreach, Inclusion, Mentoring and a National Student Awards programme.

Zoe said, “I am honoured to be appointed Branch Chair, to help guide our regional team. I am very much looking forward to the year ahead and continuing to work with our fabulous committee. I feel privileged to have been part of this supportive and inspiring network from an early stage in my career. Thank you to our dedicated committee members who continuously put in the effort to guarantee our events are a success and to all our members and supporters.”

The National Chair, Emma Richman’s theme this year is “People and community first”, which embraces WiP’s increasing emphasis on social mobility and breaking down the barriers to entry, in this industry. WiP plans to reflect this in its events, partnerships and messaging over the next year or so.

Women in Property is also welcoming its new Yorkshire & North East Branch Vice Chair, Kelly Brown, Solicitor at CMS, who will be supporting Zoë in the coming year, before taking on the Branch Chair role in March 2026.