Bal Benning

Solicitor - Residential Property

Professional Biography
Personal Biography

Bal is a Solicitor in our Residential Property Team and qualified in January 2004, where she worked in Residential Conveyancing and for new build Developers for over 10 years.

Bal has recently transitioned back to the legal profession, having had time away to raise her family whilst working as a Teaching Assistant.

Bal can provide advice in:

Selling your property and drafting the contract documentation and liaising with purchaser’s solicitors with enquiries.
Purchasing your property, checking the title and raising enquiries.

Bal's Approach: Bal has a very personal approach, showing empathy and understanding and maintains a calm manner throughout. Bal will always make time for you and ensures that your enquiry is dealt with as efficiently as possible. She is organised and methodical ensuring that your transaction is dealt with consideration and thought.

Bal was born in Coventry and moved to Staffordshire after getting married, when she secured a Training Contract and subsequently qualified as a Solicitor in 2004.

Before qualifying, Bal worked as a Paralegal for a well established firm in Leamington Spa in the Personal Injury team. In addition, Bal has also worked in a support capacity at Coventry Magistrates Court and Coventry City Council.

After completing her training contract in 2004, Bal then worked at Davies & Partners in Solihull as a Solicitor in a very busy Plot Sale Team for a national residential developer in the sale of new build freehold and leasehold home, part exchange transactions and subsequent sales. Bal ensured that all financial quarter end targets were met and on multiple occasions, exceeded them.

Following a successful tenure with Davies & Partners, Bal worked for Wragge & Co in Birmingham. Bal continued her role in a very busy Plot Sales Team, but enhanced her client contact further, by engaging in site visits and regular face to face client meetings.

Bal then went on to work for HBJ Gateley Wareing in Birmingham to expand upon her Plot Sales experience and was involved in site set up work, collation of contract documentation and legal handbooks.

Unfortunately, due to the credit crunch, Bal was made redundant and then had time to reflect and spend time with her young family. Bal then worked for a local firm in Stafford in their Residential Conveyancing Department dealing with sales and purchases. It was at this time that Bal made the decision to move away from the legal profession to devote more time to her young family and trained as a Teaching Assistant.

Bal has two children and decided to devote more time to them and decided to retrain as a Teaching Assistant whilst her children were growing up. Bal thoroughly enjoyed this role, covering classes as and when required and becoming an established part of the school’s staff community. Bal’s enthusiasm and dedication saw her become one of the school’s first Forest School Leaders, which was a role Bal loved!

Unfortunately, Bal was diagnosed with cancer in January 2026 and had time to reflect upon her career path. Once recovered, Bal made the decision to transition back to the legal profession and to the legal role which she loves.

Nowell Meller Journey: Bal is excited and honoured to join the Residential Team at Nowell Meller. She hopes to fully embrace the ethos of the firm by providing dedicated and committed client service and become an established member of the Team. Bal joined the team in November 2026.