Lesley Davison returns to Delancey as Capital Markets MD

Lesley Davison is rejoining UK property company Delancey as the managing director of Capital Markets, starting in March 2026. 

Lesley Davison

Her primary focus will be on the company's expanding credit and debt strategies.
Davison brings over 25 years of experience in real estate investment across various sectors and geographies. She previously worked at Delancey for 14 years as director of Banking and Treasury. Since then, she has held leadership roles at Seaforth Land (CIO) and Telford Homes (COO), and also served as head of Commercial Strategy at GoSpace AI.
In her new position, Davison will be responsible for Delancey's capital markets strategy in credit and debt, managing both lending and borrowing, and working with the existing team. She will also support the development of new investment initiatives and platforms.
Her appointment coincides with a period of significant growth for Delancey, marked by recent partnerships and the launch of new financial platforms.
Lesley Davison, managing director of Capital Markets at Delancey, said: “I am thrilled to return to Delancey as Managing Director of Capital Markets and look forward to leveraging my learnings from the past six years to help build on new and exciting future mandates. In a market where there is an increased focus on segregated mandates, I believe Delancey's deep UK market knowledge and extensive experience across all major sectors give the agility to react to macroeconomic or geopolitical changes while providing investors with highly bespoke access to deals and relationships, and therefore the highest investment return potential.”
Stafford Lancaster, Delancey CEO, said: “Lesley rejoins Delancey at a pivotal time, with an expanding credit platform, major strategic partnerships and further new strategies planned. Her decision to rejoin us after her previous 14-year tenure, I believe, reflects the strong culture we have built at Delancey over our three decades and has been a critical ingredient to our growth and success. The Delancey team are excited to work with Lesley on the opportunities ahead.”