Lillee has extensive knowledge of commercial property issues across a wide array of sectors, with particular experience in development & infrastructure projects and procurement exercises.
Lillee’s role:
Lillee advises the public sector on energy projects (retrofit, PV, solar, EV, DHN), highways schemes, utilities, community & health developments (Council-led and joint NHS projects), leisure services, waste & environmental services, town centre regeneration & development, housing and social landlord consultation duties. She is also experienced in the education sector, advising on Academy conversions and providing PFI expiry support.
Lillee is experienced working with the private and third sectors on acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant matters as well as redevelopment schemes.
She is recognised as a specialist in telecommunications law and assists her clients with Code matters, acting for both operators and landowners in connection with Code agreements as well as assisting landowners with obtaining vacant possession under the Code regime for redevelopment purposes.
Skills and strengths:
Lillee takes a pragmatic approach to transactions and supports her clients by providing strategic advice to achieve outcome-based solutions. Lillee is recognised by clients as being approachable, thorough and concise in the advice that she provides.
Case highlights
- Highways Schemes – Acting for a Local Authority in connection with the assembly of land (commercial, agricultural and residential) including acquisition of interests (temporary and permanent rights and utilities diversions) and fulfilment of Homes England grant funding conditions for the purposes of a major highways scheme under the umbrella of a Development Consent Order.
- Development Projects – Acting for a Local Authority in connection with the delivery of various community and healthcare developments in the borough in partnership with NHS and other public sector bodies.
- Retrofit & Refurb – Acting for a Local Authority in connection with a circa £20mil retrofit and refurbishment scheme and advising on s20 and s105 consultation requirements, including input on tenant comms and engagement strategy, drafting decant agreements, undertaking title due diligence, and advising on and drafting lease variations to facilitate the works.
- Energy Projects – Advising a London Borough in connection with the delivery of waste heat to a residential estate including negotiation of commercial terms for the development agreement and bulk supply agreement.
- Regeneration Projects – Acting for a Local Authority on the disposal of land for the purposes of town centre regeneration including advising on s123, drafting and negotiating the conditional sale contract and development viability account schedules, phase drawdown deeds, buy-back deed and overage deed.
- Telecommunications – Advising various Local Authorities and Residential Management Co’s on Code rights, including negotiating new Code agreements, preparation and service of termination notices under Part 6, and advising on rights of renewal and termination under the 1954 Act and the Code.
- Procurement Projects – Acting for Local Authority in connection with the procurement of waste and recycling services including advising on dilapidations and producing leases and licences across existing and new-build contract sites.
- Procurement Projects – Acting for Local Authority in connection with the procurement of waste and recycling services including advising on dilapidations and producing leases and licences across existing and new-build contract sites.