Freeths LLP
3rd Floor, Aurora Building
Finzels Reach
Counterslip
Bristol
BS1 6BX
Our market leading heat networks team has collective experience of over sixty new build and retrofit projects. We know the sector inside and out, having acted for all manner of stakeholders, including property developers, residential landlords, commercial property owners, local authorities, housing associations, industrial site owners, manufacturers, investors, energy services companies (ESCOs) and service providers.
We regularly leverage this network to unlock opportunities, drive projects forward and navigate obstacles to delivery.
Our multidisciplinary team offers a one-stop-shop for any legal aspect of a heat network project, including:
- Contract structuring and procurement
- Finance and grant funding
- Project agreement negotiation
- Regulatory compliance, HNTAS requirements and Heat Network Zoning
- Industrial and waste heat recovery and off-take
- Joint ventures, corporate vehicles and M&A
- Construction, design, feasibility and retrofit
- Real estate arrangements and landlord and tenant considerations
- Environment and planning
- Data protection
- Tax
- TUPE
We pride ourselves in providing fast and reliable advice that is clear, concise and pragmatic, cutting through the jargon and complexity to enable clients to make decisions quickly and confidently.
We don’t keep abreast of the market, we drive and shape it, both as Vice Chair of the EnergyUK working group and members of the Regen heat network committee.
Accreditation
B Corp - Freeths is the largest B Corp law firm in the UK, committed to upholding and delivering the highest standards of environmental and social impact, governance and inclusion.
Memberships
Vice Chair of the Energy UK heat networks working group. Member of the Regen heat networks working group. District Heating Divas