Leveraging its expansive UK network, Freeths LLP offers a comprehensive service to local authorities, regularly assisting them with town centre regeneration projects, which involves transactional, construction and planning, tax and property litigation advice. The national team is led out of Birmingham, while key practitioners in the firms Manchester office include Jackie Heeds, who is well versed in infrastructure and commercial transactions, as well as regularly advising on the development of heat networks across the UK, and Ian Tempest, who has extensive experience in real estate acquisitions and disposals for residential and commercial development projects.
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  • ‘One of the things that makes Freeths unique from other practices is the down to earth advice received. They are helpful, practical, honest and have extensive experience in the sector that gives me confidence in their ability. We are allocated a range of specialists to ensure we get the best advice for our needs.’

    ‘Jackie Heeds has provided clear and practical advice in a particularly difficult project and always delivers on her promises. I find her reassuring and her wealth of experience has helped to bring confidence.’

Key clients

  • Allerdale Borough Council Amber Valley Borough Council Ashfield District Council Audlem Parish Council Babergh District Council Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Basildon Borough Council Bassetlaw District Council Bath and North East Somerset Council Bedford Borough Council Bingham Town Council Birmingham City Council Blaby District Council Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Bolsover District Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Boston Borough Council Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council Bracknell Forest Borough Council Brighton and Hove Council Bristol City Council Broughton Astley Parish Council Broxbourne Borough Council Broxtowe Borough Council Buckinghamshire Council Calverton Parish Council Cambridge City Council Cambridgeshire County Council Cannock Chase District Council Central Bedfordshire Council Charnwood Borough Council Cherwell District Council Cheshire East Council Cheshire West and Chester Council Chesterfield Borough Council Clowne Parish Council Cornwall Council Coventry City Council Cumberland Council Cumbria County Council Derby City Council Derbyshire Building Control Partnership Derbyshire County Council Derbyshire Dales District Council Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Authority Devon County Council Dorset Police Dronfield Town Council Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Duffield Parish Council Durham County Council East Hertfordshire District Council East Lindsey District Council East Northamptonshire Council East Sussex County Council Eden District Council Enfield Council Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Erewash Borough Council Exeter City Council Eynsham Parish Council Fareham Borough Council Fenland District Council Folkestone & Hythe District Council Forest of Dean District Council Gateshead Council Gloucester City Council Gloucestershire County Council Gravesham Borough Council Guildford Borough Council Halton Borough Council Hampshire County Council Hanborough Parish Council Harborough District Council Harlow Council Havant Borough Council Herefordshire Council Hertfordshire County Council High Peak Borough Council Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Horsham District Council Huntingdonshire District Council Ipswich Borough Council Isle of Wight Council Kent County Council Kingston Upon Thames London Borough Kirklees Council Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Lancashire County Council Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Leeds City Council Leicester City Council Leicestershire County Council Lewisham London Borough Council Lichfield District Council Lincolnshire County Council Liverpool City Council Liverpool City Region Combined Authority London Borough of Barking & Dagenham London Borough of Brent London Borough of Bromley London Borough of Camden London Borough of Ealing London Borough of Hackney London Borough of Harrow London Borough of Havering London Borough of Hillingdon London Borough of Lambeth London Borough of Newham London Borough of Richmond upon Thames London Borough of Sutton Luton Borough Council Mansfield District Council Melton Borough Council Merseyside Police Merton London Borough Council Mid Suffolk District Council Middlesbrough Borough Council Milton Keynes City Council Milton Keynes Development Partnership Mole Valley District Council Newark & Sherwood District Council Newcastle City Council Norfolk County Council North Devon Council North East Derbyshire District Council North East Lincolnshire Council North Hertfordshire District Council North Northamptonshire Council North Somerset Council North Warwickshire Borough Council North West Leicestershire District Council Northampton Borough Council Northleach with Eastington Town Council Northumberland County Council Nottinghamshire County Council Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service Nottinghamshire Police Authority Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council Old Bolsover Town Council Oxford City Council Oxfordshire County Council Peterborough City Council Plymouth City Council Reading Borough Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Services Royal Borough of Greenwich Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Rugby Borough Council Rushcliffe Borough Council Rushmoor Borough Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Sefton Council Selston Parish Council Sheffield City Council Shropshire Council Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Somerset Council South Cambridgeshire District Council South Holland District Council South Lakeland District Council South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority Southampton City Council Spelthorne Borough Council St Helens Council Stafford Borough Council Staffordshire County Council Staveley Town Council Stevenage Borough Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Stoke on Trent City Council Stratford Upon Avon District Council Sunderland City Council Surrey County Council Swindon Borough Council Tamworth Borough Council Telford and Wrekin Council Thanet District Council The Cornwall Council The Council of the Borough of South Tyneside The North Yorkshire Council The Police & Crime Commissioner for Kent The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Torfaen County Borough Council Transport for the North Truro City Council Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Walsall Council Wandsworth Borough Council Wantage Town Council Ware Town Council Warrington Borough Council Waverley Borough Council Welwyn & Hatfield Borough Council West Berkshire District Council West Lancashire Borough Council West Midlands Combined Authority West Midlands Fire Service West Northamptonshire Council West of England Combined Authority West Suffolk Council West Yorkshire Combined Authority Westminster City Council Westmorland & Furness Council Wigan Council Wiltshire Council Winchester City Council Winkfield Parish Council Woking Borough Council Wokingham Borough Council Woodstock Town Council Worcestershire County Council Wyre Forest District Council York City Council

Work highlights

Advising Cornwall Council on a district heat network to supply renewable heat to up to 4000 homes, a school, leisure centre and hospital.