Heather Davies
Partner | Nottingham
"Thorough, professional, supportive and responsive but not afraid to speak her mind”
Call: 0345 050 3619 Mobile: 0782 489 3349
About Heather
Heather is a trusted and experienced senior lawyer.
Heather’s clients include developers, property entrepreneurs, investors and operators. She is a development specialist. Her work includes site assembly for development with the associated conditional acquisition contracts, forward funding, ground rent funding, portfolio sales and acquisitions (corporate and/or asset). Heather works in a variety of real estate sectors including hotel, student accommodation, BTR, I&L, office and retail developments but has a long track record in hotels.
Heather’s offer to her clients is effective communication and succinct, commercially targeted reporting and risk analysis.
Heather works as part of her clients’ teams offering solutions, driving transactions and taking personal responsibility for delivery. She works effectively to negotiate through differences and to unlock deals quickly and efficiently. She leads the delivery of large, time critical and complex property transactions.
Heather relishes the privilege of working alongside people that she admires and likes. She enjoys taking time to know and understand her clients; to feel their challenges and enjoy their successes.
Heather has been named as a hotel sector transactional expert in Legal 500, 2026.
Contact Heather
Call: 0345 050 3619
Mobile: 0782 489 3349
Notable work & expertise
- Acting for the developer to deliver (through planning, branding, procurement and funding) an internationally-branded c140 key new build hotel
- Acting for the landowner in connection with a new build internationally branded hotel as part of an urban regeneration scheme including negotiation of the FA and HMA
- Acting for the owner of a Leeds hotel in connection with a substantial refurbishment including negotiation of a new Hotel Management Agreement
- Acting on the acquisition (in a corporate wrapper) of a recently constructed internationally branded hotel and aparthotel within an HRB, including advice on Building Safety Act 2022 implications
- Acting on the conditional acquisition, through planning, procurement, funding and delivery of a provincial site for a new build development of an IHG branded Hotel Indigo
- Acting on the purchase of a mixed-use asset including an income producing internationally branded hoteL
- Acting on the sale of an internationally branded hotel including termination of an existing Franchise Agreement
- Client Relationship Partner for hotel owners and operators signposting my clients to the right person within Freeths to support them with all of their legal requirements.
Recent Work
- Client lead on various forward funded developments (offices, student accommodation, logistics, BTR, hotels) from “cradle” to site, including site assembly and conditional acquisition, procurement, pre-lets, development and funding agreements
- Acting on the conditional acquisition of roadside sites for development of PFS and drive-thru units
Recent Work
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Client lead on various forward funded developments (offices, student accommodation, logistics, BTR, hotels) from “cradle” to site, including site assembly and conditional acquisition, procurement, pre-lets, development and funding agreements
- Acting on the conditional acquisition of roadside sites for development of PFS and drive-thru units
Testimonials
AC
"I have worked with Heather for over 20 years delivering multiple turn key developments of internationally branded hotels (IHG, Hilton and Radisson...
Alastair Cattrell, MD
Wylam Investments Limited & VEC Envisage Group Limited
"I sought Heather out to act for us because of her track record in the hotel development field. I have found her to be a trusted, safe pair of hand...
Client testimonial
"Thorough, professional, supportive and responsive but not afraid to speak her mind."
Client testimonial
"ingenuity, patience and determination."
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