Emma leads the firm’s real estate offering to local government. She acts as a strategic advisor who is known for delivering complex deals in a comprehensive no-nonsense fashion.
With over 16 years of experience, Emma has worked with boroughs and districts, counties and unitaries, London boroughs and combined authorities to deliver high profile and significant development and regeneration projects across the country. Her projects include town centre regeneration schemes in Stafford, Cannock, Stoke, Maidstone, Blackpool and Cheltenham often joining forces with the private sector to deliver a result for the client and using Leveling Up and Homes England grant monies.
She has worked with authorities to deliver procurement and subsidy compliant housing, commercial, mixed use and green schemes to satisfy nutrient neutrality planning requirements. Emma has a track record of delivering large scale infrastructure projects for the public sector, including rail, energy, battery and fibre.
Emma has been recognized in Chambers for being a ‘real deal maker’
My specialisms
- Development and regeneration
- Local government
- Major infrastructure projects
- Partnering and joint venture arrangements
- Housing
- Commercial property
My insights
Using AI to support local government decisions Local authorities across the country are integrating AI solutions into their work to create a more efficient decision making processes,...
Pride in Place (Pride in Place): a placemaking-led approach to regeneration The Government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods - renamed the Pride in Place Programme in September 2025 - represents a shift towards long-term,...
“Publish and Be Transparent” – The new contractual control regime and what it means for local authorities. The Government’s transparency reforms for land agreements are now beginning to take concrete form through the draft Provision of...
How councils can capitalise on funding for town centre regeneration With £1.5 billion in government funding set to revitalise neighbourhoods, how can local authorities capitalise on this...