Louise Kyle
Partner, Real Estate

Louise joined Watson Farley & Williams in 2011 and is a Partner in the Real Estate group in London.

Louise advises on a broad range of real estate matters, including the acquisition and disposal of investment property, commercial lettings and the property aspects of corporate and financing transactions. She has extensive experience in the acquisition, development and financing of solar, offshore wind, combined heat and power and other renewable energy projects.

Louise’s experience includes advising:

• SunEdison on the real estate aspects of the acquisition of a 50 MVA solar project in the UK.
• Navigator Gas on the letting of itsLondon headquarter premises.
• DONG Energy on property aspects relating to the sale of offshore transmission (OFTO) assets for Walney offshore wind farm (including surrender and regrant of Crown Estate leases).
• Vattenfall on the property aspects of the OFTO process, including negotiating various land agreements required for the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm.
• Vattenfall on the property aspects of the OFTO process for the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm.
• P3P Partners LLP on all real estate matters relating to the acquisition of two substantial nursery sites on the Isle of Wight and the installation of CHP energy centres on the sites for APS Salads, one of the UK’s leading tomato growers.
• A major bank on the land agreements in place for various solar parks in the south-west of England.
• A major bank on the property documentation in place for solar parks and single turbine onshore wind sites, including negotiating and agreeing a certificate of title for reliance by the bank and considering bankability issues.
• High-net-worth individuals on the acquisition and financing of substantial residential properties in central London.

• 1991: College of Law, York (LPC)
• 1989: University of Leicester, LLB (Hons) (Law)

• Law Society of England & Wales

• 2011 – present: Watson Farley & Williams
• 2009 –2011: Allen & Overy
• 2006 –2009: Berwin Leighton Paisner
• 2002 –2006: Lewis Silkin
• 1992 –2002: Allen & Overy