Legal Director

Krista is a Legal Director in the Real Estate Group.
She qualified as a solicitor in 2011 and joined TLT in June 2023.
Krista specialises in the property aspects of renewable energy transactions representing developers, landowners and investors across a range of industries including solar, wind, battery storage, EV charging and hydro-electric projects. She provides strategic advice on the structuring of transactions, due diligence, funding issues and the drafting and negotiation of options and leases as well as more bespoke documentation.
Previously, Krista worked on commercial property transactions advising high net worth clients, banks, developers and investors on a wide range of projects and refinancing deals.
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Experience
- Drafting and negotiating EV charge point leases for an EV charge point developer across multiple sites varying from institutional landlords and charities to public houses.
- Acting for the landowners involved in a proposed 500MW battery storage project, including negotiation of the option agreement and lease.
- Acting for a solar developer entering the UK market to assist them with preparing template option and lease documents, negotiation of heads of terms, progressing both self-developed sites as well as RTB sites purchased by way of share sale.
- Acting for the developer and investor of a rooftop solar development comprising hundreds of installations on social housing, where tenants are exercising their right to buy.
- Negotiation of substation leases, surrenders and deeds of grant on behalf of the statutory undertaker.
Related sectors
Real estate
Future energy
Related services
Real estate
Insights & events

Infrastructure Planning Blog 46: BNG for NSIPs defined but delayed and other news

Infrastructure Planning Blog 45: Largest solar DCO granted and other news

Renting across jurisdictions? Make sure you understand the differences

The Balancing Act: Three takeaways on turning ambition into delivery

Infrastructure Planning Blog 44: Plans, purdah and publication

Infrastructure Planning Blog 43: Slow, slow, quick, no go for infrastructure planning

Introducing The Balancing Act: Three takeaways from our opening conversation

Infrastructure Planning Blog 42: Nuclear reforms, discharge of requirements and NPPF changes

Infrastructure Planning Blog 41: New Welsh guidance, the use of AI in planning and other updates

Northern Ireland Planning and Environment update: Minerals

Infrastructure Planning Blog 40: A conference and another revocation

Infrastructure Planning Blog 39: Fenwick Solar Farm, Sizewell C and EIA case law

The Building Safety Act 2022: An update on the regulatory impact and liability risks for lenders

Infrastructure Planning Blog 38: A new wind DCO, and European streamlining

Infrastructure Planning Blog 37: Fission 'n' chippy

Infrastructure Planning Blog 36: Application Fees, the Holocaust Memorial, data centres and correction orders
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The land use challenge: creating a system to deliver net zero

EV Charging Infrastructure in Northern Ireland: Outlook | TLT

The fast and the curious: Empowering in-house lawyers to create business value

Collaboration is vital when it comes to climate change risk reports

Driving Demand: EVCI Funding and Development Opportunities | TLT

Evolving Cities: How are social values influencing our workplaces?

Electric vehicle charging - unlocking the business models

TLT advises leading renewable energy company on sweep of strategic transactions

TLT continues Future Energy focus with new Partner hire

TLT Advises on Funding for Irish Solar Projects | TLT

TLT Invests Further in Future Energy | TLT

TLT advises Eiffel Investment Group and BTS on financing for nine new biomethane plants in Italy

TLT advises Dalmore Capital on acquisition of seven river hydropower sites

TLT acts for NORD on financing of battery storage project

TLT hires new partner turbocharging its UK-wide real estate offering

TLT advises FCA-authorised Sunsave on the roll-out of the UK’s first solar subscription

Nick Evans joins TLT as partner placing the firm at the helm of infrastructure, planning, public law and future energy in the UK

TLT real estate and future energy growth continues

TLT expands future energy and infrastructure expertise with new Partner appointment

TLT Head of Future Energy shortlisted at Solar and Storage Awards 2025

TLT supports Uniper in securing 46.2 MW Hare Craig wind project

The Balancing Act: Setting the scene for regeneration

Energise2030: Grid reform, Gate 2 and what's next for connections
The Future Fund - one month on | Scale-up insights episode eight

Scale-up Insights episode six - Employee incentives

When good tax decisions go wrong: Governance, filing positions and HMRC scrutiny - Webinar

Biodiversity Net Gain: What’s changing and what it means for you

UK Utilities Case Study: Employment Law and Brexit Planning | TLT

Community, connection and collaboration - TLT and Forest Green Rovers FC

BNG - TLT and Belmont Estate talk nature positivity

What does the next generation of our cities look like?

Issues and trends driving the shape of our cities: expert view from Savills & TLT

We discuss sustainability with Forest Green Rovers

Office, Retail, and City Centres - What does the future hold?




















