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About

Provided by Andrea Proudlock

UK

Practice Areas

Andrea’s key area of expertise is advising the NHS on real estate transactions. Andrea has over 20 years of experience in advising the NHS on all aspects of real estate transactions. She has a particular interest in Estates Outsourcings, Capital Development Projects and site disposals for development.

Career

Training Contract and Solicitor at Eversheds - 2000 to 2007

Associate Solicitor at Ward Hadaway - 2007 to 2012

Senior Associate and Legal Director at DAC Beachcroft LLP - 2012 to 2022

Partner and Head of Office at Hill Dickinson LLP - 2022 to present day

Professional Memberships

Founding Member of Durham University Law Alumni Association:

Andrea was appointed as a Founding Member of the Durham University Law Alumni Association (her alma mater) earlier this year which boasts a former Lord Chancellor and cabinet member amongst its membership.

https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/law/alumni/founder-members/distinguished-alumni-who-are-also-founder-members/

Member of the Law Society

Publications

Andrea regularly writes articles on NHS estates matters.

Personal

Andrea read English Language and Linguistics (French subsid) at Durham University. Following university, she was employed by the Japanese government on the JET scheme and spent a year in Japan teaching English at a High School outside of Tokyo. On her return to the UK, she completed a Masters in Phonology at the University of Essex, and the CPE conversion course and LPC at the College of Law (York).

Andrea is married and has two teenage children and a golden retriever. She is also a qualified Mental Health First Aider.

Clients

NHS Trusts and NHS Wholly Owned Estates Subsidiaries nationwide

London International Patient Services Limited

Work Highlights

Most recently:

Advising London International Patient Services in relation to a private health clinic within at Battersea Power Station;

A major £46 million Community Diagnostic Centre in Stoke (developed from a former Sainsbury’s store);

Estates Outsourcings nationwide;

The acquisition of a major industrial site for the production of PPE during Covid;

PET scanner developments;

Various new builds at NSEC including the New Health and Wellbeing Centre and Sterilisation Unit.

Selling former hospital sites for residential development

Industry Sector Expertise

Andrea has advised the NHS and the healthcare sector in real estate matters for over 20 years.

She was a member of the British Property Federations Healthcare Committee for several years.

She regularly gives talks on NHS real estate matters, including speaking last year at NHS Confederation on private sector investment into NHS Real Estate with PWC and Assura.

Languages Spoken

English and French.

Experience

Andrea is known for her commercial, straightforward advice and always seeking to work collaboratively to ensure that transactions are delivered to time and budget. She is also always keen to look for ways to assist estates professionals working within this complex field to overcome the often unique real estate issues that the NHS estate presents and to provide training to help upskill her clients.

Andrea has always advised the NHS and specialised in real estate. She trained and spent several years, post qualification, at Eversheds in Newcastle, followed by Ward Hadaway for several years, and prior to joining Hill Dickinson she spent 10 years at DAC Beachcroft in their Newcastle office. She is currently a Member of Hill Dickinson LLP and Head of their Newcastle Office.

Education

University of Durham

English Language and Linguistics (2:1(hons))

University of Essex

Masters Degree in Phonology

College of Law, York

Common Professional Exam and Legal Practice Course

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Andrea Proudlock of Hill Dickinson has a strong focus on assisting healthcare sector clients with property acquisitions and lease negotiations.

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