About

Stephen Scott is an expert in commercial property disputes, providing strategic and pragmatic advice to landlords, tenants, developers and investors. His clients include retailers, property companies, developers and pension funds.

Stephen is a solicitor with over 30 years’ of experience in advising on commercial property disputes. He has a wealth of asset management experience dealing with business lease renewals, rent reviews, dilapidations and rent and service charge disputes, as well as property-related insolvencies.

Stephen has had a number of reported cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and House of Lords on issues ranging from leasehold enfranchisement to business lease renewals to break notices.

Stephen also has a lot of experience in property development, regularly advising on vacant possession strategies as well as squatters and protestors.

He has particular expertise in the retail and consumer sector, acting for tenants and landlords.

Stephen also has a passion for mental health and wellbeing and sits on the wellbeing committee of the Property Litigation Association.

Stephen is a member of Revo's Regeneration and Repurposing Committee.

Recent work

  • Advising a house builder concerning an expert determination relating to the release of a retention.
  • Acting for a hotel operator in relation to proceedings concerning the housing of immigrants in one of its hotels.
  • Advising the owner of a central London residential block in relation to breaches of a lease of a retail parade of shops beneath the block.
  • Acting for an industrial and logistics investor/developer in relation to a warehouse development.

Accolades

Stephen has been ranked as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 for many years. 

Did you know

Stephen has twins with different birthdays (and different star signs!) - they were born ten minutes before and ten minutes after midnight.

Sunset overlooking the shard with birds flying across the scene.

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