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Commercial Leases for Tenants

We’re one of the largest firms in the South West and represent a large number of tenants over a range of different sectors. With extensive experience in advising tenants, we’re a firm to call. 

Signing on the dotted line of a commercial lease can be a daunting step and Stephens Scown’s dedicated commercial property team are on hand to provide support on the following:

  • New leases
  • Terms of an existing lease
  • Leases coming to an end
  • Exiting a current lease
  • The most effective way to structure a lease to minimise Stamp Duty Land Tax payable
Scott

Scott Mitchell

Partner

0845 450 5558

Scott Mitchell joined Stephens Scown in 1993, having previously worked in Bristol and London. He is currently Team Leader of the Commercial Property Team in the St Austell Office.

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Keith

Keith Wright

Partner

0845 450 5558

Keith is a partner and Team Leader in the Cornwall Commercial Property Team. Before joining Stephens Scown in 2002, he practised in central London for 10 years.

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Mike

Mike Northcott

Partner

0845 450 5558

Mike is a partner and is head of the Exeter office. He deals with residential property development, acting for regional and national house builders and is very experienced in all areas of development work.

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Richard

Richard Baker

Partner

0845 450 5558

Richard is a Partner and heads up the firms Truro Office. He is also Head of the Holiday Parks team having had considerable experience in the purchase, sale, and day to day issues associated with Holiday Parks.

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Tim

Tim Atkins

Partner

0845 450 5558

Tim Atkins is a partner and member of the Commercial Property Team and has extensive knowledge in commercial property matters.

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Simon

Simon Harding

Partner

0845 450 5558

Simon is a Partner specialising in strategic development, land acquisition and development work for both landowners and developers Simon advises on option / promotion agreements, conditional contracts as well as partnering and joint venture agreements.

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Jonathan

Jonathan Hoggett

Partner

0845 450 5558

Jonathan heads up the Commercial Property team in Exeter. After qualifying in 1978, and following 15 years spent with major and niche firms in central London, engaged in property development and investment work for public and private sector clients, Jonathan joined the firm in 1994.

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Michael

Michael Beadel

Partner and Chairman

0845 450 5558

Michael is Chair of the firm. He continues with his property development and construction work as part of the Cornwall Commercial Property Team, building on many years of experience of this sector in the South West and beyond.

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Philip

Philip Mogridge

Partner

0845 450 5558

Philip joined the firm in 1997 as a trainee solicitor and qualified in 2000, becoming part of the commercial property team in his final training seat.

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Hillary

Hillary Pitts

Associate

0845 450 5558

Hilary is an associate in the Cornwall Commercial Property Team. Hilary acts in the acquisition of land (with associated infrastructure agreements) and subsequent sale of plots for developers and a major housing association along with landlord and tenant work.

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Simon

Simon Trahair-Davies

Associate

0845 450 5558

Simon is a senior associate in the Cornwall Commercial Property Team. Before joining the firm he was the company solicitor for the UK subsidiary of a multinational minerals companys.

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Jennifer

Jennifer Burden

Associate

0845 450 5558

Jennifer is an Associate in the St Austell Commercial Property Team with experience in commercial sales/purchases, landlord and tenant work, business sales and purchases.

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Grace

Grace Blackburn

Solicitor

0845 450 5558

Grace qualified into the property team in Exeter in 2011 and specialises in rural property and renewable energy.

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Kay

Kay Rumford

Legal Assistant

0845 450 5558

Kay joined Stephens Scown LLP as a solicitor in 1991. After a career break during which she began to raise three children, she returned to the firm in 2004 and works now as a paralegal assisting with a variety of commercial property transactions.

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Antonia

Antonia Melville-Shreeve

Solicitor

0845 450 5558

Antonia is a solicitor in the Exeter Commercial Property team.

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Catherine

Catherine Lille

New Homes Manager

0845 450 5558

Catherine is a Plot Sales Manager in the St Austell Commercial Property Team who deals with a large client base of both local and national developers.

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Hayley

Hayley Mudge

Solicitor

0845 450 5558

Hayley trained with the firm and qualified in January 2010. As a solicitor in the commercial property team, Hayley handles a range of property work

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Carly

Carly Moore

Paralegal

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Carly is a paralegal within the commercial property team.

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