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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

01726 74433

Scott Mitchell is a partner and member of the firm's Commercial Property Team in the St Austell Office. He joined Stephens Scown in 1993, having previously worked in Bristol and London.

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Sarah

Sarah Pascoe

Solicitor

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Sarah is a solicitor in the Commercial Property team in St Austell.

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Keith

Keith Wright

Partner

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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

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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

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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

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Tim Atkins is a partner and heads up the firm's Commercial Property Team in St Austell.

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Simon

Simon Harding

Partner

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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

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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

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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

Head of Mining and Minerals

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Philip heads up the firm's Mining and Minerals Team having joined the firm in 1997 as a trainee solicitor and qualified in 2000.

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Hilary

Hilary Pitts

Partner

01872 265100

Hilary is a Partner in the Cornwall Commercial Property Team. She 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

Partner

01872 265100

Simon is a Partner 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

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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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Kay

Kay Rumford

Legal Assistant

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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

01392 210700

Antonia is a solicitor in the Exeter Commercial Property team.

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Catherine

Catherine Lillie

New Homes Manager

01726 74433

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

01392 210700

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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