Get to know your legal advisor – Ella Taylor
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
July 9, 2025 By Stephens Scown
Get to know your legal advisor – Paige Prideaux
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
July 9, 2025 By Stephens Scown
Affordable Housing Funding: A Lifeline Amid the Housing Crisis
The UK’s housing crisis has reached a critical point with over 1.2 million people on…
July 8, 2025 By Jess Lewis
Connecting housing and social care
It seems obvious that having a warm, safe home has a profound effect to our…
July 1, 2025 By Laurie Trounce
Property Development – Step Five – Fancy a Promotion?
We have looked at the two most used contracts between an owner of land and…
June 23, 2025 By Michael Beadel
Top 5 Pitfalls for Charities Disposing of Property
Disposing of property can release funds or reduce operating costs for charities, but the process…
May 19, 2025 By Lydia Hart
Granting a solar or battery option? Have you reserved your biodiversity natural capital?
Since 12th February 2024 (2nd April 2024 for small sites) developers applying for planning permission…
May 15, 2025 By Edward Worthy
High street rental auctions – coming to a high street near you?
From December 2024 local authorities in England have the power to let vacant town centre…
May 8, 2025 By Helen Williams
Real estate expert joins leading South West law firm
Rated as a ‘Leading Partner’ by the Legal 500, the definitive legal guide, Chris Twaits…
May 7, 2025 By Stephens Scown
Rural expert joins leading South West law firm
With more than a quarter of a century of work in the rural sector, Edward…
March 31, 2025 By Stephens Scown
Property Development – Step Four – Have you got an option?
In my last article I looked at conditional contracts and observed that no developer would…
March 24, 2025 By Michael Beadel
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Grey Belt – Property issues
The UK government’s revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in late 2024, presents both…
March 18, 2025 By Megan Lindsay-Bush