Howard Kennedy LLP

Real Estate Dispute Resolution

Stephen Scott is a partner at Howard Kennedy. He 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.