Stephen is a Partner and leads the North West Lease Consultancy Team from our Manchester Office. He has extensive professional experience dealing with commercial property matters across the region, advising a broad range of investor and occupier clients in both the private and public sector.
He has provided consultancy on all aspects of Landlord and Tenant matters from advice on lease drafting, lease re-structures, rent reviews and lease renewals to include consideration of market alternative sites at the time of lease renewal. He advises across the office, industrial and retail sectors.
Stephen has acted as Expert Witness in rental disputes at Arbitration and Independent Expert and lease renewal disputes via PACT or the Courts. He has stood as Expert Witness in the Manchester County Courts.
Stephen also sits on the RICS Panel of Arbitrators accepting appointments from the president RICS to act as Arbitrator.
He has advised a variety of regional, national and international clients both within the public and private sector.
Key clients
- WH Smith
- Pizza Express
- Costa
- Akzo Nobel
- The Department for Work and Pensions
- Network Rail
- Mapeley
- Telereal Trillium
- USS
- Eric Wright Group
