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Scott Stewart

Stewart Scott

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Stewart is a leading real estate expert, guiding investors and corporate occupiers through complex transactions with strategic insight.

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Awards and Recognition

Recommended Lawyer - "Stewart Scott is exceptional"

Legal 500, UK 2025

Biography

Language - English

Jurisdiction - England & Wales

Stewart's client base includes major corporate entities seeking strategic guidance in managing and restructuring their real estate portfolios.

His approach is characterised by his ability to navigate complex acquisitions, disposals, and lettings, ensuring clients achieve their business objectives efficiently. Stewart's practice encompasses all aspects of real estate transactions, from major portfolio acquisitions to intricate lettings and management.

His clients benefit from his comprehensive understanding of the market and his ability to provide tailored solutions that align with their strategic goals. Stewart's work is pivotal in helping clients optimise their real estate assets, whether through restructuring or strategic investment.

Clients value Stewart for his commercial acumen and his ability to act as an extension of their team, providing not just legal advice but strategic partnership. His reputation for delivering results in high-stakes situations makes him a sought-after advisor in the real estate sector, where his insights drive success and growth for his clients.

Experience

  • M&G Real Estate

    Acted on the £700 million joint venture with TPG Real Estate, the real estate platform of the global alternative asset management firm TPG.
  • M7 Real Estate

    Advising on the management of a large portfolio of industrial estates including sales, lettings, re-gears and general day-to-day asset management issues.
  • Data centre

    Acting on the acquisition of a data centre at Greenwich View Place, London, including on extensive advice on development requirements and on major financing post development.

  • Care homes

    Led a team on corporate acquisition involving over 300 care homes properties located throughout the United Kingdom.
  • Development Consent Order

    Led a Real Estate team conducting the due diligence required for a site in North London on which a £500 million energy from waste facility was to be developed, as part of a Development Consent Order application. Presented and successfully dealt with questioning on findings at a public inquiry.
  • Tristan Capital Partners LLP

    Advising on the acquisition, by way of forward funding and development of portfolios of care homes, at a value of c.£165 million. This included a number of portfolios and assets, with leaseback arrangements.
  • Enviroo Project Co Limited

    Acting on property aspects of the development of a waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle-to-bottle washing line and pellet extrusion facility in Protos, Cheshire, UK.
  • Corporate occupier

    Effectively managed a team working for multi-national insurance company to ensure client’s national occupational strategy involving the management of approximately 100 existing sites throughout the United Kingdom was successfully implemented in conjunction with major expansion programme.
  • Energy

    Advising a landowner on leases for the siting of wind turbines and dealing with supplemental commercial arrangements relating to the use and purchase of electricity generated, which enhanced the client's income stream.

  • Shopping centre

    Advising an investment client on the acquisition of a £150 million shopping centre development in West London by way of a Luxembourg corporate, which provided an effective tax saving.

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