Susan is a commercial property Partner who specialises in rural/agricultural work, she is also the specialist team leader of our Rural Property team. She joined Stephens Scown in 2021 having previously worked at Coodes LLP and Hine Downing.

Susan qualified as a solicitor in 2014.

Susan advises clients on matters relating to commercial property (both leasehold and freehold) and rural/agricultural which includes:

• Farm sales and purchases
• Farming partnership, family arrangements and succession
• Finance and funding arrangements
• Farm Business tenancies
• Complex land interests
• Overage agreements.

Examples of Susan’s recent work include:

• Purchase of a Cornish Nurseries to include purchasing part of the property into their SASS.
• Sale of an Estate in four Lots to include provisions for a new water supply and tenancies with the assistance of the land agent.
• Purchase of a rural property with planning permission for development of barns and simultaneous subsale of part. Also included difficulties with access arrangements and visibility splays.
• Sale of a caravan and camping site to include the business. The title was complex as it had historically been bought in several parts and included rights of way and mining related issues.

Susan is on the Cornwall committee for R.A.B.I.

Outside of work she enjoys running, hiking, and watching films.