Stephen Desmond

Since 2004, Stephen Desmond has delivered more than 1,900 CPD events to lawyers from a variety of backgrounds, with a particular focus on flat and apartment leases and practical solutions. Delegates at these events have included practitioners from a variety of size of firms, ranging from sole practitioners to City Solicitors.

Stephen is a contributing editor to Butterworths Property Law Service, writing on the complex law relating to long and short leases. He has written for a monthly publication on the subject of commercial property. He also once ran a university-accredited distance-learning course for aspiring paralegals in the subject of residential conveyancing.

A non-practising Solicitor with several years post-qualification experience, Stephen has represented many business and private clients, including property investors and local authorities.