Jonathan Seddon
PartnerJonathan is a partner specialising in non-contentious construction.
He leads the firm's real estate growth sector and has vast experience in development and investment work across all sectors of the UK real estate market including offices, industrial, leisure and hospitality, retail and all aspects of the living sector such as PBSA, BTR, housebuilding and care.
Jonathan acts for a wide variety of clients across the construction and real estate sectors, particularly developers, occupiers, investors and funders.
Jonathan has significant experience in unravelling and resolving contract structures following contractor and/or developer insolvency so that projects can be taken to successful completion. Recent experience has included a new build laboratory where the contractor successfully traded in administration to PC, and a hotel forward funding project where both the developer and contractor suffered insolvency.
He is an expert on all recognised industry forms of construction and engineering contracts.
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Retrofitting, the untapped opportunity for Scottish businesses
An abandoned department store at the end of Edinburgh’s Princes Street initially looked like a demolition and rebuild project. But, with Diageo’s vision, a retrofit opportunity emerged to create a whisky adventure in the capital which is now a global visitor attraction. This retrofit provides just one example of retrofitting taking place across Scottish property, from retrofit housing to retail and leisure.
