About us
More than meets the eye
Our people, principles, & purpose set us apart
01
Honest Advice
Acting in the best interests of all our clients at all times, our aim is to help all our clients make the right decisions.
02
Personal Service
Our professional, personable and down to earth teams provide practical commercial property solutions and honest, expert advice to clients of all sizes across the region and beyond.
03
Local Knowledge
With offices in Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe, Scotts are the Humber region's leading commercial property experts.
04
Real Expertise
Years of experience gives us the confidence to ensure that the advice we provide is high quality, pertinent and relevant. We focus on delivering the best outcome for clients, without getting distracted by side issues.
05
Reliable Support
Whether we are maximising investment returns, purchasing and selling property, negotiating rent or simply providing advice, we are here to help you generate real commercial advantage and achieve your objectives.
06
Lasting Relationships
We aim to build lasting, mutually beneficial partnerships with our clients, based on trust, value and the quality of our services. We would rather direct a potential client elsewhere than let them down.
Meet the team
Lawrence Brown
BSc (Hons) MRICS MCI Arb
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
Tim Powell
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
Ed Chisholm
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
James Chisholm
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
Kerry Burnett Cox
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
Chris Mason
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Chartered Surveyor
RICS Registered Valuer
Rose Cardwell
BSc (Hons)
Commercial Property Manager
Jordan Clarke
BSc (Hons)
Graduate Surveyor
Elliott Pearson
MIWFM
Property & Facilities Manager
George Jemison
BA (Hons)
Property Manager
Daniel Joyce
Block Manager
Emma Collins
Property Management Assistant
Rachael Brown
Practice Manager
Josh Middleton
ATT ACCA
Financial Controller
Sam Adams
BSc (Hons)
Assistant Accountant
Tina Jewitt
Bookkeeper
Shamima Lewis
Credit Control
Anete Krastina
Credit Control
Megan Gay
Property Manager
Laura Beales
Property Manager
Pippa Souster
Property Management Administrator
Janet Wishart
Property Management Administrator
Daniel Wells
Property Manager (Maintenance & Inspections)
Abbie Gillespie
MARLA
Residential Property Manager
Amelia Powell
Estate Agent / Negotiator
Sally Duffill
Receptionist / Admin Assistant
Julie Chisholm
Receptionist / Admin Assistant
Lawrence Brown
BSc (Hons) MRICS MCI Arb
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
Lawrence is our current Managing Partner overseeing the Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe offices. His heavily involved in many areas of the business and works closely with several of our flagship clients, including all the major high street banks, private developers and investors across the UK.
Tim Powell
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
Tim is the Partner in charge of the Hull office but in addition to overseeing the operations in Hull and East Yorkshire and looking after the teams, he's hands on with multiple aspects of the business, with a primary focus on general practice surveying work.
Ed Chisholm
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
Ed is the Partner who leads up our Property Management teams in both the commercial and residential sectors, working on behalf of pensions funds, property companies, high net worth individuals and private landlords across the UK. Alongside this he also spends time managing and advising the team.
James Chisholm
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
James is the Partner who leads up our Canters Residential team, covering Grimsby, Cleethorpes and the surrounding area. With over 20 years of experience, James specialises in Estate Agency, New Homes and professional valuations.
Kerry Burnett Cox
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Partner
RICS Registered Valuer
Kerry is the partner overseeing our residential lettings and management teams in Hull and Grimsby. Kerry splits her time between both offices ensuring both departments are run smoothly and consistently.
Chris Mason
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Chartered Surveyor
RICS Registered Valuer
Chris heads up the agency team in our Hull office and has spent more than 30 years in the Hull and East Yorkshire commercial property market. He also specialises in property acquisitions for investors and businesses, with an excellent track record in finding the right property to fit specific requirements.
Rose Cardwell
BSc (Hons)
Commercial Property Manager
Rose started as a property manager within our commercial management department and has now expanded her workload into commercial agency. She deals with property management, acquisitions, lettings and sales, professional work including lease renewals, rent reviews and assists with valuations.
Jordan Clarke
BSc (Hons)
Graduate Surveyor
Jordan is a working towards becoming a Chartered Surveyor. He works in our commercial property department in all aspects of commercial property including property management, lettings and sales, professional work including lease renewals, rent reviews and assists with valuations.
Elliott Pearson
MIWFM
Property & Facilities Manager
Elliott is an experienced facility manager looking after a portfolio of commercial property. He is responsible for overseeing day to day management, lease compliance, service charge accounts, preparing new budgets, organising and meeting contractors, authorising works and approving the same, handling lease renewals and liaising with clients.
George Jemison
BA (Hons)
Property Manager
George works within our commercial management team assisting with all aspects of property management including landlord & tenant matters, service charge accounts, undertaking inspections/site visits and dealing with Health and Safety/compliance requirements.
Daniel Joyce
Block Manager
Daniel works within our residential block management team assisting with all aspects of property management including landlord & tenant matters, service charge accounts, undertaking inspections/site visits and dealing with Health and Safety/compliance requirements.
Emma Collins
Property Management Assistant
Emma works within our residential open site management team assisting with all aspects of site management including undertaking inspections/site visits and dealing with Health and Safety/compliance requirements.
Rachael Brown
Practice Manager
Rachael is our practice manager, overseeing the smooth running of our offices. Rachael's role includes office and legal compliance, staff matters, overseeing use of software packages and all things marketing for both individual properties and the business.
Josh Middleton
ATT ACCA
Financial Controller
Josh is our financial controller reporting directly to the Partners on business performance, cash flow and profitability. He oversees all financial aspects of the business including managing our team who deals with the financial aspects of our large portfolio of residential and commercial properties across the UK and oversees our accounts team.
Sam Adams
BSc (Hons)
Assistant Accountant
Sam is our assistant accountant working alongside our financial controller. He assists with all financial aspects of managing a large portfolio of residential and commercial properties across the UK, including processing sales invoices for rents & service charge payable, maintaining the purchase ledger, performing reconciliations of bank accounts and ensuring accurate maintenance of client account records.
Tina Jewitt
Bookkeeper
Tina is an experienced Bookkeeper working within our accounts team. She predominantly allocates rental payments for our portfolio of managed residential units, processes contractors invoices, pays landlords & contractors and answers numerous financial queries.
Shamima Lewis
Credit Control
Shamima works in credit control, predominantly chasing overdue amounts relating to residential and commercial service charges for properties across the UK. She builds strong relationships with clients and customers to resolve queries and encourage timely payments, working closely with the wider finance team to keep everything running smoothly.
Anete Krastina
Credit Control
Anete works in credit control, predominantly chasing overdue amounts relating to residential and commercial service charges for properties across the UK. She builds strong relationships with clients and customers to resolve queries and encourage timely payments, working closely with the wider finance team to keep everything running smoothly.
Megan Gay
Property Manager
Megan looks after our residential properties for Haller Evans. She works closely with landlords and tenants managing a portfolio of residential properties, ensuring that they are compliant, undertakes inspections, provides advice to landlords on rent levels and their responsibilities, and organises new lettings.
Laura Beales
Property Manager
Laura looks after our residential properties for Haller Evans. She works closely with landlords and tenants managing a portfolio of residential properties, ensuring that they are compliant, undertakes inspections, provides advice to landlords on rent levels and their responsibilities, and organises new lettings.
Pippa Souster
Property Management Administrator
Pippa works within our Haller Evans residential department, acting as a main point of contact to the public, clients, tenants and contractors. Pippa provides admin support to the letting and property management team, processes property maintenance calls and assists the property managers with general duties.
Janet Wishart
Property Management Administrator
Janet works within our Haller Evans residential department, acting as a main point of contact to the public, clients, tenants and contractors. Janet provides admin support to the letting and property management team, processes property maintenance calls and assists the property managers with general duties.
Daniel Wells
Property Manager (Maintenance & Inspections)
Daniel is a property manager for Canters, focusing on maintenance and inspections. He coordinates maintenance, conducts inspections and liaises with both landlords and tenants to ensure works are completed efficiently.
Abbie Gillespie
MARLA
Residential Property Manager
Abbie looks after our residential properties for Haller Evans. She works closely with landlords and tenants managing a portfolio of residential properties, ensuring that they are compliant, undertakes inspections, provides advice to landlords on rent levels and their responsibilities, and organises new lettings.
Amelia Powell
Estate Agent / Negotiator
Amelia works within Canters, acting as an intermediary with owners, arranging the sale of residential property. Amelia manages the property marketing, conducts viewings, and negotiates between buyers and sellers to secure the best outcome for all parties.
Sally Duffill
Receptionist / Admin Assistant
Sally is an integral part of the business, and her key duties include handling calls, producing valuation reports, carrying out AML checks, ensuring smooth running of the office and all aspects of administration.
Julie Chisholm
Receptionist / Admin Assistant
Julie is an integral part of the business, and her key duties include handling calls, producing valuation reports, carrying out AML checks, ensuring smooth running of the office and all aspects of administration.
Policies & Procedures
We care about what we do, the service we provide and relationships with our clients, purchasers and tenants. Occasionally we get things wrong, we're only human. We hope you never need to make a complaint, usually queries can be dealt with quickly and easily and are often simply a misunderstanding but for the most serious of cases we have a Complaints Handling Procedure which you can access via the link below.
Complaints procedureAs part of our role letting and managing property we collect and hold client's money. We have a clear policy setting out our procedures for handling client's money.
Clients money procedureWe are also members of the RICS Client Money Protection Scheme and you can view our certificate below.
Money protection scheme