John Escott

I have almost 50 years’ experience in the legal profession, 32 years as a solicitor. Through the early years of my career, I undertook a variety of both contentious and non-contentious work (back in the olden days when it was possible to do so!) and have specialised in all areas of residential property work for the last 35 years or thereabouts.

I qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 1985 and was admitted as a Solicitor in 1994.

I was born in Exeter, where I worked for the first 20 years of my career, moving to Wiltshire in 1996. I am married and have three grown-up children and, at the last count, 5 grandchildren.

What I do

I work part-time (3 days a week). My role within the firm includes the following:

Acting for clients directly in relation to residential property transactions, including sales and purchases, transfers of equity and a range of other property- related work

Assisting other fee earners within the firm with discrete issues/tasks

Mentoring some of the firm’s less experienced fee earners

A bit more about me

What do you do when you’re not in the office?

I maintain strong links with Exeter, having long-standing friends in the city and a continuing obsession with Exeter City; I am a member of the supporters’ trust which holds the controlling ownership of the club.

I play football twice a week (of both walking and ‘normal’ varieties, although at my age there’s probably not a massive difference!)

I have regular contact with my adult children and grandchildren.

I enjoy reading (a lot of crime fiction) and cooking (mainly of the Hello Fresh/Gusto variety but can also turn my hand to a mean Madras (or, more correctly, Chennai) or Thai curry.

What’s something clients might be surprised to learn about you?

I have no claims to fame or brushes with celebrity, but my late father did meet Christopher Robin (or, strictly speaking, AA Milne’s son on who the character was based).

Have you always been at Chubb Bulleid?

I joined Chubb Bulleid as a residential property solicitor in July 2026, having worked with the firm on a number of previous occasions as a locum.