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Commercial leases

The decision as to where to locate your business can be key to its success. Once you have found your desired premises it is equally important that the terms of the commercial lease on which you are to occupy the building are carefully negotiated and properly documented.

This will require advice and assistance from a commercial property solicitor.

This web site provides an introduction to commercial leases and some of the key aspects to look out for. Please feel free to take a look around – we will be delighted to help with any queries which you might have.

Our commercial property specialist is Jonathan Senior. Jonathan qualified in 1993 and advises on all aspects of commercial property law.

Alterations

In general the Landlord will want to control any alterations which would be detrimental to the value of the commercial…

Break clauses

Our commercial property solicitors have knowledge and experience which can assist you in the negotiation of a lease or the…

Contaminated land

What is contaminated land? Contaminated Land is land which, due to substances in, on or under it appears to cause…

Energy Performance Certificates

Current Energy Performance Regulations for non-domestic properties provide that when a building is sold or rented out the Seller or…

Green Leases

Although the first initiatives are to reduce London’s CO2 emissions there is no reason why similar changes cannot be implemented…

Negotiating the lease

The Code for Leasing Business Premises provides Model Heads of Terms for negotiating the lease of commercial property. You can…

Planning and statutory obligations

Planning The result of the local authority search will confirm the authorised use of the building and any conditions on…

Rent deposit deed

To avoid the rent deposit money becoming available for the tenant’s general creditors if the tenant becomes insolvent it should…

Security of tenure

Under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 a tenant generally has a statutory right to renew its…

The taxation of leases

VAT on commercial leases Whether you will be required to pay VAT on rents, service charge etc will depend on…

Underleases of part

Points to consider include the following: Does the layout of the building lend to itself to sub-division? If so, it…

Yielding up

It is a key consideration in entering in to lease: thinking about the process of leaving the premises and the…

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