Signing a lease for your shop, clinic, café or office? The lease is usually written by the landlord, for the landlord. I review it, explain what it really costs you, and negotiate the clauses that matter before you sign.
Tenants of shops, clinics, restaurants, warehouses and offices in Sydney and across NSW.
You have a lease proposal, heads of agreement or a draft lease and want to know what you are agreeing to.
Your option is coming up, the landlord wants new terms, or you are taking over someone else's lease.
Clinics and food businesses often need fit-out, plumbing, exhaust or X-ray rooms. The lease must allow for them.
These are the clauses I see cause the most trouble once the lease is signed.
Plain-English advice on what the lease means for your business, and changes that protect you.
Before you sign a lease proposal or lease, check these points. Leave your details and I will email you the full checklist.
Send an enquiry or book an appointment. Attach the lease proposal, draft lease and any disclosure statement.
You get a fixed quote for the review and negotiation before any work starts.
I explain the clauses that matter and negotiate the changes you want.
Yes, if you can. Rent, incentives, guarantees and term are usually set at the proposal stage. They are much harder to change once the formal lease arrives.
In NSW, leases of retail shops are covered by the Retail Leases Act 1994, which gives tenants extra protections, such as a disclosure statement from the landlord. Offices, warehouses and some other premises are not covered. I check which rules apply to your lease.
Often, yes. Large landlords use standard forms, but rent, incentives, guarantees, make good and fit-out terms are commonly negotiated.
It makes you personally liable if your company cannot pay. Landlords often ask for one. It is worth trying to limit the amount or the time it lasts.
Get in touch. Leasing laws differ between states and territories, and I will tell you whether I can help.
Get advice before you sign. Fixed quote before any work starts.
Tell me about the premises and where you are up to. Attach the proposal or lease if you have it.
Or call / WhatsApp 0447 150 899
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