Property leasing

Property leasing

It’s beneficial for landlords or tenants to add value by negotiating transactions commercially and finalising them promptly. My services extend to acting for landlords and tenants on a broad range of leasing transactions and issues, in the commercial, industrial and retail sectors:

  • lease preparation and review (modified standard form and bespoke), preliminary lease agreements (offers to lease, term sheets), renewals and variations of lease, surrenders, agreements for lease, subleases, assignments of lease, car parking and occupancy licences, fit out agreements, deeds of consent to sublease or licence

  • lease negotiation strategy

  • advice on enforceability of lease offers

  • due diligence:

    • leases and related contracts for M+A transactions

    • use / planning and title aspects

    • mortgagee consent, deeds of consents

  • retail leases – advice on coverage of the retail lease legislation, preparation of disclosure statements, statutory notices such as final date for exercise of option, responsibility for outgoings, rent review process

  • assignments of lease

  • lease management advice:

    • protection of security interests under the Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA)

    • make good obligations on expiry or termination

    • rent review mechanisms

    • bank guarantee or security deposit recovery

    • requests for landlord consent to building alterations

  • default and termination issues

  • leasing disputes and mediations

  • Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme for the Covid 19 Pandemic (Vic)