Commercial and Retail Leasing for Tenants

If you are a tenant seeking to enter into a commercial or retail lease, it is important to understand the rent, outgoings, fit-out obligations, options, assignment rights, make-good provisions and notice requirements. Biz Lawyers & Advisory assists tenants with lease review, negotiation support and lease-related risk awareness.

How we can assist tenants

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Lease Review: We can help review a lease agreement, identify areas of concern and explain issues that may affect your business, including:
- a)
  the rental amount, frequency of payment, and whether it will increase during the lease period;
- b)
  length of the lease and any provisions for renewing the lease;
- c)
  the permitted use of the space and whether it is exclusive to the tenant;
- d)
  the responsibilities of the tenant for maintenance and repairs;
- e)
  the circumstances under which the lease can be terminated, including non-payment of rent, breach of lease terms, or the end of the lease term
2.
Lease Negotiations: We can help you negotiate lease terms with a landlord or agent, including rent, outgoings, fit-out works, options, assignment and make-good obligations.
3.
Lease Management: We can help you understand lease obligations during the term, including notice requirements, renewal options, assignment or variation issues.
4.
Dispute Resolution: If a dispute arises with a landlord, we can advise on available options and, where needed, connect the matter with our landlord and tenant disputes, litigation and breach of contract services.

Medical and allied health premises leases

Medical, dental, psychology, physiotherapy and allied health premises can raise practical lease issues beyond rent and term. The lease or licence should be checked for permitted use, landlord consent, room sharing, subleasing or room licence arrangements, fit-out works, make-good obligations, outgoings, car parking, options, exclusivity and assignment rights.

NSW retail leasing disclosure material can deal with matters such as rent, outgoings, permitted use, fit-out, car parking, options, exclusivity, head lease issues and assignment-related details. We can assist with the commercial lease or premises documentation and identify issues that may need input from health, privacy, Medicare, advertising, patient-record or professional regulatory advisers where those matters sit outside the lease review.

We also assist with related commercial contracts and broader property matters. Contact us to discuss a proposed lease, renewal, assignment or tenancy issue.

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