Occupiers everywhere are taking independent commercial property advice on how they can operate their business going forward and how their commercial property overhead fits into their business plan during the COVID-19 pandemic. The quarterly rents may have been paid or short term rental relief may have been agreed with the landlord. There are a lot […]
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Lease consultancy 10 killer tips: Commercial property for rent
We have been busy providing lease consultancy advice and assistance to businesses looking at commercial property for rent during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In the last quarter of 2020 we have negotiated terms and secured offices, industrial and retail properties for occupier clients in Bath and Bristol and share below some killer tips for getting a […]
RICS : Code for leasing business premises in England & Wales 2020
On the 11th May 2020 I presented an online seminar to 750 people on the new RICS Code for Leasing Business Premises. This was a new experience for me talking to people from all over the world from behind a computer screen. There was no visual feedback mechanism and I just had to hope that […]
Commercial Property Service charge disputes-can you afford to ignore them?
Disputes with tenants over commercial property service charges are a headache that most landlords dread. These are all too often evident at this time of year, as new budgets are issued and reconciliations are prepared. However, service charge expert, Jamie McNeil, maintains that landlords benefit most from happy and speedy resolution of service charge disputes. An […]
Occupier Tips Coronavirus 24th March
On 23rd March 2020 the UK government introduced measures to be included in the emergency Coronavirus Bill currently going through Parliament. The bill is to ensure that commercial tenants who cannot pay their rent because of coronavirus will…
Is the service charge percentage correct?
10 things a business occupier can do to check whether their share of the service charge is correct ( the service charge percentage ). There are different methods that landlords use to split service costs between the various occupiers whether in a building, shopping centre or on an estate but the most common by far […]