Commercial Property/Leases
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LAWYERS BOURNEMOUTH
Bournemouth commercial property solicitors and lawyers advise both Landlord and Tenant clients and investors on commercial property leases. In addition to preparing business leases for Landlords, we commonly negotiate and advise tenants on important lease issues. There are some fundamentally important issues in commercial leases where it is crucial to understand that such clauses are negotiable and that there can be significant financial implications depending on which party has the stronger negotiating position.
Examples of such issues are commonly rent deposits, guarantees, repair coventants and rent review clauses. We offer experienced, proactive and cost effective fixed fee services in areas including :-
- Freehold commercial property conveyancing
- Transfer (assignment) of an existing lease including licence to assign
- Short term leases or licence to occupy
- Shop leases in Bournemouth
- office leases in Bournemouth
- Industrial unit lease in Bournemouth
- Renewal under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954s of existing leases
- Negotiating/advising on termination of leases and deed of surrender
- Commercial forefeiture and possession proceedings
- Rent review legal advice
- Advising on dilapidation issues and litigation
- Service charge disputes
Important clauses in commercial leases
Some of the more important clauses where care and negotiation should be considered, particularly by tenants, include :-
- Length of lease
- Lease renewal
- Personal guarantees and Authorised Guarantee Agreements
- Rent review clause
- Break clause
- Repair covenants
- Rent deposit requirements
- Lease service charge
- parking & signage
- VAT on rent
- Permitted Planning use
- Dilapidations clauses
- provisions about Landlord consent for assignment or sub-letting