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October 1, 2025

Traps for Tenants: Understand What You Need to Control and Protect Your Business

When negotiating a commercial property lease, it may be tempting to focus only on the rent and assume everything else is a relatively minor issue. That mistake is the result…
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September 30, 2025

Traps for Tenants: Licences for Alterations 

First impressions matter. The physical appearance of a business matters, so it is important that a Tenant can control how it looks. However, as I have mentioned here, commercial property leases…
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September 29, 2025

Traps for Tenants: Shop Leases

When negotiating a shop lease, tenants face a range of hidden risks — from unclear service charges and poorly structured turnover rents to restrictive operating terms and ambiguous insurance costs.…
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September 26, 2025

Traps for Tenants: Office Leases

An office lease is a very flexible document which manages many risks, the financial consequences of which may be larger than the annual rent, in a business relationship that will…
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March 17, 2025

Avoid Costly Surprises: Expert Commercial Lease Reviews

Last Updated: 17/03/2025 Leasing a commercial property is a significant commitment, and understanding the terms of your lease is crucial to safeguarding your business. Many tenants unknowingly take on hidden…
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February 20, 2025

Traps for Tenants: Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and Listed Commercial Buildings

For businesses seeking to lease a commercial property in the United Kingdom, compliance with Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regulations is a fundamental consideration. EPCs assess a building’s energy efficiency, providing…
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October 16, 2024

Traps for Tenants:  Signing and Dating Commercial Property Leases – and making sure they are legal!

If you are a commercial property tenant and you did not have a specialist commercial property solicitor supporting you when signing and dating your lease, how do you know if…
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February 27, 2024

Unravelling the Significance of the TR1 Form: A Guide for Commercial Property Transfers

In the sale of commercial property, where transactions involve complex negotiations and substantial financial investments, the TR1 form stands out as a critical element which is often underestimated. Introduction to…
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November 14, 2023

Traps for Tenants:  How Could a Commercial Property Solicitor Help You?

The short answer: an experienced commercial property solicitor will be able to get you the best possible deal. Most importantly: in commercial property, the risks are much bigger than the…

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