Have your lease reviewed and negotiated before you sign. We act for tenants and landlords.
4.9Google ratingTell us about the premises and your timing. A property lawyer will call you back and give you a clear quote before any work starts.
No obligation. Have the draft lease and disclosure statement handy if you can.
We read the lease and disclosure statement and explain it in plain English: the rent reviews, outgoings, make-good, demolition and relocation clauses, and anything that could cost you later.
Once you know where the risks sit, we negotiate changes with the landlord or their agent while you still have room to move, and make sure any promises end up in writing.
Exercising an option on time, renewing on better terms, or assigning the lease when you sell your business. We handle the paperwork and the deadlines.
Outgoings you weren’t told about, repairs that never happen, or a disagreement over make-good. We give you clear advice on your position and the best way to resolve it.
We draft the lease and the lessor’s disclosure statement so they’re accurate, complete and delivered on time, protecting the lease you’re relying on.
Disclosure timing, outgoings, rent review clauses and registration. Getting these wrong can let a tenant walk away or limit what you can recover.
Option renewals, rent reviews, changes to the lease and requests to assign or sublet, handled so your position and your income stay protected.
When a tenant falls behind or doesn’t meet their obligations, we advise on your options and act on them, from notices through to resolution.
Got a lease in front of you now? Call us before you sign and we’ll tell you what needs a closer look.
Ask for a reviewThe landlord must give you the draft lease, a lessor’s disclosure statement and the NSW Retail Tenancy Guide at least 7 days before the lease is entered into. If they don’t, you may be able to end the lease within 6 months.
Generally, a landlord can only recover outgoings that were disclosed in advance. Check every category and estimate before you commit.
The lease has to say exactly how rent will be reviewed. Ratchet clauses, which set the new rent at the greater of two amounts, aren’t allowed in retail leases.
A landlord can’t charge a retail tenant for the landlord’s legal costs of preparing the lease.
A lease of more than 3 years, including options, must be registered with NSW Land Registry Services. Ask who is arranging it.
Call us or send the details. If you have the draft lease and disclosure statement, even better.
We confirm what’s involved and what it will cost before we start. No surprise invoices.
Plain-English advice on the risks, changes negotiated with the other side, and registration arranged where it’s needed.
Before you sign. For retail leases, the 7-day disclosure period is the best time to get advice and negotiate. Once the lease is signed, your options narrow.
The Act generally applies to shops and premises used mainly for retail businesses, including shops in shopping centres. Many office and industrial leases sit outside it. We’ll confirm which rules apply to your lease when we review it.
Yes. We act for business owners taking on premises and for landlords leasing them out, on retail, office and other commercial property.
It depends on the size of the lease and how much negotiation is involved. We give you a quote before we start, so you know the cost up front.
For retail leases, a landlord can’t recover their legal costs of preparing the lease from the tenant. For other commercial leases it comes down to what’s negotiated, which is another reason to get advice early.
Send us a few details or call our Double Bay office on (02) 9328 2944. A property lawyer will come back to you with clear advice and a quote.
