Lessee Advocate

Being the owner of a business and leasing premises to operate that business from, does not automatically mean that you will be fully knowledgeable about all of the rights, obligations and requirements contained in your Deed of Lease. Having a successful business will often mean that you will know when to rely on professionals that have expertise outside the field of your own.

So often I have seen very experienced and savvy business owners commit to undertake work or pay for costs relating to the property that they are leasing, when in fact they had no obligation to do so.

Exercising rights of renewal, rent reviews, variations to the lease and renegotiating an expired lease term, are all vitally important matters to the ongoing occupation of the premises and the success of your business.

Too often business owners and managers will accept what they are told by their landlords, simply because they don't know anything different and are either too embarrassed to acknowledge this and ask for help, or just too busy within their business to attribute the time and energy needed to fully understand and negotiate the outcome.

With my experience over years within the commercial real estate industry, I have negotiated and written many hundreds of lease agreements. Many are relatively straight forward, but equally many have had unique clauses that I have drafted to give effect to some particular circumstance, event or benefit that was required for either party, dependent on who I was working for at the time. To understand the wording, implications and more importantly to know when to obtain a legal opinion on a particular issue, is vital.

I am confident in my knowledge and ability within the commercial leasing market, to advise on and confront issues that could have a dramatic effect on the viability and profitability of your business.

As you know and understand the finer details of operating your business, I to know and understand the finer details of leases and lease negotiation.

Let me help you overcome lease and landlord issues, so that you can focus more fully on ensuring that your business is the success that you want it to be.