Leasing

Rent Increases- an Inconvenient Truth

The recent Retail Sales results have been (and rightly so) reported as “frightening,” to quote ARA Executive Director Russel Zimmerman. And I concur that this Christmas retail performance stands as

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Speak Up Now or Forever Hold Your Lease!

Disclosure Statements have been an integral part of the essential documents and procedures related to Retail (Shop) Leases for over a decade. Naturally the main focus has centered around the Lessor’s

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Does Your Lease Have An Option?

Resulting from several recent retail leasing tragedies related to Lease Options being missed, it is time to revisit some basics with Lease Options 101. Just like a current lease term

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What is your BATNA?

Following on from the “10 Negotiation Tactics” blog post, this week we want to discuss the concept of BATNA…. when negotiating your lease (or for that matter any important commercial

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