{"id":1619,"date":"2022-01-11T03:38:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T03:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uk.legalvision.com.au\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2022-01-11T03:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T03:38:15","slug":"terms-to-negotiate-for-commerical-lease-tenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/commercial-lease-property\/terms-to-negotiate-for-commerical-lease-tenant\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Terms to Negotiate For as a Commercial Lease Tenant in England and Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are thinking about leasing a commercial property in England and Wales, the property you rent needs to be right for you and your business. You need to understand and consider vital things before agreeing to commit to the lease, including whether the property is appropriate for your current and future needs. It is also essential to understand the actual cost of renting the property and your options if your needs change or things go wrong. This article will explain the key terms to negotiate as a tenant before entering into a commercial lease in England and Wales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can You Use the Property for What You Want To?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may think you have found the perfect location for your business, but this is no good if the property itself does not meet your needs. If you want to make substantial changes to fit out your premises, you will need to negotiate the right to do this in your lease. It is also essential to agree on who will be responsible for what. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Usually, your landlord would be responsible for the repair and upkeep of the fixtures and fittings that were present when you rented the property. You, in turn, will be responsible for keeping them in good order. Still, you will be responsible for anything you put into the property.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also crucial that you consider whether the property itself is suitable for what you want to do from a legal standpoint. Commercial property will have a \u2018class\u2019 associated with it. For example, most common business uses are covered by \u2018Class E\u2019; these are commercial properties that include uses such as: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">office space;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shops; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cafes; and <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">restaurants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, if you want to turn a cafe into a pub or a bar, you need to apply for planning permission. If you think this may be relevant to your business, you must look into the likelihood of obtaining planning permission before moving forward with your plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term of the Lease<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before agreeing to rent a commercial property, you need to consider the likely future needs of your business. Are you planning to expand? Are you likely to need more or less space in the future? For example, with more and more people wanting to work from home at least part of the time, you may find that smaller premises will be suitable in just a few years. For this reason, you need to think about what fixed term of the lease would be appropriate for you and your business.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--idea\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Further, it is a good idea to negotiate for an early termination provision, also known as a break clause. 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A lease assignment is where you find a brand new tenant to take over your lease. A sublease agreement is where you sublet your lease to a new subtenant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A sublease differs from a lease assignment since you still bear all the responsibilities in your lease, whereas the new tenant takes on these responsibilities in a lease assignment. Although these rights can be agreed upon after the lease is assigned, if you can agree to the terms of any assignment or sublease in the lease agreement itself, this can help you later on if you need to consider this.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rent<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rent amount needs to be appropriate for the type of property you are renting and affordable for your business. However, you should also consider how and when rent is paid and calculated. In some circumstances, the landlord will agree to a rent-free period at the beginning of your lease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, a landlord might agree to this for a business unit in a shopping centre. The more shops they can fill their shopping centre with, the more they are likely to increase customer footfall and increase overall profits for the shopping centre as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As well as agreeing on the rent, it may be important to consider whether you will have to pay a proportion of any service charges or other outgoings concerning the property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, this might be the case if your property is part of a business park or shopping centre. You might have to pay costs of:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">parking provision;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cleaning of common areas; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">heating and lighting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If this is likely to affect you, it is important to understand upfront what these costs would be so there are no surprises later. Ideally, you would get a schedule or list of these charges and negotiate that the landlord cannot add more costs later.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Condition of the property<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Generally speaking, you as the tenant will be responsible for keeping the property in good condition. Further, you will be held accountable for repairing any damage you cause. However, if the property you are planning to take on is not in excellent condition in the first place, you may be uncomfortable with this. In this situation, you would want to negotiate that you will not keep the property in any better condition than it is now.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Access Rights to the Property<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the premises you are planning to lease are part of a larger property, you may need to consider things like roof space access or loading access. Similarly, your landlord may need to retain rights of access. 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