The common mistake with entrepreneurs and commercial leases

I’m working on a new lease for a client this morning. It is a typical new lease where my client is renewing their existing lease and signing a new deed of renunciation. Everything is straightforward as I have gone through the necessary pre-lease queries now and five years ago when I acted for the same… Continue reading The common mistake with entrepreneurs and commercial leases

Termination of a commercial lease by forfeiture

You would expect that the forfeiture of a commercial lease would be a straightforward process. You would think that if a commercial tenant/lessee is in breach of a condition of the lease, for example not paying the rent, then forfeiture would be a fast, straightforward process. Not so. Forfeiting a commercial lease is difficult and… Continue reading Termination of a commercial lease by forfeiture