Commercial leasing insights, without the jargon

If you own or let commercial property in England and Wales, there’s a rule you can’t ignore: you generally can’t let a building that falls below a minimum energy efficiency rating. It’s called MEES (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards) and it’s tied to the building’s EPC. It matters to tenants too, because the works needed to […]

A commercial lease can be a long commitment, and businesses change. You might outgrow the space, downsize, relocate, or sell up entirely. When that happens, the question is whether you can pass the lease on to someone else– covered by assignment, underletting, and alienation clauses. It’s a dry word for an important set of rights. […]

Forfeiture and the section 146 notice are the tools landlords reach for when a tenant seriously breaches the lease: stops paying rent, or breaks an important covenant. Where a tenant defaults on rent and there’s a personal guarantee in place, the landlord may also look to the guarantor. It’s the right to bring the lease […]