Commercial Leases

This is a handbook that takes a common form Agreement for Lease and gives practical guidance on how the document should be amended to make it fair and reasonable. The reader is taken through the agreement for lease, the lease, the Law Society Standard Business Lease and the Preliminary Equiries on the grant of a new lease. Specimen amendments to common form clauses and provisions found in leases are contained followed by a model clause. The book takes account of the increased bargaining strength of the tenant and ensures that this is exploited. Explanatory notes provide commentary on the meaning of questionable clauses and their amendments, supported by case law where applicable. Also, alternative wording is set out for amended clauses to fit a clients' circumstances.
 
This is a handbook that takes a common form Agreement for Lease and gives practical guidance on how the document should be amended to make it fair and reasonable. The reader is taken through the agreement for lease, the lease, the Law Society Standard Business Lease and the Preliminary Equiries on the grant of a new lease. Specimen amendments to common form clauses and provisions found in leases are contained followed by a model clause. The book takes account of the increased bargaining strength of the tenant and ensures that this is exploited. Explanatory notes provide commentary on the meaning of questionable clauses and their amendments, supported by case law where applicable. Also, alternative wording is set out for amended clauses to fit a clients' circumstances.