A recent shopping centre rent recovery action offers a useful demonstration of how loss of future rent is calculated whe...
Rueful tenant gazumped in Queen St retail review: court pulls shades on second lease attempt
The collapse of negotiations over a prime Queen Street retail location – aired this month in the Supreme Court ...
Lease letter of intent lesson: Can landlord pull plug after pocketing payment?
Bathroom goods supplier, Highgrove – “the fastest-growing bathroomware company on the East Coast of Australia” – w...
Ratchet rent reviews banned – opportunity for landlords going, going, gone
The uncertain fate of “ratchet” retail rent reviews has finally been decided – a law passed in parliament last wee...
Tenant off the hook: landlords beware security risk in extending commercial leases
Landlords have received a sharp reminder that any agreement to extend the period of a lease can dilute their security po...
Lease update – floods, repairs, mortgagee consent, disclosure notices
Landlords must look to their leases to determine their rights when faced with tenants’ demands to repair flood damaged p...
Tribunal jurisdiction extended – retail lease suit validly commenced but can not be heard
A convenience store lease dispute shunted back to QCAT by the Supreme Court last week, raises the bar for landlords atte...
No RPD in lease: “Impressive” agent gets rent-free period in damages for landlord
The District Court at Maroochydore last week decided* in favour of commercial landlords and their real estate agent who ...
Leasing – all quiet but new retail disclosure statements soon
There have been no recent judicial developments in commercial leasing but there are statutory changes pending for retail...