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Homebase’s CVA has churned up more ill will between Landlords and Retail Tenants

The recent atmosphere of mistrust over CVA’s could seriously damage future relations between the two. Rocky times are a sad fact of any relationship. Even with the best of intentions, sometimes retailers are under pressure to make their margins and, most importantly, manage strained cash flow.

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How can a lease end?

The appropriate method of termination depends on whether the lease has the protection of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, which party wants to bring it to an end, whether the lease is coming to its contractual end or one party wants to get out of it early, and whether the tenant is in breach of any of the lease terms.

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What to do when there is no Schedule of Condition

In Dem-Master Demolition Ltd v Healthcare environmental services Ltd [2017] CSOH 14 the Outer House of the Court of Session considered the interpretation of the repairing clause in a commercial lease which referred to a photographic schedule of condition but the schedule of condition had never been prepared.

Technology is changing the economic landscape but the question is why new technology is having a greater impact on property than political change

It's no secret that technological change is redefining the current economic landscape. Why are technological advances influencing the property market more than politics?

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LONDON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SECTOR SET TO SEE RECORD INVESTMENT DESPITE BREXIT

Latest figures show that the uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations is not having impact on the London’s Commercial Property sector

BAILEY "THE KID" ON REACHING HIS 1 YEAR MILESTONE AT LORENZ

Bailey spills the beans on his first year working for The Lorenz Consultancy as a Trainee Property Consultant. Brace yourselves, The Kid's on a roll!

Retailers and Restauranteurs - Check out your Landlord before signing a lease

Many Landlords today are trying to avoid their Tenants enjoying the protection of The Landlord & Tenant Act by granting excluded leases. Research your Landlord.

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Is Brexit uncertainty creating a window of opportunity?

According to propertyWeek.com, 41% of Tenants favour a short lease in view of the uncertainty of a hard or soft Brexit, or no Brexit at all. Here's our advice.

LXM Checks in as 48 Pall Mall's First Tenant

Investment banking provider LXM Group has relocated its UK headquarters from Belgravia to the redeveloped 48 Pall Mall offices, becoming the building’s first tenant.

'We consulted with The Lorenz Consultancy Agency Team when searching for warehouse premises and a London showroom for our expanding furniture business. The team sent us a great selection of properties, we settled on one we liked with good transport access (as we have lots of deliveries in and out) and the Lorenz team negotiated a superb deal for us. A charismatic team with unrivalled experience and skill, and it shows!'

- Ben Hall
Loft Interiors

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