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Market Rent Guide 2019

TLC Market Rent Guide

Looking for offices? Download our Market Rent Guide to see the approximate minimum to maximum rent that you should be budgeting for in each area of London.

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Looking Back on 2018 - the Lorenz Consultancy's Year in Review

Despite Brexit, the Commercial Property market in Central London held up unbelievably in 2018, and proved a very successful and transformative year for The Lorenz Consultancy. Our Agency Department were involved in acquisitions and disposals, on a rent roll of £7.5 million per year, and our Professional Department were involved in £13 million worth of rental transactions, on a total area of some 175,000 sq ft.

1 Stephen Street

EARLY LEASE SURRENDER ON 20,000 SQ FT WEST END OFFICE FLOOR

Having successfully sublet part of the 2nd floor short term, comprising 4,500 sq ft, and handled the rent review on the entire floor, our Client, Encompass Digital Media, were in the process of relocating to Chiswick and subsequently decided that the space at Stephen Street was no longer required

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1,800 SQ FT ACQUIRED FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CLIENT

Having handled the Rent Review in 2017, we know our client was keen to expand within the building. In January 2018 we offered them an off market opportunity to take the space opposite them on their floor, giving them the opportunity to have a self-contained floor of circa 4,000 sq ft.

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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.

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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

London has been named the top European economic city, making the UK the most attractive country for employers

The UK has been dubbed the most attractive country for employers and staff, with London retaining its crown as the top European economic city, according to a new report.

Rent Review Checklist

Over 10% of Rent Reviews will have to go all the way to Expert or Arbitrated Determination by the end of 2018, so it's important that Tenants are prepared.

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Both investor and occupier demand in the UK’s commercial property market edged up during the third quarter of 2017

Both investor and occupier demand in the UK’s commercial property market edged up during the third quarter of 2017 but there is more caution around the central London market, the latest analysis report shows.

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TLC GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL RENT REVIEWS

Download our Commercial Guide to Rent Reviews. Get informed, get expert help, and get ready for the toughest market ever. What to do and how to get expert help.

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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.

Read this before signing a lease outside The Act

Landlords no longer need to contract outside the 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act to preserve the value of their assets.

The Toughest Market Ever

Having represented Landlords and Tenants for over 40+ years on Commercial Property Rent Reviews and Lease Renewals, we have rarely had to resort to Arbitration or the Courts respectively, but has 2017 proven to be the toughest year ever? Here's how to strategise for success...

Are 2017 Rent Reviews The Toughest Ever?

Are 2017 Rent Reviews the toughest ever?

Are 2017 Rent Reviews the toughest ever?

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.

A Risk Premium? The Market Now is Busier than Ever

A Risk Premium? The Market Now is Busier than Ever

Roka Restaurant

Roka Restaurant

1,866 sq ft Trendy Warehouse Conversion Space Let to Established Local Firm of Architects

1,866 sq ft Trendy Warehouse Conversion Space Let to Established Local Firm of Architects

Anthony Lorenz Signs for Seventh Hanover Square Office

Anthony Lorenz Signs for Seventh Hanover Square Office

Established Estate Agents Buy prime Mayfair Lease

Established Estate Agents Buy prime Mayfair Lease

'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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