I heard a story earlier this week about a new newsagent opening a new business who has been told by the landlord they cannot open their shop until all magazine pockets are filled.
I’d never stand for this unless there was a provision in the lease which gave the landlord such power – but I’d never sign a lease with this.
My advice to the newsagent is to ask the landlord to show where in the lease there have such control over the opening and operation of the business.
Footnote: this is not a major landlord, it’s a small operator overstepping their authority to the detriment of the small business newsagent.
Quick straw poll if anyone can answer off the top of their head – do you all pay your landlords building insurance as part of your lease? (not shopping centres obviously0 We have never done so for 18 years, but are now being asked to.
h, it comes down to what your lease says. I have seen commercial lease agreements that say the tenant pays all outgoings including land tax, all the way to landlord pays all outgoings (not electricity phone gas etc obviously), and everything in between.
We pay the landlords building insurance as a term of the lease.
H, it should be in your lease. If you are not sure and have a dispute, the CTTT will be the place to go.
It isn’t on our past 2 leases, but has been added to a new lease. Just curious. We don’t want to have to relocate, but we can.