5 New Year’s Resolutions for your retail lease

Every year millions of people commit to doing something different to improve themselves and their life for the coming year. The idea of a New Year’s Resolution is to change something you do (or don’t do!) to improve some aspect of your life that you’re not happy with. Cutting out chocolate, avoiding the McDonalds drive […]

Tackling rental overheads – negotiating mid-term

Rental overheads are the biggest challenge keeping retailers awake at night, according to Inside Retail’s 2017 Australian Retail Outlook. Leasing expert, Kyle Swain, explores the current issues and trends in leasing and the best ways for retailers to negotiate better terms. By Kyle Swain, The Leasing Department Over the past three weeks, we have examined the […]

Tackling rental overheads – maximise lease events

Rental overheads are the biggest challenge keeping retailers awake at night, according to Inside Retail’s 2017 Australian Retail Outlook. Leasing expert, Kyle Swain, explores the current issues and trends in leasing and the best ways for retailers to negotiate better terms. By Kyle Swain, The Leasing Department Over the past two weeks, we have examined the […]

Tackling rental overheads – never pay RRP

Rental overheads are the biggest challenge keeping retailers awake at night, according to Inside Retail’s 2017 Australian Retail Outlook. Leasing expert, Kyle Swain, explores the current issues and trends in leasing and the best ways for retailers to negotiate better terms. By Kyle Swain, The Leasing Department Last week, we examined the issues and trends making […]

Tackling retail’s biggest challenge – rental overheads

Rental overheads are the biggest challenge keeping retailers awake at night, according to Inside Retail’s 2017 Australian Retail Outlook. Over the next 5 weeks, leasing expert, Kyle Swain, will explore the current issues and trends in leasing and the best ways for retailers to negotiate better terms, culminating in an online webinar on Wed 31 […]

Handling disasters from a retail leasing perspective

by Kyle Swain, The Leasing Department  The catastrophic damage caused by Cyclone Debbie across Queensland and northern NSW in the last week has been devastating for so many families and business owners. Unfortunately, many retail businesses never recover from these natural disasters. Those who do, often struggle under the weight of massive financial losses resulting […]

NRA introduces Leasing Department

The National Retail Association is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with The Leasing Department as its preferred provider of leasing and tenancy services nationally. The Leasing Department will play a key role in guiding NRA members on leasing and tenancy issues affecting their business as well as provide input on leasing and tenancy […]

Top 3 tips for saving money on your lease

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by Kyle Swain, The Leasing Department 1. Act early to get the best deal Taking a proactive approach to key lease events such as lease renewals and market rent reviews allows you to take full advantage of your rights under the retail lease act relevant to your state or territory. By acting early, you can […]