How To Ask For A Rent Reduction

How To Ask For A Rent Reduction

Since the beginning of the Covid 19 Pandemic, many will have read about various retailers across the UK pleading with Commercial Landlords for rent reductions, Monsoon Accessorise who have 258 stores being one of the many examples to request this. There will of course...
Who Said Retail Is Dead?

Who Said Retail Is Dead?

Keen followers of Richard Lionel & Partners will have noticed that over the past few months, we have continued marketing and letting retail units on various High Street throughout London despite the precarious times we are living through. Most recently, 160...
Date Matters!

Date Matters!

As we enter September, schools are re-opening, lockdown measures are constantly being eased and in theory, life in the UK should be returning back to some sense of normality. However as business are restarting and staff are drifting back to their places of work, many...
Rent Reductions – The Latest Trend

Rent Reductions – The Latest Trend

Many will have read the news over the past few months regarding various retailers pleading with Commercial Landlords for rent reductions, Monsoon Accessorise who have 258 stores being the most recent chain to request this. There will of course be Landlords who will...
A Gentleman’s Handshake Is Not Always Enough

A Gentleman’s Handshake Is Not Always Enough

Earlier this week I received a telephone call from an anxious Tenant who has recently been notified from his new Landlord that he intends to activate the 2014 rent review and has proposed a revised rent which is close to double the passing rent. The Tenant informed...