Retail leasing in New South Wales underwent significant changes in January 2023, following amendments to the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW) . These changes, introduced through the Retail Leases Regulation 2022, aimed to modernise the retail leasing landscape and address gaps in tenant protections. For...

 If you are a retail tenant, and you wish to sell your business (and assign your lease to the business purchaser), or for any other reason, you wish to assign or transfer your lease to another party, then depending on the terms of your lease, you may need to obtain the prior consent of the landlord....

It is imperative for both landlords and tenants that whenever a retail lease is being negotiated, any required amendments to terms of the lease that remain to be negotiated are brought to the other party’s attention so that they can be negotiated, and the documents amended to reflect the negotiated ...

There are special rules that apply to commercial leases that fall within the definition of being a “retail lease”.  Under the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW), landlords must, amongst other things, comply with strict deadlines for providing various notices to their tenants.  It is therefore imperative t...

The key criteria to consider if you think you are entering into a Retail Lease

Retail Leases are governed by the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW) (‘the Act’) and are subject to different laws and regulations to standard Commercial Leases. It is important that you correctly identify whether your lease i...