The SMART Retailer's Guide to Leasing 2025/2026

Successful Retail leasing is one of the most important keys to ensure that a retail business both large and small can survive.

Manyold established retail businesses have gone out of business in the past few years. Only Smart retailers will survive in 2025/2026.

This practical guide to leasing will assist smart retailers to negotiate a fair lease and successfully administer their occupancy costs during the lease term, whether you are:

This book sets out an essential checklist which highlights the protection given to retailers under the Retail Tenancy Acts in Australia and those salient clauses permitted in leasing that a smart retailer should be aware of.

It also covers the following essential aspects of a retail business:

• The Golden Rules of negotiating a retail lease.
• The fit-out of the store and the control of the fit-out contractor.
• Control and monitoring of outgoings.
• The disclosure statement and its implications.
• Making a lease offer including the outline of a model lease offer that a smart or large retailer can propose to a landlord.
• Purchasing a store from an existing tenant.
• The rights of a franchisee under both state and federal legislation.
• Negotiating with a landlord during an economic downturn.
• Handling options in leases.
• How to administer a lease portfolio.