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Lease Agreements

Lease agreements are at the heart of what we do. We don’t just draft and negotiate them. We design them around the way they are actually used in day-to-day business. This approach is at the core of one of our particular strengths: creating lease templates and playbooks that combine legal precision with clarity, usability and commercial thinking.

Three ways we work with lease agreements

  • Individual Lease Advice

    From heads of terms to signature: we draft, review and negotiate commercial lease agreements tailored to the property, the deal and your commercial objectives. Clear on the issues that matter, pragmatic where they don’t.

  • Lease Templates & Playbooks

    We help you define and document your lease standards for both expansion and existing portfolios.

    For landlords, this typically means a lease template that reflects your commercial and legal standards and can be adapted efficiently to different properties and deals. For tenants and operators, we translate those same standards into a playbook: a practical guide setting out your preferred positions, acceptable fallbacks and red lines for the issues that come up time and again.

    And we look beyond the contract itself. We consider how leases are prepared, reviewed, negotiated and approved within your business, so that the templates and playbooks we create work with your processes, not against them.

  • Asset Management and Ongoing Advice

    Our work doesn’t end when the lease is signed. We support asset and property management teams throughout the lease term: from amendments, options and rent adjustments to alterations, subletting, disputes and the eventual return of the property.

Lease advice for every side of the table.

  • Landlords & Owners

    From individual lettings to entire portfolios: drafting and negotiating leases, developing standards and templates, and supporting the ongoing management of existing leases, no matter the asset class.

  • Tenants & Expanding Businesses

    From the first heads of terms to signing: reviewing and negotiating landlord drafts, establishing negotiation standards and supporting roll-outs across multiple locations. We have experience in advising retailers, gastronomy concepts as well as all kinds of franchise structure.

  • Operators

    Co-Living, silver living, hotels, serviced apartments, (health) care facilities and other operational real estate come with their own lease structures and risks. We advise operators on new projects, existing leases and portfolio-wide standards.

  • Asset & Property Managers

    Day-to-day questions don’t stop once the lease is signed. We support asset and property management teams with any questions and amendments, rent adjustments, options, alterations, subletting, disputes and exits.

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Questions

What clients often ask us.

  • Do you advise both landlords and tenants?

    Yes. We advise landlords and property owners as well as tenants and operators across a wide range of asset classes. Working on both sides of the table gives us a good understanding of the different commercial interests and helps us identify where negotiations really matter – and where pragmatic solutions are possible.

  • What is a playbook and when do we need one?

    A playbook is a practical guide for recurring lease negotiations. It sets out how you want to deal with the key issues: what your preferred position is, where you can compromise and what you will not accept. It is particularly useful if you negotiate many leases (e.g. as a retailer or operator) or want different people working on them to follow the same approach.

    You can find examples in our case studies.

  • How much does your advice cost?

    It depends on what you need. For clearly defined projects, such as negotiating a new lease or developing a lease template, we often work on a fixed-fee basis. Where the scope is less predictable, we charge by the hour. Either way, we agree how fees will work before we start and talk to you if things change.

  • What does the process of creating a lease template look like?

    We start by looking at your existing leases, recurring negotiation points and internal processes. In a workshop, we define your legal and commercial standards and how the template should work in practice. We then develop and refine the new lease template together with you and, if useful, complement it with a playbook or drafting software for future negotiations.

Let’s talk about your lease.

Whether it’s a new lease, a better template or a question about an existing agreement, tell us what you’re working on and we’ll see how we can help.

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