Define the operational requirements
Describe your business activity, intended use, team size, customer access and target start date. An office brief may focus on transport and fit-out, a retail brief on frontage and customer movement, and a warehouse brief on loading access, clear height and utility capacity.
Separate essential requirements from preferences. A lower advertised rent may offer little value if the unit needs significant fit-out, lacks suitable access or cannot support the proposed operation.
Compare the location and the unit
Consider where staff, customers and deliveries will come from. Check parking, entry arrangements, loading, permitted operating hours and the condition in which the space will be handed over. Any listing measurements or capability claims should be checked against the particular unit.
Confirm the proposed business activity and any required premises approvals with the relevant authority and building management before committing. The lease itself does not establish that every intended use or alteration is permitted.
Look beyond the headline rent
Build a comparison that includes base rent, deposits, service or common-area charges, utilities, fit-out, reinstatement obligations and any agreed incentives. Identify which figures are confirmed and which still require a quotation or written agreement.
Review the term, payment schedule, renewal provisions, maintenance responsibilities and handover condition. Record negotiated points in the transaction documents so the intended commercial arrangement is clear.
For owners and tenants
Tenants can send an activity description, preferred locations, space requirement, budget and timing. Owners can send the unit location, available area, current condition, occupancy status and proposed terms. We will discuss the search or leasing brief and the support required.