Understanding how to estimate your businesses’ retail sales potential should be an essential tool in any tenant’s skill set. The process by which business owners calculate potential revenue is called “forecasting” and the figures generated can be used to ensure: Business sustainability Bank finance Rent sustainability This article is the second installment of our three-part […]

Selecting the correct site for your next retail location is an extremely complex decision and costly if you get it wrong. Whether you are starting out or expanding your business, once you choose a location you have little flexibility to change it and the site will have a major influence on your retail success going […]

COVID-19 has created a time of disruption to all sectors of business, accelerating market trends that were previously dormant and exposing the weaknesses of many common business models. This Darwinian economic landscape has led to incredible adaptation across the industry and for this week’s blog we would like to discuss the changes we are seeing […]

This September Russell Zimmerman, former head of the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) will be joining the LeaseInfo Team!   “I look forward to joining LeaseInfo to assist retailers using the suite of products and services that LeaseInfo provides. With the changes that retailers are facing due to COVID-19 it is more important than ever to […]

Billing and paying rent are a crucial part of lease management, yet frequently the invoiced amounts do not match up with the contractual values within a lease. These variances, up until recently, flew under the radar for many landlords and tenants. However, with the advent of a new accounting standard IFRS/AASB-16, all leases over 3 […]

Last week LeaseInfo’s Founder and Managing Director Simon Fonteyn was featured on the PropTech Podcast where he and Kylie Davis discussed the future of retail and commercial leasing as well as LeaseInfo’s newest software platform Accurait®. You can listen to the Podcast here or read some key questions and answers below. Differences between commercial and […]

Welcome to the second edition of LeaseInfo®’s ongoing blog segment dedicated to answering your FAQ’s when it comes to IFRS/AASB16. Last time we started with the basics and explored the steps your business needed to take to become IFRS/AASB16 compliant. Today we will be answering the most common problem our clients report to us when […]

For most retail businesses rent is the second largest expense after staffing. Understanding the value of your lease is critical to rent negotiation, occupancy costs, budgeting, and by extension overall business success. Many businesses do not utilise the options at their disposal when in a disagreement about the value of their lease, one of these […]

Has your bricks and mortar retail business been affected by COVID-19? In this post, I’ll be taking you through a comprehensive look at who qualifies for the new Federal Government Code detailing rent relief guidelines for commercial property as well as the process of obtaining rent relief. It is important to note that this post […]

When negotiating a lease, one of the critical skills needed to reach an agreement is the ability to persuade or convince the other party. The art of persuasion is key to a successful lease negotiation as you need to be able to persuade the other party and get them to accept your position in the […]

For many seasoned commercial property players, the words Artificial Intelligence (AI), property technology and disruption are ‘over the horizon’ terms which are ‘medium to long term strategic concepts’. Right? Absolutely wrong! Over the last decade, certain types of technologies like AI, Blockchain, Internet of Things and Big Data have been infiltrating sectors such as banking, […]

Understanding key lease terms can often assist both lessors and lessees to better grasp their lease entitlements and obligations in complex leases. To assist you in better understanding your leases, we’ve outlined in this blog post some of the key terms that you will come across in most retail and other commercial leases. Types of […]

The 1 January 2019 date of initial application for IFRS 16 has now come and gone. Depending on your organisations reporting period you are most likely going to be affected in the next six months. Many organisations who meet the Federal Government criteria are on the way to being ready, however if your organisation is […]

One of the most common areas where lessees slip up with their lease portfolios is not correctly exercising options. They can be tricky and ensuring you have a system and process in place to make sure that these critical dates are not missed is key. In this blog post, we will talk you through how […]