Key Features of an Effective Lease Management System
Lease Management Systems are sophisticated and powerful tools which assist lessees across the country (and around the world) in organising and managing their obligations of their leases. However, a recent influx of software solutions of all shapes and sizes for commercial businesses begs the question, “How do I tell which one is the best for […]
Managing Data Sequencing in Lease Portfolio Management
Accurate data sequencing and entry is integral to effective lease portfolio management and when not done correctly can severely impact the forecasting, data quality and IFRS-16 compliance of your company. This article looks to address the three most prevalent errors in data sequence input when using modern lease management software; Backdating, Adjustment Overrides and Data […]
How Lease Management Systems Solve Key Industry Challenges
Portfolio managers know that data integrity and quality are paramount when managing leased portfolios. Without reliable information, it is impossible to keep track of the numerous complexities within leases and ensure that business expenses (such as rent, outgoings, promotion levies, storage fees etc) are accurately accounted for and that IFRS-16 / AASB-16 calculations are precise. […]
Quantifying the ROI on AI in Lease Management and AASB 16 Compliance
This is an in-depth look into how data extraction software is changing the way lease portfolio managers operate and comply with AASB 16. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lease Reading and Information Extraction Technology is making inroads into how lease portfolios are managed and organised, leading to improvements across the lease management sector to truly make people’s […]
Why Understanding AASB 16 is Critical to Your Business Success
Prior to January 2019, operating leases were treated as expenses and were not shown on companies’ balance sheets. The new global accounting standard IFRS/AASB 16 required companies to calculate their leases as Right Of Use (ROU) assets and liabilities on their balance sheets, bringing transparency to financial reporting and fundamentally changing the way businesses have […]
Why AI Needs to be a Part of Your Leasing Team in 2021
The commercial leasing sector is rapidly becoming one of the most complex industries to navigate and manage. Even a single lease can contain hundreds of pages filled with niche complexities that have to be fully understood, maintained and accounted for. This coupled with new accounting rules and regulations such as IFRS/AASB-16 (If you are unfamiliar […]
Will the Rise of Online Sales cut both ways in Retail Leasing?
The rise in permanent store closures across the Australian retail landscape coupled with the prodigious growth in online shopping is creating mounting pressure for landlords to restructure rental agreements and potentially introduce more retail business risk into leasing structures. Welcome to LeaseInfo Group’s first blog post for 2021. This week we will be exploring the […]

Common Retail Leasing Mistakes: Effective Competition Analysis
Understanding your competition is critical to business success. In fact, without an in-depth analysis of your competition and the businesses around them, you will not be able to follow these fundamental marketing strategies that are vital for consistent business growth and performance: Pricing Strategies Delivery Strategies Promotional Strategies Advertising which displays your unique service or […]

PropTech Partnership Creates First Streamlined Digital Property Model
Partnership Between PropTech Trailblazers TCPinpoint and LeaseInfo® Create Australia’s First End-To-End Property Digitisation Model SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 19 OCTOBER 2020 – LeaseInfo® has today announced its new partnership with the retail workflow platform TCPinpoint. The partnership will lead to the creation of Australia’s first end-to-end digitisation model for the lease to open process. TCPinpoint provides the […]

Common Retail Leasing Mistakes: Retail Lease Negotiation
Lease Negotiation is the final and arguably the most complex part of the site selection process. The average shopping centre lease will cost the retailer well over half a million dollars and sometimes more than one million over the term of the lease including fitout. With that much money at stake it is critical that […]

Common Retail Leasing Mistakes: Analysing Retail Sales Potential
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 […]

Common Retail Leasing Mistakes: Retail Site Selection
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 […]

Hyperlocal Economies and Their Impact on Traditional Shopping Centres
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 […]

Zimmerman Joins LeaseInfo Group
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 […]

How to Manage Variances Between Rent Paid and Lease Contract Values
Billing and paying rent are a crucial part of lease management, yet frequently the invoiced amounts do not match up with the lease contract values. 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 years must […]

The Future of PropTech: A Podcast with Simon Fonteyn
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 read some key questions and answers below. Differences between commercial and residential leasing Kylie Davis: Simon, my […]

Managing the Variance Between Invoice Amount and Contractual Values in IFRS/AASB16
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 […]

Understanding Rental Determinations
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 […]



National Mandatory Leasing Code for SME’s: Explained
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 […]


5 Tips to Prepare for Lease Negotiation for Retailers
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 […]


PropTech is Disrupting the Australian Commercial Real Estate Sector – Are you ready?
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, […]


Leasing Basics: Key Lease Terms
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 […]


9 Steps to Ready Your Organisation for IFRS 16
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 […]


Exercising Options Correctly
One of the most common areas where lessees slip up with their lease portfolios is not correctly exercising lease 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 ensure lease options […]