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Why lease flexibility can determine whether businesses survive a downturn
Jul 20, 2026
A consistent pattern: What actually causes business failure in a downturn?
Liquidity - not profitability - determines survival.
“Turno...
Mitigating make good obligations
Apr 28, 2025
“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." - Warren Buffett
This Warren Buffett quote is somewhat confronting, for no one likes to admit to an uninformed decision that results in a negative outcome. The favourable...
What tariffs and new trade policies mean for commercial tenants & occupiers in Australia & New Zealand
Apr 24, 2025
Tariffs, tenants & the leasing equation: What new trade policies mean for commercial occupiers in Australia & New Zealand
Australia and...
Property due diligence in M&A transactions for tenants & occupiers
Apr 07, 2025
Growth via acquisition can result in unwanted property commitments
"Diligence is the mother of good luck.” - Benjamin Fran...
Commercial lease norms are outdated.
Feb 26, 2025
"At one time, MTV was hip, and suddenly it became outdated." - Prince
This article addresses the question of whether long-standing and generally accepted commercial lease norms are now outdated, given changing tenant requireme...
