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Melbourne’s rebalancing moment: What Melbourne’s higher office vacancy rate means for occupiers’ leverage
Apr 09, 2026
Melbourne’s office vacancy levels remain elevated relative to Sydney and Brisbane, and while headlines continue to focus on soft demand, the underlying market signals are becoming more nuanced.
Late 2025 market data shows the first sign...
Lease norms contributed to the 2025 rise in insolvencies.
Feb 19, 2025
"How did you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” - Ernest Hemmingway
CreditorWatch's Business Risk Index reported a 57% increase in insolvencies in the year leading up to November 2024, with failure rates ac...
Why commercial tenants need to ensure conflict-free advice - Part 1
Feb 02, 2025
This is part 1 of a two-part series of insights on the problem of systemic conflict of interests in the advice and representation provided to commercial tenants and what they can do to combat the impact of an industry structure that promotes confl...
Can AI help a commercial tenant negotiate a lease? - Part 2
Jan 18, 2025
This is part 2 of a 2-part series of insights on how AI can help a commercial tenant with their lease negotiations. In part 1 of this ser...
Can AI help a commercial tenant negotiate a lease? - Part 1
Jan 16, 2025
Part 1 – AI can help a commercial tenant negotiate a lease
This is part 1 of a 2-part series of insights on how AI can help commercial t...
