Q & A: Commercial property - advice for tenants and landlords during lockdown

Q & A: Commercial property - advice for tenants and landlords during lockdown

Brighton Chamber has a whole host of members who can offer expert help at a time like this and Joanna Bryan and Stewart Gregory are great examples. Joanna, a Chartered Legal Executive and Stewart, Partner in the Rix & Kay Commercial Property Team will chat with Amy Lishman from Brighton Chamber about commercial property challenges presented by the ongoing Covid pandemic.

We’ll talk about and cover topics including:

• What are my options as a tenant who is struggling to pay rent?

• When should businesses seek legal advice about their lease if they are worried that they will not be able to pay rent in the coming months?

• My tenant has asked me for a rent-free period, am I obliged to give them one?

• I want to help my tenant but the rent I receive is my only source of income – what options can I present to the tenant that will allow me also to protect my own income?

• Are there any special measures I should be taking as a tenant and my premises are currently empty?

• Renewal of leases in the next 6-12 months and the possible implications and impact

• Can I still exercise the break clause in my lease even if I have not paid my last rent?

• Can planned rent reviews wait until the market has settled down for landlords to maximise the rental value of the property?

• The issue of Forfeiture and the impact this has on tenants.

Date and time: Friday 12 June, 13.00-14.00

To book your free place here https://www.brightonchamber.co.uk/event/qa-virtual-your-commercial-property-questions-answered

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These sessions are brought to you in collaboration with Coast to Capital Growth Hub