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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...
Lease negotiation mistakes that harm SMEs
Nov 30, 2024
"Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself." - Alfred Sheinwold
Alfred Sheinwold was an American bridge player and an international team captain who would hav...
Commercial tenants need conflict-free advice
Nov 30, 2024
"Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble." - Sydney J Harris
Seeking advice from the wrong person can lead commercial tenants into trouble. To assess a potential advisor's credentia...
Moving the dial: Commercial tenants start negotiating from the outside lane
Nov 21, 2024
When I was putting my thoughts together for this article I thought it would be interesting, and possibly useful, to ask ChatGPT for input. My first query was, “Do commercial leases in Australia favour the landlord and not the tenant”. Here is an e...
Don't get stuck where you don't belong - Part 2
Nov 13, 2024
Mandy Hale is credited with saying, "Growth is painful. Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don't belong". It is most unlikely that Mandy Hale had commercial tenants in mind for her stated passion is not lea...
