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Commercial Premises Lease Comparison

Compare up to four premises on the true cost of occupation – rent, rent-free, service charge, rates, fit-out and dilapidations

£20

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Commercial Premises Lease Comparison

Overview

Two premises with similar rents can have very different total costs once service charges, business rates, fit-out, rent-free periods and dilapidations are taken into account. This workbook puts every cost on the same basis so you can compare like with like.

Price
£20
Who it’s for
Property
Works with
Microsoft Excel for Windows and Mac
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See how it works

A walk through the main sheets

The sheets you will use most, in the order you will use them – shown with the sample data every workbook comes with.

Step 1

Options

The terms for each property from the agent's particulars. What you do: one column per property.

Options
Cost Schedule

Step 2

Cost Schedule

Year-by-year costs for every option. What you do: nothing to enter.

Step 3

Settings

Discount rate and running cost increases. What you do: check the assumptions.

Settings

Step 4

Who it is for

Made for people like you

  • Example – text
  • Businesses looking for new premises – Compare offers on the same basis before signing heads of terms.
  • Businesses renewing a lease – Weigh up staying against moving.
  • Surveyors, agents and advisers – Show clients the true cost of each option.

Quick start

Up and running in minutes

  1. Example – text
  1. Settings – Set the discount rate, the yearly increase in running costs and whether to stop at the first break.
  2. Options – Enter the heads of terms for each property from the agent's particulars or offer.
  3. Dashboard – Compare the totals, present values and cost per square foot.

Key features

  • Compares up to four premises on the full cost of occupying them – not just the headline rent.
  • Builds a year-by-year schedule including rent-free periods, rent reviews, service charge, business rates, insurance, utilities, fit-out, fees, incentives and dilapidations.
  • Shows the total cost, present value, average cost per year and per square foot, and which option is cheapest – to the end of the lease or to the first break.

What’s included

  • Dashboard – Side-by-side summary
  • Settings – Discount rate and assumptions
  • Options – Terms for each property
  • Cost Schedule – Year-by-year costs
  • Guide – How to use this workbook

How buying works

Your file is only released to your client portal once payment has cleared.

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