Retail leasing: check frontage, footfall and fit-out
A retail lease should be assessed from the customer's approach to the unit and the operator's work behind the counter. Both affect whether the premises are usable.
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A retail lease should be assessed from the customer's approach to the unit and the operator's work behind the counter. Both affect whether the premises are usable.
Inspect the whole route
Visit at relevant trading times. Review visibility, pedestrian access, parking and nearby uses. Distinguish observed activity from a landlord's projection of future footfall.
Price the fit-out
Check services, loading, waste handling and any special equipment requirements. Establish which works need approval and who pays for them. Compare the full opening budget rather than treating a low asking rent as the decisive advantage.
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