Lease of shop in parade with flat over

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This is a comprehensive lease for letting a shop or other retail unit with a flat or maisonette above for the tenant to live. The shop could be used for any purpose for example: sale of goods, restaurant, cafe or sale of services (e.g. estate agency or PC repair). Features: service charge provision; guarantor; break provision; rent review options; option for assignment; sub-letting not allowed; draft agreement for security deposit.
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About this lease

This lease is for a shop with a flat over. The shop will usually be in a parade.

The tenant could use the commercial space for any purpose including:

  • conventional retail of goods
  • restaurant or cafe
  • provision of services such as PC repair or estate agency

The shop may or may not have additional rooms used by the tenant for other business purposes, such as offices or storage.

If the shop is not part of a parade, the relevant paragraphs can be deleted easily and obviously.

The lease has been drawn to prefer the interest of the landlord rather than the tenant.

Similar commercial lease agreements

We offer similar leases for shops where the tenant does not live at the property.

Use Lock up shop lease agreement if the shop does not share services or facilities with other neighbouring shops owned by the same landlord.

Key features

Plain English is used throughout except where it is necessary to use legal terms common in this field of law.

The key features of this lease template can be summarised as:

  • standard guarantor
  • tenant also lives at the property
  • options for transfer or assignment to another party
  • sub-letting forbidden
  • option to include a break clause for premature termination by the tenant
  • a choice of options for rent reviews

The law relating to this lease

Business lease law is regulated primarily by the Lease of Land Act 1969. If the term of this lease is longer than ten years it must be registered at the Deed Registry Office at:

http://www.deeds.gov.za/ITSODeedsWebB/deedsweb/welcome.jsp

Document contents

This lease agreement is comprehensive, providing alternative choices for important decisions.

The contents include 32 provisions and 3 schedules covering:

  • rent: period, amount, other payments, interest on overdue rent, periodic review
  • condition and repair
  • tenant's positive obligations
  • tenant's obligations for residential space
  • service charge recovery
  • restrictions on tenant: prohibited activities on the property
  • signs and advertisements
  • assignment of the lease
  • indemnities by the tenant
  • insurance
  • access for landlord
  • guarantor
  • termination: default notice by landlord; provision for premature termination (a break clause)
  • forfeiture

Schedule 1: the service charge

Schedule 2: rights reserved

Schedule 3: draft agreement for a security deposit

Sample lease of shop in parade with flat overFront cover

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31 January 2017
This is the second commercial lease that I have purchased from New Lawman. Although the cost is greater than other available leases on the internet these are more detailed and specific so well worth the money.
The guide provided offers excellent support enabling an individual to 'personalize' details as necessary.
The service support available is an added bonus.
Overall, excellent value for money. Thank you.
Garry Hamilton
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Comprehensive
13 October 2014
Great document, very quick and easy to download, contains all that you need and more. Very easy to edit, cannot give this any negative feedback.
Philip Cranage
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