Reviews, new leases, renewals, licences to assign, underlet and alter, deeds of variation and surrender. Drafted and negotiated remotely by an SRA-regulated solicitor, with the fee fixed in writing before anything starts.
| Item | What it covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Lease review & risk report (tenant or landlord) | Full markup of the draft lease plus a plain-English report on repair, rent review, break, alienation and guarantee risk, with recommended amendments. | from £750 |
| New lease or renewal, drafted | A complete commercial lease drafted to your heads of terms, including 1954 Act contracting-out procedure where required. | from £1,450 |
| Negotiated to completion | Drafting plus full negotiation with the other side's solicitors through to agreed form, for contested or multi-let situations. Includes two negotiation rounds; further rounds quoted before they begin. | from £2,450 |
| Licence to assign, underlet or alter | Drafted or reviewed, with landlord's consent conditions advised on. | from £850 |
| Deed of variation or surrender | Drafted, with advice on the consequences for guarantees and 1954 Act protection. | from £850 |
| Heads of terms, drafted or reviewed | Get the commercial deal right before the lease is drafted; the cheapest point to win every later argument. | from £450 |
Bespoke and urgent matters outside the schedule: £650 per hour, capped estimates given in advance. Corporate retainers from £995/month.
Upload the draft lease or heads of terms through the form or WhatsApp. You get a written fixed-fee quote, usually within hours.
Payment confirms the engagement. A standard review is back within 3 working days; drafting timelines are agreed in the quote.
You receive a marked-up lease and a plain-English risk report. If negotiation is instructed, we deal with the other side's solicitors directly.
A commercial lease is often a five-to-ten-year liability worth many multiples of the legal fee. Repair clauses, rent review mechanisms, break conditions and personal guarantees are where tenants lose money, all of them are negotiable before signature and almost none of them after. A fixed-fee review costs £495; a badly drafted full-repairing obligation can cost tens of thousands.
A lease excluded from the security-of-tenure provisions of Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, so the tenant has no automatic right to renew. The exclusion is only valid if the statutory notice and declaration procedure is followed precisely before the lease is completed, this is exactly the kind of step we handle.
Yes. Lease drafting and review is document work: it does not depend on where the property is, and the whole matter is handled remotely by email and video.
No. Sale and purchase conveyancing involves holding client money, which sits outside this practice by design. Leases, licences, variations and surrenders, everything that is drafting and advice rather than completion monies, is in scope.
A standard review with a written report on the key risks is normally delivered within 3 working days of payment; urgent turnarounds are available at the Counsel tier.
Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.
Prefer a paid deep-dive before committing? Book a £150 document triage, credited in full against any engagement within 30 days.