Lease Advisory
ChatL&T: Landlord and Tenant Relationships in a Time of AI
The growth of artificial intelligence has been exponential in 2025, and global spending on AI is forecast to surpass $2 trillion in 2026, increasing at an annual rate of almost 28%. Adoption is equally remarkable.
A beginner’s guide: Your questions about commercial leases answered
What is a commercial lease and why might you need one? Why are commercial leases so important and what happens at the end of a lease term? Our lease advisory experts explore, in this beginner’s guide to commercial leases.
Shock Move on Rent Reviews: What could the proposed ban on upward-only clauses mean for commercial property?
The Government’s surprise proposal to ban upward-only rent reviews in commercial leases has sent ripples through the property industry.
Convenience store building in Trowbridge sold through Vail Williams
Vail Williams sold the freehold investment in Eastbourne Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, on behalf of a retained private client. The premises is occupied by a Tesco Express convenience store. Vail Williams also negotiated an extended lease prior to the sale to the new owner of the property.
The modern portfolio: Integrating sustainability into property asset management
According to the UK Green Building Council, the built environment contributes around 40% of the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions.
From first generation to hyperscale: The whirlwind evolution of Data Centres
The world’s first Data Centre can be traced back to 1940s America, when the innovative programmable computer - the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) -was developed.
New lease advisory partner bolsters Vail Williams
Property consultancy Vail Williams has hired an experienced lease advisory specialist to bolster its Surrey and London regions as business demand continues to grow.
If Hybrid is the answer – what was the question?
Leases should be greener on the other side
Should I Stay or Should I Go? (You’ve Got to Let Us Know)
In a fast-moving economic environment, it is common for leaseholders to find that their existing premises are no longer ‘fit for purpose’ and for tenants to assume that they will need to relocate to new premises to get what they want from a building. But this need not be the case.
Rent reviews: Upwards-only, RPI-linked, fixed or turnover?
Commercial leases that are longer than five years normally have rent reviews at regular intervals, which is the landlord’s opportunity to change the rent and put it back to the market.