Are You Being Screwed Over By A Ratchet Clause? Most commercial tenants have at least one rent review over the term of their lease. Often the rent review will be the first time that a commercial ten... Read More
Good Long Term Planning is King to Getting the Best out of Auckland’s Commercial Property market As much of Auckland’s residential market is ‘going off’, so too is our commercial property as business confidence grows and space becomes more h... Read More
The Three Wins For Business in Auckland’s Urban Density Battle The fight for space in Auckland is reaching new heights as the city’s 30 year plan starts to grind through to its final stages. Without a doubt urba... Read More
New earthquake codes will dramatically alter New Zealand’s urban landscape Haunting science fiction movies of decaying abandoned city CBDs could become a reality in the wake of new earthquake codes and hiked insurance premium... Read More
Arguing the toss at the end of a lease This is my second blog about the new building surveyor profession in New Zealand. It is having a significant impact on the way building owners are man... Read More
Do you know the difference between quantity surveyors, land surveyors and building surveyors? And why should you care? Most people in New Zealand are aware of quantity surveyors and land surveyors, but there's a new kid on the block... Read More
The future is fewer desks and more devices It's old news that the number of people working remotely is on the rise. But a new international study has just come out with some startling figures o... Read More
Mounting pressures on commercial landlords will impact tenants It has been a while since I reported on the state of the property market. Needless to say there has been little to report other than a continuing glut... Read More
The efficiencies of landlord and tenant working together We hear so much these days about the benefits of collaboration and cooperation, but often it is the theory and not the practice we hear about. I'm inv... Read More
Shared office space starts to take off A great marketer I know says there is often a real danger of being too far ahead of your time with a great idea. For several years I have talked in th... Read More
