Commercial Lease Review — $49, About 5 Minutes
About to sign a lease on a shop, office or warehouse? Upload it and see the clauses that cost you money, in plain English, before your name goes on it. Rent reviews, outgoings, make good, options, the bank guarantee. All of it.
$49 flat · No card required to start · Report in about 5 minutes · See a sample lease review
What the Review Checks in Your Lease
Every clause gets read. These are the ones that decide what the lease really costs you.
- Rent and rent reviewsFixed, CPI or market reviews: when they hit, how they are worked out, and what each one does to your rent.
- OutgoingsLand tax, council rates, insurance and management fees: which ones land on you, and how your share is worked out.
- Term and optionsHow long you are locked in, whether you get an option to renew, and exactly how and by when you must exercise it.
- Make goodWhat you must strip out, repair or restore when you leave, and how open-ended that bill is.
- Assignment and sublettingWhether you can sell the business and hand the lease over, or sublet, and what the landlord can demand before saying yes.
- Security and bank guaranteeThe size of the bond or bank guarantee, when the landlord can call on it, and when you get it back.
- Personal guaranteeWhether you are signing personally as a director, and how far that guarantee reaches.
- Relocation and demolitionWhether the landlord can move you or end the lease to redevelop, the notice you get, and any compensation the lease gives you.
- Retail lease disclosure statementWhere your state's retail leases Act applies: whether the landlord's disclosure statement is attached or referred to.
- Incentives and fit-outRent-free periods and fit-out contributions, and whether you pay them back if you leave early.
- Permitted useWhat you are allowed to run from the premises, and how tightly that is drawn.
How It Works
- 01Upload your leasePDF, Word or clear photos. Takes 30 seconds.
- 02Tell us the basicsThe contract type, your side of it and where to send the report. A few quick questions.
- 03We read the whole leaseOur online review engine reads the whole lease and flags the issues. Usually about 5 minutes.
- 04Download your reportA premium A4 PDF, emailed to you and waiting in your dashboard.
What You Get
- A premium A4 PDF review report, emailed and in your dashboard
- A plain-English summary of what the lease actually commits you to
- Watch points: the clauses that are one-sided, strict, costly or buried in fine print
- Fees, penalties and trigger points, with dollar amounts where the lease gives them
- Your key obligations as tenant
- Practical questions to put to the landlord before you sign
- A paid tax invoice
One Price. $49.
- Any commercial lease: retail, office, warehouse, industrial
- No quote, no hourly billing, no subscription
- Report usually ready in about 5 minutes, 24/7
- Paid tax invoice included
Retail Leasing Law by State and Territory
Leasing a shop? Each state and territory has its own retail leasing law. Where yours applies, the review checks whether the landlord's disclosure statement is attached or referred to.
| State or territory | Retail leasing law | City page |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW) | Lease review in Sydney |
| Victoria | Retail Leases Act 2003 (VIC) | Lease review in Melbourne |
| Queensland | Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (QLD) | Lease review in Brisbane |
| Western Australia | Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act 1985 (WA) | Lease review in Perth |
| South Australia | Retail and Commercial Leases Act 1995 (SA) | Lease review in Adelaide |
| Australian Capital Territory | Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001 (ACT) | Lease review in Canberra |
| Tasmania | Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations 1998 (TAS) | Lease review in Hobart |
| Northern Territory | Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003 (NT) | Lease review in Darwin |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a commercial lease review?
$49 flat. No quote, no hourly billing, no subscription. A paid tax invoice comes with the report.
How long does it take?
Usually about 5 minutes from upload to report. It runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so you can check the lease tonight.
Does it work for retail, office and industrial leases?
Yes. Shops, offices, warehouses, factories and industrial sites, anywhere in Australia. It also reads a letter of offer or heads of agreement for a lease.
Does it check my state's retail leases Act?
Where the premises are retail and your state's retail leasing law applies, the review checks whether the landlord's disclosure statement is attached or referred to. The law for each state and territory is listed on this page.
What do I upload?
The lease as a PDF, a Word file or clear photos. Scanned and native PDFs both work.
Is this legal advice?
No. Claim Done is not a law firm. You get a plain-English review report of the lease you upload.
Is my lease kept confidential?
Yes. Your lease travels over an encrypted connection and is stored on our hosting server in Sydney, and we never sell it. To produce your report, its text is processed by our review engine's technology provider, which may process it outside Australia, including in the United States, and does not use it to train its models. Payments are handled by Stripe and emails by our email provider. Details are in our privacy policy.
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