The UK government is proposing as part of its levelling up programme to allow local authorities to auction vacant high street rental properties. This new proposal is set to give local authorities powers to work with landlords of commercial properties to fill empty premises with a view to regenerating town centres and high streets across the country. A local authority will need to decide as to...
Bejul Lakhani-Lever
Property Solicitor, Commercial
Areas of practice
Bejul joined BTTJ in January 2023 as Property Solicitor in our Commercial Property Department based in our Coventry office.
Bejul joins us from a local firm where she was a senior associate, before commencing maternity leave. She qualified as a solicitor in 2006.
As a Commercial Property Solicitor, Bejul typically deals with Landlord and Tenant issues (leases, licences, deed of surrender, assignments, consent to assign), Acquisitions and disposals of commercial property, bank finance – acting for lenders and borrowers, property aspects of corporate transactions. Bejul spends 100% of her working time in her role as a Commercial Property Solicitor.
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When agreeing terms of a Commercial Lease with your Landlord, some matters such as rent, the extent of the property being let and the term of the lease are ordinarily addressed, however often other equally important terms are not addressed in the level of detail they should be. Below is a note of key matters tenants should also consider, ideally before terms are agreed with the landlord and...