A Retail Lease Agreement sets out the rights and obligations of the owner of a commercial property that is used for retail purposes (known as the landlord or lessor) and another party that has agreed to occupy the property (known as the tenant or lessee).

It covers important matters including the length of the lease, termination rights, defects management, outgoings, fit-out works, limits on use of the premises, sub-letting, and other rights and responsibilities of the landlord and tenant.

When preparing a Retail Lease Agreement, it is important you engage a lawyer to ensure you are appropriately protected.

Our packages for drafting a retail lease start at $1300 + GST.

This includes a Retail Lease Agreement drafted to your specific requirements, phone consultations with our expert lawyers to guide you through the process, and a complimentary amendment to the final draft we provide to you.

Please note that this package does not include registration of the lease, tax advice, or any direct negotiations or correspondence with the tenant or their lawyers. This scope also assumes that the transaction does not involve any employment or other compliance issues.

Just submit an enquiry via this page or click the ‘get started’ button on our website to submit an enquiry. After you’ve submitted an enquiry, one of our legal consultants will review your enquiry within 1 business day and get in touch to get a better idea of exactly what you are looking for.

Then your legal consultant will send through an email with a bit more information about the services you need, along with a fixed-fee quote setting out costs, scope of the service and timing. Have a read through it, and if you’re happy with the scope, you can accept and sign our engagement letter online – easy!

Once you’ve formally accepted, we’ll connect you with a specialist lawyer and they will work with you to complete your project. They will contact you by email or phone if they need to get in touch.

We are based in Auckland but can operate completely online, which means we can help you wherever you are in New Zealand.

NZ Legal is one of New Zealand’s leading property law practices. With significant experience in leasing transactions for for both landlords and tenants, our Founding Director Adam Siddall has a passion for helping clients achieve commercially focused outcomes.