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Dilapidations

Leasing & Commercial

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Disrepair or breaches of a tenant's repairing and reinstatement obligations, and the landlord's claim for the cost of making them good at or during lease end.

Related terms

  • Effective rent

    The rent after adjusting for incentives, giving the true economic value of a lease.

  • Escalation

    A pre-agreed periodic increase in rent, e.g.

  • Estimated rental value (ERV)

    The open-market rent a property would be expected to command if let at the valuation date on standard terms; the benchmark against which passing rent is judged…

  • Fit-out

    The work to make an interior space ready for occupation by a tenant.

  • Grade A

    The highest-quality specification of office or commercial space in a market.

  • Gross lease

    A lease in which the landlord pays operating costs, bundled into the rent.

  • Guarantor

    A third party who contractually undertakes to meet the tenant's obligations if the tenant defaults, strengthening the landlord's covenant.

  • Headline rent

    The quoted rent before deducting incentives such as rent-free periods.