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Stepped rent

Leasing & Commercial

Reference

A lease with pre-agreed fixed rent increases at set dates, giving both parties certainty over the income profile.

Related terms

  • Sublease

    A lease granted by an existing tenant to a subtenant for part or all of the premises, with the original tenant remaining liable to the head landlord.

  • Tenant representation

    Advisory acting on behalf of an occupier to find and negotiate space.

  • Triple net (NNN)

    A net lease where the tenant pays taxes, insurance, and maintenance.

  • Under-rented

    Where the passing rent is below current market rent, giving reversionary upside when the rent can next be increased.

  • Upward-only rent review

    A review clause under which rent can rise to market level but never fall below the current passing rent; common in institutional leases and favourable to landl…

  • Vacancy rate

    The share of available space that is unlet, the inverse of occupancy.

  • Void

    A period during which a property is vacant and producing no rent.

  • WAULT

    Weighted Average Unexpired Lease Term - the average time remaining on a portfolio leases.