Glossary & framework library

WAULT

Leasing & Commercial

Reference

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

Related terms

  • Yield up

    The tenant's obligation to hand back the premises at lease end in the condition required by the lease, with vacant possession.

  • Anchor tenant

    A large, prominent tenant that draws footfall or credibility to a scheme.

  • Break clause

    A right allowing landlord or tenant to end a lease early on defined terms.

  • Common area maintenance (CAM)

    Charges recovered from tenants for maintaining shared areas of a building or scheme, such as lobbies, lifts, parking, and landscaping; the retail and commercia…

  • Contracting out

    Agreeing to exclude statutory security of tenure so the tenant has no automatic right to renew at lease end; the tenant gives up renewal protection at the outs…

  • Covenant strength

    The financial reliability of a tenant, a key determinant of the value of leased income.

  • Dilapidations

    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.

  • Effective rent

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