For property solicitors
How lease terms change the choice to stay or move
Lease terms often decide what is realistically possible for an occupier. Stay-V-Go helps your clients connect the legal position — break dates, repair obligations, alterations clauses — with the practical workplace question of whether to stay, change or go.
Break clauses
A break inside the next 12 to 24 months is the point where relocation is most viable. Missed notice dates or unmet break conditions close that option, so the workplace decision needs to be made well ahead of the legal deadline.
Dilapidations
Staying keeps a liability that can be planned for; leaving usually triggers a terminal schedule on exit, which is frequently underestimated. A refurbishment can sometimes be aligned with works that would otherwise be owed.
Landlord consent for fit-out works
Reconfiguration and refurbishment typically need licence for alterations. Understanding the scope of works early helps clients seek consent in time and avoid programme delays.
Common questions
How does a break clause affect the decision to relocate?
It sets the window in which a move is possible without waiting for expiry. The workplace assessment, search and fit-out planning need to start early enough to serve notice with confidence.
Can refurbishment reduce dilapidations exposure?
Sometimes. Where improvement works overlap with repair or reinstatement obligations, they may be taken into account — this depends on the lease and must be checked with a solicitor and surveyor.
Do office fit-out works need landlord consent?
Most non-trivial alterations do under a typical commercial lease. The lease terms determine what consent is required and how it may be given.
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