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    Best and final offer from landlord...does this mean do or die?

    It's newly built on the ground floor of a block of apartments.
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    Best and final offer from landlord...does this mean do or die?

    Yes, I asked for 3 months deposit only but they said they would need more information from us to consider this. I was advised by our solicitor that he will put a cap on the service charge, say 25% of the rent and the FRI lease will be subject to a schedule of photographic condition.
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    Best and final offer from landlord...does this mean do or die?

    Asking price is £12,075 + VAT per annum, you still don't think his final offer is a good deal? It's around 17% discount...
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    Best and final offer from landlord...does this mean do or die?

    We were offered the conventional rent at £10,008 per annum so total in 5 years is £50,040 which is the almost the same as the stepped rent's total (£50,000). We thought it's better to go for the stepped rent as we will have a low rent for the first 2-3 years and it will help with the cash flow.
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    Best and final offer from landlord...does this mean do or die?

    Hi All, After an exchange of offers, we were given the best and final offer by the landlord/estate agent (subject to contract and planning permission). Does this mean take it or leave it? or can we still give our best and final offer too? Would appreciate your thoughts... Term: 10 year lease...
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    How low can you offer without insulting the seller?

    So do you think £9 per square feet is too low? Shall I start with £10 instead?
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    How low can you offer without insulting the seller?

    Sorry, I meant a loan. I asked on another thread if I need a surveyor before or after making an offer but didn't get any replies.
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    How low can you offer without insulting the seller?

    Hey guys, thanks for all your advice/suggestions :). We are planning to put in an offer 40% below asking price (£9 per square feet or £7,245 per annum) to test the water. Our reason to justify this reduced offer is because we will be spending a lot of money to fit out the unit (it's for a...
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    How low can you offer without insulting the seller?

    Yes, it's one of many similar units but there are only 2 left available out of the 6. I believe the unit we're interested in has been vacant for the past 5-6 months.
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    How low can you offer without insulting the seller?

    Hi All, My husband and I are considering making an offer for a commercial property to rent in London (Bow area). The size of the unit is 805 ft² or 75 m². The asking price is £15 per square feet which amounts to £12,075 per annum. The property is finished to a developer's shell only so we...
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    Valuation Survey, before or after making an offer?

    Anyone? I really need some input please...
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    Property Solicitor

    Can anyone suggest a good property solicitor? Should we hire one before making an offer to the landlord/estate agent or only after our offer has been accepted?
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    Valuation Survey, before or after making an offer?

    Hi All, My husband and I are considering making an offer for a commercial property to rent (A3/A5 use) in London (E3 area) but we cannot decide if we should have the valuation 'before' or 'after' making an offer. The cheapest valuation price we were quoted is £900 including VAT. Anyway, I...
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    Key Card Entry System

    Hi, I work for an online gaming company and we have an access control system in place on all doors and floors. It's a key card entry system called Paxton access - www(dot)paxton(dot)co(dot)uk Hope this helps.