Commercial Property

There are a number of common issues that arise in the purchase of commercial property in Ireland whether it be by auction or private treaty. We set out these issues below for consideration.

Commercial Leases are lengthy documents and it is extremely important that both the landlord andtenant are fully aware of what the lease contains particularly in the case of a tenant where someobligations can be drafted to be quite onerous

Responsibility for repairs is a common source of dispute between landlords and tenants. The repairing obligations will be set out in the lease.

Responsibility for repairs is a common source of dispute between landlords and tenants.

Under section 87 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 tenants under a commercial lease granted on or after 3 April 2012, or a person authorised by the tenant, is required to submit particulars to the Property Services Regulation Authority at 3 stages in the term of the lease as follows:

An easement is a right which an owner or an occupier of land has, by virtue of his ownership of his land, over the land of a neighbour, e.g. right of way, light, support and water.

On termination of a lease, a tenant may be served with a schedule of dilapidations. This is essentially a schedule containing details of the tenants breach(es) of its repair obligations contained in the Lease