1. Who people usually speak to
- Commercial property solicitorfor what the lease means for you, and negotiating it
People in your position usually speak to a commercial property solicitor.
2. What a first step can cost
Commercial property solicitor
Four selected published fixed fees for a commercial lease review, inc. VAT. Scope varies; three include a written report. Not a market range: some firms charge less.
Sources: Pearson Solicitors · EM Law · Harper James · Attwells Solicitors · checked 20 October 2026
One firm's published fixed fee for an advice meeting on a lease a landlord has offered you: up to 2 hours, spoken advice only, inc. VAT.
Source: Commercial Leases (Fixed Fee Commercial Lease Advice section) - Clough & Willis Solicitors · checked 20 October 2026
Fees vary by firm and by job. These are published examples with sources, not quotes for your matter.
3. Free or cheaper routes
Some firms offer a short free first call. Check your home or business insurance for legal expenses cover.
4. What a CaseReader pack gives you before that call
You arrive with
- Repair, service charge, break, transfer and rent review clauses marked
- Dates and money gathered on one page
- Points to raise with your solicitor
What it can't do
- Negotiate or complete the lease for you
- Give advice on your situation: it prepares you for that conversation
Every point cites its clause and page, and a person checks the pack before it reaches you.
5. An example of what we mark
Fictional example
7.3The Tenant shall not assign the whole of the Premises without the Landlord's consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
Not from a real document. A real pack marks your own pages, with a note against each point.