Create a commercial lease online with LeaseAssured for £895 + VAT. Our guided platform builds your lease before a qualified commercial property solicitor personally reviews every clause. Fixed pricing, professional indemnity protection and delivery typically within 24 hours.

Public and third sector information services

GOV.UK provides extensive information on Business premises and business rates. It is not immediately apparent that this section includes much information on leasing commercial property, so search for commercial property or commercial lease etc.

The Law Commission is reviewing aspects of the law relating to Commercial leasehold. A report is expected late 2026.

Articles on commercial property law

Read topical articles on commercial property law from venables.co.uk.

What Is a Commercial Lease? by Judge Law provides a comprehensive explainer of commercial leases: types of commercial leases, key terms and provisions. “Commercial leases are fundamentally different from residential leases. They are typically longer, more complex, and offer significantly fewer statutory protections.”

Other resources

LeaseAssured provides a guided online service for creating commercial leases in England and Wales. Customers enter the agreed property and lease terms through a plain-English questionnaire before every document is personally reviewed by a qualified commercial property solicitor. The fixed-fee service includes solicitor review, professional indemnity protection and the 1954 Act exclusion process where required, with typical delivery within 24 hours.