RICS Registered Valuer
Commercial Rent Reviews: Expert Advice for Tenants
Been served a rent review notice with an increase you cannot make sense of? We test what the landlord is asking for against real market evidence, and negotiate it.
- We act for tenants, not your landlord
- Tested against real comparables
- Fixed fee agreed before we start
- Same business day response
Free quote · no obligation · no payment details needed
- MRICS & Registered Valuer
- Ex-JLL
- 13+ Years Experience
The Situation
A Rent Review Is a Negotiation, Not a Bill
Most tenants receive a rent review notice, read the figure, and assume it is settled. It is not. The rent your landlord has proposed is an opening position, and it is only worth what the market evidence behind it can support. Increases of fifty to over a hundred per cent on the current rent are common opening asks, and they are frequently not supportable once the comparables are actually tested.
- You have been served notice and the increase does not reflect anything you recognise in the market
- You have tried to negotiate it yourself and got nowhere
- The review date is approaching and you are unsure what happens if you do not agree
- You want to know what the rent should be before you commit to arguing about it
What We Do
How We Act for Tenants
RICS compliant property inspection
We inspect the property internally and externally, taking accurate measurements and detailed photographs.
Market analysis and evidence gathering
We research comparable properties and gather the evidence that supports a lower rent based on current market conditions.
RICS compliant reports
A clear report setting out the rationale for a fair rent, prepared to RICS standards so it holds up under challenge.
Expert negotiation
We use our knowledge of the market and the legal framework to challenge unjustified increases proposed by landlords.
Lease clause review
The rent review clause governs the whole process. We read it first, because what it permits decides what is arguable.
Lease renewals
Negotiation under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, covering term, break clauses and repairing obligations as well as the rent.
Do not settle for an unfair rent increase
Send us the lease and the notice you have been served. We will tell you whether the proposed rent is supportable, and what it would take to challenge it.
- Same business day response
- No obligation
- RICS regulated
The Asymmetry
Why Tenants Lose These Negotiations
Your landlord
Large commercial landlords do this constantly.
They are experienced
They have run hundreds of reviews and know exactly what they want out of this one.
They already have a surveyor
The figure in your notice was prepared by a professional acting entirely in their interest.
They expect you to accept
The opening ask is set high precisely because most tenants pay it without testing it.
The Process
What Happens When You Instruct Us
We read the lease
The rent review clause sets the rules: the review date, the assumptions, the disregards and what happens if you cannot agree.
We value it properly
Comparable open market lettings sit at the top of the hierarchy of evidence. Yield, income and cost approaches are secondary to them.
We negotiate
We put the case to the landlord or their surveyor. If it does not settle, most leases allow referral to an independent expert or an arbitrator.
Meet the Founder
Nicholas Zorpides
MRICS, VRS, MSc, BSc (Hons) · Director
Nicholas qualified in 2017 and spent his early career at JLL, where he managed a commercial property portfolio valued between three and four billion pounds. He is MRICS accredited and an RICS Registered Valuer, and is personally involved in every survey and valuation the practice produces.
What our clients say
Don't just take our word for it
4.8 out of 5 on Google · 97 reviews · as of July 2026
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Get expert rent review advice
Tell us about the lease and we will come back with a fixed fee the same business day.