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    Brian - sorry but that is not the answer.

    When was the last time the rent was reviewed?

    I was not asking over how long this rent rise has been discussed/planned.

    Some commercial rents are annually reviewable or can be other periods, perhaps 5 yearly. If so then businesses should always include an allowance for a significant 5 yearly rent rise in their business plans and allow for that so this would not be a surprise to them. That is not to say that this is not a very bad time for them to face such a rise and the lessee certainly deserves our sympathy and support.

    To explain further. If the rent was last reviewed 5 years ago and has been stable since, with another review to come in 5 years time, then this increase is placed in a totally different perspective. It would be the equivilent to a '3% simple' per annum rent rise or about 2.9% compound per annum and not far off inflation over that period. Possibly even slightly under inflation.

    If reviewed and increased annually then they are faced with a massive rise this year that is difficult to justify and the motivation of the landlord deserves to be questioned.

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