Commercial property lawyers advise on leases, acquisitions and development.
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Retail, office and industrial leases carry long-term financial obligations. Lawyers negotiate terms such as rent reviews, outgoings, make-good and guarantees, and act in purchases and sales of commercial property.
Why commercial property & leasing matters
Commercial leases and purchases lock in costs for years. Terms like outgoings, make-good and guarantees can decide whether a business survives.
The Australian context
Retail leases are protected by state retail leases legislation, which regulates disclosure, rent reviews and minimum terms. Stamp duty and GST treatment vary by transaction and state.
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Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(9)Google rating from 9 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Simons George Legal provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Contract Law.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProbate & Estate Administration · Contract Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Family Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Business & Commercial LawNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.Free first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Kalgoorlie, WA · Goldfields-Esperance
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(8)Google rating from 8 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Brookman Legal provides legal services in Kalgoorlie, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Planning & Environment and Wills & Estates.
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Kalgoorlie, WA · Goldfields-Esperance
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(8)Google rating from 8 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Brookman Legal provides legal services in Kalgoorlie, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Planning & Environment and Wills & Estates.
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Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(8)Google rating from 8 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Conveyancing Parramatta provides conveyancing services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
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Liverpool, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★3.5(8)Google rating from 8 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Galluzzo Vince Solicitor provides legal services in Liverpool, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Litigation and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreCommercial Litigation · Commercial Property & Leasing · Wills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Building & Construction · Business & Commercial Law · Personal Injury
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Kiama, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(8)Google rating from 8 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Lewis & Mckinnon Solicitors provides legal services in Kiama, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Buying or Selling a Business and Contested Wills & Family Provision.
Wills & Estates+5 moreBuying or Selling a Business · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Property & Conveyancing · Commercial Property & Leasing · Business & Commercial Law
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Five Dock, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★4.0(8)Google rating from 8 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Sage Solicitors provides legal services in Five Dock, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Notary Public & JP Services.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Notary Public & JP Services · Commercial Litigation · Business & Commercial Law · Building & Construction · Family Law · Commercial Property & Leasing5 languages
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North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Batch Mewing Lawyers provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Commercial Property & Leasing and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+3 moreCommercial Property & Leasing · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Business & Commercial Law
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Adelaide, SA · Adelaide CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Conveyancing By Noon provides conveyancing services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
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Norwest, NSW · Hills District
★★★★★★★★★★3.3(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Fairfax Lawyers provides legal services in Norwest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Family Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Notary Public & JP Services · Commercial Property & LeasingFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Devonport, TAS · North West & West Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Foxfield Lawyers provides legal services in Devonport, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Planning & Environment.
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Norwest, NSW · Hills District
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
JDL Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Norwest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+6 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & Environment · Commercial Property & Leasing · Building & Construction
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Pialba, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Kalde Legal provides legal services in Pialba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Property & Conveyancing · Commercial Property & Leasing · Planning & Environment · Buying or Selling a Business · Intellectual Property & Trade MarksFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
O'Connor Law provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Taree, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
All About Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Taree, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Strata & Body Corporate.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreCommercial Property & Leasing · Strata & Body Corporate · Business & Commercial Law · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Subiaco, WA · Perth CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
AVA Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Subiaco, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Building & Construction · Probate & Estate Administration · Commercial Property & Leasing · Debt Recovery · Partner & Family Visas
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Mount Waverley, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Bedelis Lawyers provides legal services in Mount Waverley, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Business & Commercial Law.
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Albury, NSW · Riverina & Murray
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Belbridge Fleming Law provides legal services in Albury, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
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Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Ellinghaus Weill provides conveyancing services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Commercial Property & Leasing · Business & Commercial Law · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Family Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
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Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
J P O'Neill provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
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Mudgeeraba, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.2(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
LB Law Group provides legal services in Mudgeeraba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Dubbo, NSW · Central West & Orana
★★★★★★★★★★3.5(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Nelson Keane & Hemingway Solicitors provides legal services in Dubbo, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Family Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Elder Law & Aged Care · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Gosford, NSW · Central Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Roe Mackenzie Lawyers provides legal services in Gosford, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Wills & Estates+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Property & Conveyancing · Commercial Property & Leasing · Strata & Body Corporate · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Notary Public & JP Services
Understand the next step
A practical guide to commercial property & leasing
What to discuss at the first meeting
Identify whether the work concerns a purchase, sale, new lease, renewal or dispute. Intended use, guarantees and ongoing obligations should be discussed alongside the headline rent or price.
Provide the address, parties and current contract or notice. Explain whether anything has been signed and identify every agreed date.
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Ask which terms, searches and ownership questions will be reviewed. Explain finance, proposed use and any linked transaction.
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Agree who communicates with agents, lenders and the other side. Confirm how documents are approved and what happens if the matter is delayed or disputed.
Fees and the scope of work
Separate legal fees from searches, registration, taxes and third-party expenses. Complex ownership, negotiations or a dispute may fall outside an advertised conveyancing price.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Dates to raise at first contact
Seek review before signing where possible. Ask about the actual dates in your documents; cooling-off and completion arrangements differ across states and transactions.
Questions to ask a commercial property & leasing adviser
Which obligations continue after signing?
Does the review include permitted use, options and guarantees?
What is included and what counts as extra work?
Have you handled this kind of transaction or dispute?
What must be decided before signing or the next scheduled date?
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Do retail leasing laws apply to my shop?
Most states have retail leases legislation giving tenants extra protections, depending on the premises and use.
Lawyer or conveyancer?
For a straightforward residential purchase or sale, a licensed conveyancer is usually enough. Use a solicitor if the property is unusual, the contract has non-standard terms, or there is a dispute or estate involved.
When should I get the contract checked?
Before you sign or bid at auction. Once contracts are exchanged or you've bought at auction, your ability to withdraw is limited.
