Warehouse lease record
Settle the make good on day one.
One record of your warehouse from the day the lease is signed to the day the keys go back. Signed off by landlord and tenant, so the make good at the end is worked out from evidence, not argument. Melbourne and Sydney.
The problem
Most make-good disputes are a record-keeping problem.
- 01
No agreed starting point
A warehouse lease often runs five years or more. By the end, nobody has a clear record of what the building looked like on day one.
- 02
Approvals lost in email
Consent for racking, mezzanines, offices and power was given by email, or not at all, and nobody can find it now.
- 03
The scope arrives late
The make-good list lands in the final months, with nothing to test it against, and the argument starts.
- 04
Everyone pays
The bank guarantee is held, the building sits empty and advisers' fees grow while the two sides argue.
How the record works
From lease signing to handback.
What we do
Read the lease and set out the make-good, repair, reinstatement and consent clauses in a plain register, with the clause number beside each one.
What you do
Send us the signed lease and any plans or schedules attached to it.
Why it matters
Every later item traces back to a clause, so nobody argues about what the lease says.
Who it is for
Both sides of the lease can use it.
Tenants
Your own evidence from day one, a yearly cost range to plan for, and a fair scope at the end. Useful if your accounts carry a make-good provision.
Landlords
A signed baseline on every lease, a record of what you consented to, and a claim at handback that rests on evidence.
Property managers
One record per tenancy, kept the same way across the portfolio, so every exit runs on the same file.
The rules
Clear about whose side we are on.
One record per site
One record for each lease. Landlord and tenant can both see it, add to it and sign the day-one baseline.
We act for one side
Whoever engages us first is our client on that site, and we act only for them. The other side can see and sign the shared record, but we don't advise them on that site.
Started late? Still worth it
Leases part way through can still join. We rebuild the record from the photos, plans and approvals that exist. It is weaker than a day-one record, and we say so.
Not legal advice
We organise the lease, the evidence and the scope. We can't promise an outcome, and anything in real dispute goes to your own adviser.
Already at the end of a lease? Start with the warehouse make-good page or a free lease check.
Start a warehouse record
Tell us about the site and when the lease started or starts. Attach the lease if you have it. A person at MAKE GREAT replies by email, or call 03 8375 4177.