{"id":2415,"date":"2021-03-31T07:51:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T07:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plpnew.wplistingthemes.com\/?p=2415"},"modified":"2025-07-05T21:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T20:28:07","slug":"top-5-mistakes-landlords-make-with-commercial-tenants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/31\/top-5-mistakes-landlords-make-with-commercial-tenants\/","title":{"rendered":"Top\u00a05 Mistakes Landlords Make with Commercial Tenants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mistake&nbsp;1: Neglecting Due Diligence<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skipping credit checks or failing to obtain personal guarantees can leave you chasing arrears.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mistake&nbsp;2: Vague Repair Clauses<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ambiguous wording creates disputes over who fixes the leaking roof. Use a solicitor to draft watertight obligations.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mistake&nbsp;3: Ignoring Regular Inspections<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quarterly walkthroughs catch minor issues before they become six\u2011figure dilapidations.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mistake&nbsp;4: Rent Review Complacency<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many leases allow upward\u2011only reviews but require you to trigger them. Mark review dates in your calendar.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mistake&nbsp;5: Poor Communication<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tenants are more likely to renew if small gripes\u2014think parking or signage\u2014are handled promptly.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Embed these lessons, and your portfolio will be healthier and less stressful.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mistake\u00a01: Neglecting Due Diligence<\/p>\n<p>Skipping credit checks or failing to obtain personal guarantees can leave you chasing arrears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,21],"tags":[96,98,99,97],"class_list":["post-2415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easiest-tips","category-renting-property","tag-commercial-lease-issues","tag-landlord-tips","tag-oldham-property","tag-tenant-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17661,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415\/revisions\/17661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajaproperties.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}