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The Lorenz Consultancy is Proud to Sponsor The PROPS Awards

The Lorenz Consultancy is delighted to announce that we are sponsoring The PROPS awards which takes place on 10 May at The Hilton Hotel on Park Lane.

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We’ve expanded our Agency and Professional team!

Boutique Commercial Estate Agency, The Lorenz Consultancy, have expanded their Agency and Professional team, with the hire of Sam Conway.

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Even though it’s been a bumpy year…We’re still motoring!

Since the pandemic hit in March 2020, businesses worldwide have had to make adaptations to survive. We adapted our typical services, to handling hundreds of Coronavirus lease negotiations, and thus enabled many of our struggling clients to go from 'surviving to thriving'!

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Demand for London’s Grade A office space hits an all-time high

Anthony Lorenz Identifies the Main Trends Driving Demand for the Best Office Spaces in 2021

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A winning month for The Lorenz Consultancy celebrating 2 incredible award nominations

Anthony Lorenz Wins ‘Most Promising Newcomer' at the PROPS 2021 Awards and is nominated for the Renewal Award at the EG Awards, after 55 years in the industry.

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A very proud moment for The Lorenz Consultancy: two awards nominations in one month

The Lorenz Consultancy has been shortlisted for an award at Thursday's Estates Gazette Awards alongside six other nominees.

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Press Release: Variety names Tony Lorenz as PROPS Most Promising Newcomer following five decades at the forefront of the property industry

Industry veteran claims prestigious award won previously by property legends including Gerald Ronson

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The Lorenz Consultancy Takes Part in the 2021 Property Prokart Challenge for Myeloma UK

On Friday 10 September our team had a fantastic day at the Daytona 2021 Property ProKart Challange.

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The future of the office market in The Global Banking and Finance Review

Anthony Lorenz gives his insight into the Future of the Office Market in the Global Banking & Finance Review. 'In a five and half decade career of dealing with Central London offices, I have never been as uncertain predicting the future of the office market going forwards.'

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The Lorenz Consultancy Polo Team wins the July 4 Goal Cup at Cowdray Park

TLC is the proud winner of the July 4 Goal Cup at Cowdray Park which took place on Saturday 17 July 2021

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The “Woolworths Building” – 242 Marylebone Road

When General Projects approached us to ascertain as to whether we could buy-out a myriad of Tenants, who occupied some 123,000 sq ft of office space across nine floors, we managed to produce a win-win outcome.

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The only way to Give Hospitality a Break is for the Government to Offer Binding Adjudication GS o By Anthony Lorenz

Anthony Lorenz, founder of The Lorenz Consultancy highlights the importance of binding adjudication after the moratorium ends in GS magazine online.

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‘Strategic Office Relocation: Downsizing for the Future’ ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Watch our free live webinar on the Future of the London Office Market and Strategic Office Relocation.

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Anthony Lorenz gives his views on the London office market – CGTN Global Business

We at The Lorenz Consultancy are very proud of our founder, Anthony Lorenz, who shared his views on the London office market on CGTN Global Business, watched by over 10m people.

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The way forward from the moratorium: Catering Today

Read Anthony Lorenz's article in Catering Today on how the Government should deal with the lifting of the rent Moratorium at the end of March

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THE NEW LOOK CVA AND ITS FAILINGS

The Lorenz Corporate Recovery Consultancy Team response to National Law Review article 'Can UK retailers use a CVA to re-write existing lease arrangements?'

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Anthony Lorenz’s Crystal Ball Predictions

Anthony Lorenz, has been invited by the national press, to predict what the UK's hospitality and office space will look like and to comment on the longer term impact on Commercial Property generally.

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CoStar News- Govt Confirms End Date for Commercial Property Moratorium on Evictions

Industry Welcomes Clarity as 'Final' Deadline of End of March Given; Govt Launches Review of 'Outdated' Landlord and Tenant Legislation. Anthony Lorenz, Founder of Lorenz Consultancy, comments on the Government’s decision to extend the moratorium, preventing the eviction of commercial tenants.

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‘Office Market Rents Will Fall by at Least 20%’ Facilitate Magazine

Click here to read Anthony Lorenz's comments in Facilitate Magazine on the future of office space rental value.

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Register Here for our Live Webinar ‘Tenants’ options to deal with non-negotiable Landlords’

Register now for our free webinar taking place at 2:30pm on Wednesday 11 November 2020 when we discuss Tenants' options to deal with non-negotiable Landlords. Will the CVA process become the only option?

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Anthony Lorenz’s ‘Two trends for the post-covid commercial property market’ as featured in Consultancy UK

'2020 has been an extraordinary year for the commercial property market. Following a 50-year career including four major recessions, I’ve never seen anything like this'.

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Back To The Office

To better understand how Covid has impacted our office working routines, TLC conducted an online survey. See our results here.

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Anthony Lorenz on How There Might be Help on the Horizon for Tenants and Landlords

Anthony Lorenz has provided new video update in which he talks about the anticipated Government assistance and what this means for Landlords and Tenants. You can watch his video update here.

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Clash of the Titans “How will the Market Fare in this Recession?”

Anthony Lorenz and Mark Shipman discussed the current climate and how the property market will be affected. Watch it on demand here.

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Guest Speaker Touker Suleyman joins us for our Webinar in Conjunction with Bisnow

With Coronavirus remaining a threat, the lockdown still in place, the economy shrinking fast and the June rent quarter-day on the horizon, we examined how Occupiers and Landlords can deal with this ongoing situation.

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New Government Rules Will Force Landlords To Negotiate With Tenants

Our Managing Director, Anthony Lorenz, spoke to Bisnow on new government legislation prohibiting commercial Landlords from forcing Tenants to pay rent for the next 90 days.

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Lorenz in the Press

We are providing advice to clients as well as input and insight to the press about the impact of the coronavirus on the commercial rental market.

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Surviving & Striving: Rent Payment Negotiations in A Time of Distress- Webinar Summary

Listen to the 1st of Bisnow webinar (2 April) hosted by Mike Phillips, UK editor of Bisnow, featuring our Head of Lease Advisory Richard Russell and David Bulcher, Chairman of Bulcher Philips.

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Bisnow & Lorenz Consultancy on Surviving & Striving: Rent Payment Negotiations in a Time of Distress- 2 April 2020

Bisnow & Lorenz Consultancy on Surviving & Striving: Rent Payment Negotiations In A Time Of Distress

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Listen to our Managing Director, Anthony Lorenz, Provide Further Advice to Tenants Facing Quarter Day Rent Payments

Anthony Lorenz gives a further update to Tenants facing quarter day rent in the midst of the Corona Virus Pandemic.

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Anthony Lorenz’s advice to Tenants, on paying their rent during the Corona Virus Pandemic

Our Managing Director Anthony Lorenz gives advice to Tenants struggling as a result of closures due to Covid-19.

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Coronavirus means Pubs, Restaurants and Leisure Tenants need a Rent Freeze. Can Landlords Afford to Help them Out?

As a result of Coronavirus, the UK’s pubs, bars, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and nightclubs are on their knees, and on 25 March, rent is falling due.

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A Message From Anthony Lorenz

We recognise this is worrying time for you, your employees and your business in this ever-changing and challenging environment in which we find ourselves in.

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My Busiest Sunday Ever

Perhaps the most devastating effect on property became apparent to me on Sunday when no less than 12 Owners of Bars, Clubs and Restaurants phoned to ask how they are going to manage through a crisis.

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When is an Outside The Act Lease “Inside The Act”?

The 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act gave Tenants the rights, whose Leases Expire, the ability to renew at market rental terms.

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Global Investment Advisors Acquire New Mayfair Office for London HQ

Having handled the acquisition of BYM Capital’s Mayfair office, we were introduced to Arena Investors, friends of BYM.

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Stylish Mayfair Office Acquired on Behalf of Major Residential Developer

BYM found that their serviced office space in Knightsbridge was no longer fit for purpose.

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The Serviced Office Market, Its Future and What Next?

Anthony Lorenz discusses the meteoric rise of serviced offices and co-working Operators, such as WeWork and The Office Group, taking long term leases and buying freeholds.

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Exciting Tech Start-up Successfully Expands into Second London Office

Fintech company, PassFort, were in need of additional space due to their expansion.

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Andrew Knights Lands Win at the Mipim Tennis Classic 2019

Congratulations to Andrew Knights of The Lorenz Consultancy and Jason Dunlop of Grant Thornton LLP, who were crowned winners of the MIPIM Tennis Tournament.

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The Lorenz Annual Bbq & Cowdray Gold Cup Final Day 2019

Nothing gave me more pleasure than to invite a few friends and Clients to West Sussex for a wonderful day at my home.

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TLC Market Rent Guide

Download our Market Rent Guide to see the approximate minimum to maximum rent budget for each area in London.

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What are your rights when a Landlord intends to redevelop?

A Landlord can only oppose a renewal on certain limited grounds. Set out in Section 30 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

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1,200 Sq Ft High Quality Refurbished Period Office Floor Let to Property Company

Following the successful letting of the lower ground floor suites, we experienced a large amount of interest in the first floor,

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1,500 Sq Ft City Penthouse Office Let to Finance Company

The Lorenz Consultancy were instructed to market part of the floor, comprising 1,500 sq ft fitted accommodation, and after a relatively short marketing campaign, a subtenant was secured for a term of 2 years.

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5,400 Sq Ft Grade A Fitted Mayfair Office Acquired for Finance Company

Reward Insight were served notice by their Landlord, who wanted vacant possession for redevelopment. Thus, there was no other option but to relocate. Following extensive negotiations, in which favourable terms were agreed, a new lease completed on flexible terms.

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Refurbished Kentish Town Office Acquired for Established Robotics Company

An established robotics company came to us to negotiate terms on some 3,500 sq ft of media style refurbished space on Gordon House Road, Kentish Town, we successfully completed a new 10 year lease for our client on favourable terms.

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Creative Animation Film Business Acquire 1,000 Sq ft in Southwark

We went to the market seeking alternative creative office space for our Client, eventually acquiring a new lease on the refurbished second floor at 81 Southwark Street.

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Tech Venture Capitalists Secure First Conventional Lease on New Oxford Street Office

Our Client's office space was no longer appropriate for the business going forward. We were instructed to search for new premises, and came across an off market opportunity. Our client completed a new lease on some 1,300 sq ft on the 4th floor of 112 New Oxford Street.

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Digital Marketing Agency Secures 7,000 Sq Ft of Fitted Media Style Space in Fitzrovia

Our Client entrusted us with the task of finding a short - medium term office, to facilitate their anticipated expansion. We eventually completed a new sublease on the part 3rd floor at 50 Eastcastle Street, which was fully fitted and ready to move into, on favourable terms.

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Fulham Road Retail Unit Let to Hair Salon

Having handled all lettings and lease negotiations on the parade for the past 6 years, an existing tenant, Leto Café, wished to exit the premises early. We marketed the unit on a new lease, which led to a letting to Gregni London, at a rent of £85,000 pax.

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New Lease Granter to Fiztrovia Cocktail Venue

The existing Tenant was not trading satisfactory, and wanted to terminate their lease early. We sourced a new Tenant and a new lease was granted in line with a simultaneous surrender of the existing lease.

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VIDEO: WHAT IS A RENT REVIEW?

Richard Russell discusses the meaning and processes involved in a commercial rent review. Richard explains the options within a rent review and lease renewal from the perspective of both a tenant and a landlord.

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1,800 Sq Ft Retail Unit Let to Beauty Salon

Taking instructions on behalf of Hawes and Curtis, we introduced a Tenant, who took over the assignment of the lease.

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1,300 Sq Ft Grosvenor Gardens Office Space Let to International Fashion Brand

Taking instructions on behalf of BLJ group, we were tasked to dispose of their accommodation on Grosvenor Gardens.

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Engineering Co Relocate from Clerkenwell to 2,566 sq ft Stratford Office

Whilst handling the early surrender of their lease on Vine Hill, we were urgently searching for accommodation for an inevitable relocation.

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700 Sq ft Acquired on Behalf of Well Established Tailors

Taking instructions in late 2017 to source suitable expansion space for a workshop, we subsequently introduced Mirpuri Bespoke to 24 Hanover Square.

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1,800 Sq ft Acquired for International Medical Client

Having handled the upward only rent review on the 4th floor in 2017, we knew that our client was keen to expand within the building.

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The Spotlight on Frank- One Year On

We talk to Frank Perri on his first year working as a Surveyor for The Lorenz Consultancy

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First Place for Lorenz!

We are delighted to have been ranked first place in the Top 40 UK Property Firms "Turnover Per Fee Earner" category, in the Property Week Agency Survey 2018!

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A Bonus Deal for the Ruskin Hotel

We were appointed by The Ruskin Hotel to handle a lease renewal.

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21,00 Sq ft Former Casino Lease Assigned to Unique Leisure Occupier

Long standing Client, London Clubs, closed the 21,000 sq ft historic casino, and instructed us to market the premises on the basis of an assignment of the existing lease.

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Long Standing Tenant Lease Surrendered for Vacant Possession to Develop

Engineering Management Services were introduced to us when it was apparent they would need to relocate in time with the expiry of their lease in November 2018.

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Homebase’s CVA Has Churned Up More Ill Will Between Landlords and Retail Tenants

The recent atmosphere of mistrust over CVA’s could seriously damage future relations between the two. Rocky times are a sad fact of any relationship.

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Looking Back on 2018 – The Lorenz Consultancy’s Year in Review

Despite Brexit, the Commercial Property Market in London held up in 2018.

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Hearst Headquarters Exit Success

Having acted for The National Magazine Company intermittently for nearly 30 years, we were flattered to be appointed to handle their exit dilapidations

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How can a lease end?

The appropriate method of termination depends on whether the lease has the protection of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

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Understanding the Case of S Frances LTD V the Cavendish Hotel (London) LTD

The supreme Court decision urging more Tenants to question the credibility of their Landlord's intentions to redevelop.

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Lorenz Nominated “Best Newcomer” After 5 Decades in the Business!

Anthony Lorenz has been nominated, along side 5 other doyennes of the Commercial Property Market for the award of Best Newcomer in the Props.

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We consulted with The Lorenz Consultancy Agency Team when searching for warehouse premises and a London showroom for our expanding furniture business. The team sent us a great selection of properties, we settled on one we liked with good transport access (as we have lots of deliveries in and out) and the Lorenz team negotiated a superb deal for us. A charismatic team with unrivalled experience and skill, and it shows!

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