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How to negotiate a flex office lease without a broker (10 things we would push for if we were you)
Negotiation

How to negotiate a flex office lease without a broker (10 things we would push for if we were you)

Ten concrete lease asks that most tenants don’t know to make — rent-free fitout periods, break clauses, deposit alternat…

Peter Dudley · 1 June 2026 · 9 min

Negotiation
Negotiation

Why broker commission is a tax on your growth

Ten percent of your annual rent goes to someone who answered a phone call. Here is what that money actually buys — and w…

Peter Dudley · 20 May 2026 · 6 min

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