Getting out of a Lease

11. What Will It Cost?

The costs incurred in getting out of your lease may make your annual rent look cheap by comparison.

Be realistic about the price you will have to pay.

11.1 Do not ignore the cost of the professional advisers involved, on both sides.

• Note that the bills for your landlord's advisers will usually be paid by you.
• The cost of finding a new tenant may be hard to estimate in advance.

11.2 What is the extent of your liability under the lease for dilapidation charges?

11.3 How much is finding new premises and relocating going to cost you?