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Most urgent right now
The deadlines and rule changes commercial landlords are asking about today.
MEES: you cannot let below EPC E (since 1 April 2023)
Read guideLive now2026 business rates revaluation — new five-multiplier list in effect
Read guideAnnouncedEPC B by 2031 proposed for buildings over 1,000 m² (not yet law)
Read guideAnnouncedUpward-only rent review ban legislated but not yet in force
Read guidePopular calculators
Quick numbers-led answers to the questions commercial landlords ask most.
Business Rates Calculator
Occupied bill under the 2026 five-multiplier system, or your exposure on an empty property.
OpenCommercial Stamp Duty Calculator
SDLT, LBTT or LTT on a non-residential purchase or new lease, including the rent NPV charge.
OpenCapital Allowances Planner
Year-one relief on plant, integral features and structures — AIA, full expensing, 40% FYA and SBA.
OpenCommercial Yield & ROI
Gross, net initial and reversionary yield on a commercial investment.
OpenMEES Upgrade Cost-Benefit
EPC improvement costs weighed against void risk, penalties and energy savings.
OpenRent Review / Lease Renewal Uplift
The reviewed rent, backdated sum and change in capital value at a review or renewal.
OpenEssential downloads
Template packs built for the situations every commercial landlord runs into.
Commercial Lease Starter Pack
The checklists to take a commercial letting from offer to completion.
Download packBusiness RatesBusiness Rates Appeal Pack
Everything to check and challenge a business rates assessment.
Download packDilapidationsDilapidations Pack
The checklists and timings for a dilapidations claim.
Download packComplianceCommercial Landlord Compliance Pack
The compliance checklists a commercial landlord needs.
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