These structured learning pathways provide end-to-end mastery of commercial property processes. Ideal for career advancement or role transitions, each sequence builds comprehensive expertise across space selection, management, and optimization. Progress through a logical curriculum that develops the complete skill set needed to handle complex commercial real estate challenges with clarity.
Focused short modules address specific commercial property challenges. Perfect for professionals needing to quickly close knowledge gaps or enhance particular skills. Each standalone course delivers targeted techniques for immediate application. Build your expertise one practical skill at a time.
What are the next steps after the Tenant Representative and their client has completed their search for new commercial premises?
During this phase of the property acquisition lifecycle, some of the factors that the client will need to consider include understanding what’s involved in making a final decision on preferred options and secondary options, negotiating on preferred and secondary options, and deciding on final option - incentives and contributions.
It can take close to 26 weeks to get to the position of negotiating Heads of Agreement for a substantive property. The Tenant Representative will undertake the negotiations on the preferred option and secondary options, but the decision-maker and their legal counsel should be ready to commit effort to achieve commercial terms, lease flexibility and other lease obligations directly after negotiations.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of shortlisting options and getting ready for the negotiation phase.
Approximately 20 Minutes
Acquiring a new customer is anywhere from five to 25 times more expensive than retaining an existing one.
Undoubtedly the ‘one-stop shop’ has become a trend that has evolved over the past decade. The ‘one-stop shop’ offer, combining the lease negotiation, workspace design, fit out project management, relocation and even completing the make-good in the exited leased premises offers a compelling proposition to many leadership teams, particularly those unfamiliar with the expertise and challenges of the leasing, fit out and make-good businesses.
The relationship between the Tenant Representative and the client organization will develop over the period from start of lease negotiations through to occupation, so keep the relationship even stronger by offering the additional services of their organization.
Working on the fact that retaining an existing client is more attractive than finding another, develop rapport and a genuine interest in how they are doing, and offer help regularly. ‘One-stop shop’ arrangements, can provide transparency in all cost arrangements, and provide ‘value for money’ outcomes with the added value of a pool of experts who know how to find the other specialist advisers, suppliers, and contractors that the client needs.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the phases and key milestones of your client’s journey, and how and when you could have conversations about the pool of core capabilities in your organization that can help the client complete their project.
Approximately 20 Minutes
Relocating a workplace to a new building is a decision that will affect the client’s business for years to come. Before making any premises decisions, the engaged Tenant Representative and the client need to have a strategic plan as to where the business is going.
It all starts by confirming exactly why the client needs a new workplace and what they would like to get out of it.
The Tenant Rep and client will undertake a vast amount of work during the needs analysis and strategy development phases when the Tenant Rep is first appointed. All the preparatory hard work comes together here so that a set of principles that summarize the desired outcome at the new location can be highlighted during the review process.
The lease contract that the client business will sign on the new workplace is all-important and there should be a process of thoughtful, detailed discussion among the key project stakeholders in order to find out the best property available for business future planning and development.
A well-written Expression of Interest (EOI) attracts and invites landlords to present a great opportunity that is targeted to fulfill the client's requirements. After reviewing the market submissions and responses from EOI, the Tenant Rep can take the client on site inspections so that a shortlist of property options can be produced.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of how the EOI can be prepared based on the search criteria built from the Needs Analysis and Strategy Development. The course will also discuss the main considerations for the Tenant Representative to look out for when reviewing market submissions.
Approximately 20 Minutes
Makegood refers to the clause in a lease that sets out how a tenant should leave a property when the lease comes to an end, whether by the expiry of the term or earlier termination. Standard leases contain makegood provisions requiring tenants to put space back to “as was” condition or, frequently, to a full open plan condition even if the fit out was an earlier tenants fit out.
A Tenant Rep may still be working with their client once they have helped them procure their office accommodation, and this may include helping to agree the scope of works with the lessor for a makegood and help source quotes and finalize the appointment of the contractor to do the work on behalf of the client. This could possibly be managed also by the internal Property Manager, but it is also possible that it is preferred that the Tenant Rep look after the exit obligations.
In this course, you will look at what a makegood obligation is, the types of things that the client organization may need help with, and other situations where in the cases, of less defined makegood obligations, the exiting/seller organizations may not need a reinstatement/make good but a disposal strategy to exit their premises.
Approximately 20 Minutes
When looking at alternate premises to suit different business needs, an analysis of the properties (evaluation and analysis) is required to determine whether the cost advantage offsets the disadvantage of having a split workforce with duplication of key business support functions and amenities, such as receptions, meeting rooms and informal breakout areas. The evaluation and analysis is next after the premises are inspected and the Tenant Representative, on behalf of the client seeks proposals on preferred options. But let’s not jump too far ahead, as that comes after the process we are currently in – which is the review and inspections of the shortlisted properties!
How does a well-organized inspection looks like from the client’s perspective? The Tenant Rep must use their emotional intelligence when working with their client to understand what a good day looks like when inspecting properties. There are many factors that the Tenant Rep needs to consider when working with their client and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs shouldn’t be ignored here. Clients have a requirement like all humans to have their needs met to ensure they are performing at their optimum during this time.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the process of premises inspection and the critical things to consider when developing a quality shortlist.
Approximately 20 Minutes
Master the critical first step in property selection that aligns workspace with business goals.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Duration: 20 Minutes | Price: $9.99
Avoid costly property mismatches by mastering the critical first step in commercial real estate decisions. Learn to conduct a needs analysis that uncovers true workspace requirements - ensuring every property choice drives business growth.
• Property Managers overseeing facility requirements
• Tenant Representatives guiding client decisions
• Workplace Strategists developing optimal environments
• Internal Property Teams managing organizational space needs
• How to avoid costly property mismatches through strategic needs analysis
• Why workplace dynamics (people, process, place) drive business success
• When to involve stakeholders like IT, HR, or external consultants
• What questions uncover hidden organizational requirements