Quarterly rents are under attack from recession-hit retailers looking for a switch to monthly charges. Office and industrial occupiers are watching closely and any sign of weakness by landlords could see traditional leasing charges slip closer to oblivion.There is little doubt which side ministers will back after their intransigence over planning charges, empty rates and home information packs. Several million occupiers outrank a few hundred investors every time.Landlords can offer only a simple response: 'We are not charities. We need to make a profit.' But there is a glaring exception. One of the fastest growing managed space developers makes big profits by focusing on economic regeneration and is owned by a charity.
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