The framework we use on every commercial acquisition — physical, legal, financial, tenant covenant, environmental, and planning. Built by buyer-side advocates who have seen what goes wrong when DD is incomplete.
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Each category lists the documents to request, the red flags to watch for, and the questions to ask before you sign.
Structural integrity, defects, services age, essential safety measures, building surveyor report, accessibility compliance.
Title search, easements and covenants, caveats, vendor statement, special conditions, GST treatment, going-concern election.
Rent roll, outgoings reconciliation, cap rate benchmarks, depreciation schedule, stamp duty, holding cost model, sensitivity.
Lease terms, options, incentives, make-good, guarantees, tenant trading history, industry risk, occupancy ratio.
Phase 1 ESA, groundwater, asbestos register, flood/bushfire overlay, EPA notices, previous use, indemnity position.
Planning scheme, permitted uses, heritage, precinct controls, future zoning changes, occupation permit, works-approval status.
“The line items on tenant covenant alone stopped us proceeding on a property we were halfway to signing. Worth 20 minutes of reading.”SMSF buyer, VIC
“I’m a residential investor moving into commercial. The environmental and planning sections are the gap I didn’t know I had.”Portfolio investor, NSW
“Sent it to our solicitor and accountant before signing. Both added questions back into their review. That’s a useful checklist.”First-time commercial buyer, QLD
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