Commercial Property
End of Lease Risk
October 20th 2026
Virtual Seminar
End of Lease Risk: Dilapidations, Repairs and Insurance in Practice
October 20th 2026
2pm - 5pm
Speakers: Ken Gerber
Virtual Seminar
Issues around repairs, dilapidations and insurance obligations are a common source of dispute in commercial leases, particularly as a lease comes to an end. What often seems straightforward at the outset can result in significant claims if the position isn’t properly understood.
For solicitors, the risk is in missing potential exposure early or not fully appreciating how these provisions operate in practice. This session looks at how these issues arise and what can go wrong, helping you advise clients more effectively and avoid costly surprises.
Topics covered are as follows:
Ken handles commercial property purchases, sales, development, loans, and leases for Scottish and international SME’s, development clients, and individual property investors. He also provides legal opinions on commercial property matters and professional negligence for other law firms. Ken has written two legal textbooks: “Commercial Leases in Scotland: A Practitioner’s Guide”, which is now in its 5th edition (2024), and “Land & Property Development in Scotland – Law and Practice” which was published in August 2017. He also presents seminars for various organisations on commercial property to solicitors and surveyors, and he is senior tutor on the Commercial Conveyancing course in the Law Diploma at Glasgow University.
Ken has been accredited by The Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Commercial Leasing since 1994.
