Industrial property is the most numbers-driven part of the market. Warehouse buyers and tenants know exactly what they need before they open a listing: floor area, clearance, access and power. That makes it well suited to a private campaign, because the property largely sells or leases itself once the specifications are in front of the right people.

How a private lease listing works

realcommercial.com.au and commercialrealestate.com.au only accept listings lodged by a licensed real estate agency. For Sale For Lease is a licensed agency, so we lodge the listing for you for a once-off $795 and it stays live until leased. Tenant enquiries come directly to you, and there is no commission when the lease is signed.

What tenants of warehouse or industrial property actually check

  • Building area and whether the space can be subdivided.
  • Internal clearance height and column spacing for racking.
  • Roller doors and loading: number, size, dock or on-grade, truck turning circle.
  • Yard, hardstand and parking for staff and vehicles.
  • Three-phase power and any existing plant.
  • Office and amenities included in the tenancy.
  • Net or gross rent, and what the outgoings actually are per square metre.
  • Lease term, options, review mechanism and any incentive or fit-out contribution.

Setting the rent

Set the rent per square metre against genuinely comparable space in the same precinct, and be clear whether you are quoting net or gross. Long vacancies cost far more than a modest rent concession, so if similar space is sitting unleased, price to move rather than to a target.

Before you advertise

Have a commercial lease drafted or reviewed by a solicitor before you advertise, and know your position on term, options, rent reviews, outgoings recovery, make-good and permitted use. Getting these settled first makes negotiation much faster. This is general information, not legal advice – requirements differ between states and change over time, so confirm the current position with your solicitor or conveyancer.

Photograph it like an asset, not a home

Wide shots of the internal floor plate with the lights on, the roller doors from outside, the yard and hardstand, the truck access, the office component, and an aerial or street view showing the site in its precinct. Include a site plan if you have one.

Get started

See what is included on the commercial lease page, or read the step-by-step guide to how to lease commercial property privately. There is more detail on listing on realcommercial.com.au without an agent.

Selling instead? See sell warehouse or industrial property privately. State-by-state detail is available for VIC, NSW and QLD among others.

Call 1300 622 300 to talk it through.