Lease law

Danish lease law is notoriously complex, and changes to the law are frequent. Anyone hoping to avoid the perils and utilize the opportunities that the law offers will need to have detailed insight into the law itself as well as recent case law. 

Drawing on our vast experience and unrivalled expertise, we can help navigate safely through rules and regulations and ensure for you a tailormade contract with optimal terms and conditions.

Our advice 

We advise both public and private lessors and lessees, including international parties. Amongst other things, we can help with:

• residential and commercial lease law
• advice on conclusion of lease agreements
• drafting and negotiating all forms of lease agreements
• lease and concession agreements for hotels, etc.
• sale and leaseback
• due diligence for lease law purposes in acquisitions of real estate
• rent reviews, both agreed and market rent adjustments, tax adjustments, and rent increases as a result of improvements
• rent determination for residential leases
• acquisition and operation of rental property
• rebuilding of properties/leased premises and related requirements
• utilities consumption and operating expense accounts
• termination of leases with notice or due to a default
• statutory protection of business tenants, including claims for damages and compensation for loss of goodwill on the landlord's notice to terminate
• defects on occupation of leased premises, during the lease term and on termination of the lease
• vacation of premises
• dispute resolution, including rent tribunal cases, arbitration and litigation
• registration and cancellation of lease agreements in the Danish digital land register
• obligations to offer a property to tenants under Danish tenancy law (pre-emption right)
• site lease agreements
• infrastructure and (renewable) energy projects.