PView Ep Lease1 Phil Chapman FINAL 160622

In this episode of Pharmacy View host Scott Carpenter is joined by Phillip Chapman, Director/Founder at Lease1, Australia’s leading Retail Shop Lease specialist, providing a unique tenant-only representation service to ensure retailers achieve the best commercial outcomes on their leases. Listen in to the episode to learn more about how the lease1 is a living document that can be leveraged by a resilient industry like Pharmacy to ensure there is a level playing field between landlords and tenants. Phil shares how he has spent around three decades in the industry and is well aware of the challenges and frustrations that business owners face. Having had that understanding and experience makes him uniquely suited to be behind Lease1 given that the platform is a one-stop-shop to resolve the issues between Pharmacy Owners and landlords. He then talks of his association with the Pharmacy Guild and of being endorsed by Gold Cross for 12 plus years and how he has been working with shop leases for Pharmacists for 25 years. Lease1, delivers tailored solutions and value to retail tenants when it comes to lowering costs, making terms more favourable for tenants, and helping them plan strategically. Phil shares how the company uses Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement (BATNA) to give clients more control over the process and says that their services include (but are not limited to): • tenant consultancy services • lease information and research • site sourcing and selection • dispute resolution • retail franchising • portfolio administration