Use.

Find out if the property has planning permission for the use you intend to put it to. Ensuring the proper permissions will likely be your responsibility, in particular if the property requires a change of use, ask the local council for a summary of the costs involved and more importantly the requirements they may place on you before they will grant such permission.

Insurance.

If you occupy a property on a FRI Tenancy, you will have to pay the landlord the cost of insuring the buildings, make sure you know not only what these costs will be but when and how they are payable and what they cover.

You will need to arrange other insurance to cover your own requirements such as public liability and contents. These costs may be affected by the property, make enquiries about all your insurance requirements before committing to a tenancy.

Services.

In almost all cases you will have to pay your own costs for services, these include telephone, electric and gas as well as non-domestic and water rates.

Although some of these costs may vary little from property to property, you should check that the services you require are available and what if any are the costs of installing or upgrading them.

You should enquire from the relevant authority, the costs associated with non-domestic and water rates, although the landlord or landlords agent may be able to supply you with this information.

In some cases some services may be included as service charges, if they are you need to know exactly what they are, how much they cost and how and when they are payable.