Holding the Line
The new term starts in a month. Still no agreed market rent.
The tenant has sold the business. Asked for the assignment 3 days before settlement.
The automatic doors need replacing. Tenant says structural. Landlord says failure to maintain.
Which way do you go?
One day on the decisions that arise throughout the life of a lease. One real-world scenario, four pressure points, eight practitioners in the room.
For property managers, asset managers, leasing professionals and commercial property lawyers.
Use code EARLYBIRD for the early bird discount. $495 thereafter.
Ever turned a straightforward question into six possible answers?
The more you look, the more you see. Another interpretation. Another risk. Another option. Another commercial consequence.
Before long, the question is no longer “What does the lease say?” It is “Which way do I go?”
Knowing the rules is one thing. Applying them when there is more than one reasonable way forward is where judgement gets tested.
That is the grey we work through in Holding the Line.
What happens after the lease is signed matters.
Decisions made throughout the life of a lease can strengthen or weaken a party's position. The consequence is often not visible straight away. It surfaces later, at a rent review, an assignment request, a repair dispute or an end-of-lease problem, by which time the position is already set.
Four pressure points. One lease lifecycle.
22 October 2026 · 9.15am to 3.00pm · Waterman Chadstone + Live OnlineManaging risk, documentation and commercial position throughout the life of a lease. The third ALIGN PRO masterclass for 2026. Each masterclass stands alone.
Condition + ESM Reports
Where condition evidence meets make good, and ESM reporting meets statutory compliance.
Condition reports that stand up when they are needed, and ESM reporting that tells you whether statutory obligations are actually being met. What to obtain, when, what to look for and what to do when the paperwork exposes a problem.
Renewals + Market Rent Reviews
Where process meets valuation strategy: what drives the number, how each side can strengthen its position, and how to maximise the benefit of the market rent review.
The notice and timing requirements, the valuation process, the evidence that matters and the practical steps each side can take before and during the review.
Assignments
Where a legal test meets a commercial deal that needs to move quickly.
The reasonableness test, the information that has to be on file, and what happens when a refused consent ends up contested.
Structural + Capital Repairs
Where lease drafting meets an ageing building, and years of small decisions surface at once.
Where responsibility sits, how lease drafting meets an ageing building, and how the argument plays out once it becomes a dispute.
Real issues. Worked through in the room.
This is not a series of presentations. We work through a real-world leasing scenario across the day, following the issues as they arise through the lease lifecycle. At each pressure point, the relevant experts bring their professional lens to what happened, what should happen next, the options available and the commercial consequences of each decision.
Different professional lenses. One real-world problem. Worked through together.
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Corina BaileyCondition Report SpecialistKyejack Commercial Property Inspections
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Jason CowlandESM SpecialistHirotec Technical Services
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Sangeeta ThakerAccredited Specialist in Property LawKeypoint Law
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Jim DerzekosValuerFirst Valuation Group (FVG)
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John RasakuValuerRasalan
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Sangeeta ThakerAccredited Specialist in Property LawKeypoint Law
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Maureen Barker GreeneSenior Property ManagerHenkell Brothers
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Sangeeta ThakerAccredited Specialist in Property LawKeypoint Law
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George PontikisBuilderDirector, Orange Constructions
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Roland BurtAccredited Specialist in LitigationKeypoint Law
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Sangeeta ThakerAccredited Specialist in Property LawKeypoint Law
Property professionals who deal with commercial leasing decisions, or are moving into commercial property and want to build their capability quickly.
Designed for property managers, asset managers, leasing professionals and commercial property lawyers who want to sharpen their judgement, understand the issues from different professional perspectives and deal more confidently with the decisions that arise throughout the life of a lease.
Book your place.
Use code EARLYBIRD for the early bird discount.
- Holding the Line, 22 October 2026
- 9.15am to 3.00pm, Melbourne time
- Waterman Chadstone or live online
- Workbook for the session
- Recording of the day
- CPD points can be claimed
From 16 October. Same day, same inclusions.Holding the Line, the final ALIGN PRO masterclass for 2026.
- Holding the Line, 22 October 2026
- 9.15am to 3.00pm, Melbourne time
- Waterman Chadstone or live online
- Workbook for the session
- Recording of the day
- CPD points can be claimed
One registration covers a team watching together in one room, on one screen.
Contact Sangeeta about team pricing: [email protected]
"Sangeeta has an exceptional ability to bridge the gap between complex legal frameworks and practical, real-world application."
"Her ability to bring legal clarity to real-world decisions makes her insights highly valuable for the industry."
25+ years at the point where legal risk meets commercial judgement.
Sangeeta Thaker is a commercial property lawyer with more than 25 years' experience across private practice and in-house roles. Her work sits at the centre of lease negotiations, disputes, and the commercial decisions that arise when leasing situations start to unravel.
Through Property Law Academy, she translates those real scenarios into frameworks that property professionals can use the moment a complex situation lands on their desk.