Sophie Orme, head of Colliers International's shopping centre management team, said; "The Autumn quarter is always the toughest
quarter day for those landlords collecting rent with high percentage of retail property in their portfolio.
A number of high-profile stores - including Whittard of Chelsea, clothes shop, The Officers Club, and record retailer Zavvi have gone into administration shortly after a
quarter day, which falls in late March, June, September and December.
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Quarter Day.
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Quarter Day.
Mr Haslam's comments come after the latest
Quarter Day, on which commercial rental payments are traditionally due - and after Newcastle United and House of Fraser owner Mike Ashley cited "greedy landlords" for putting three stores in jeopardy amid difficulties agreeing on rents.
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"In the New Year, not only do restaurants tend to suffer from a curb in consumer spending after festive excesses, they are also faced with the challenge of rent
quarter day."
The appeal, by a consortium of landlords including Land Securities, Hammerson and British Land, overturned the controversial Goldacre/ Luminar decisions which decided somewhat arbitrarily that the rent should only be an expense of the administration if the
quarter day fell after the start of the period of administration.
The substantial financial pressure already being faced by retailers across the north east stepped up another notch with the third '
Quarter Day' of 2012.
Most of the recent sudden closures will have been brought on by the end of June
quarter day, when shop rents become due to landlords.
September 25 marks the latest '
Quarter Day' on which commercial rental payments are traditionally due to be made, raising concerns that more traders in the sector will be feeling the pinch on their finances.
"The ruling means that rent will now be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis, putting an end to 'tactical' administrations which enables retailers to operate for free if they file for administration just after
quarter day."
