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Office tenants inundate landlords with rent relief requests

Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
Ingrid Fuary-WagnerExplainer editor

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Office tower landlords are being inundated with requests for rent-free periods and abatements from tenants – some looking for a free ride – as businesses take a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic.

It comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week told landlords and tenants to negotiate directly with one another to keep businesses afloat.

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Ingrid Fuary-Wagner is the AFR's explainer editor, based in Sydney. She previously wrote about property and before that was news editor at Domain. Connect with Ingrid on Twitter. Email Ingrid at ingrid.fuary-wagner@afr.com

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