Environmental Due Diligence in Commercial Property Transactions: CPSE Overview and Additional Enquiries on Contamination and Asbestos

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Practice notes

Environmental Due Diligence in Commercial Property Transactions: CPSE Overview and Additional Enquiries on Contamination and Asbestos

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Produced in partnership with ELM Law

Practice notes

New starters lease transactions collection (environmental issues)—Commercial Property Standard Enquiries and additional environmental enquiries

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Commercial Property Standard Enquiries

The Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) have become the industry standard pre-Contract enquiries for commercial property transactions:

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    CPSE.1 (version 4.0) General pre-contract enquiries for all commercial property transactions

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    CPSE.2 (version 3.4) Supplemental pre-contract enquiries for property subject to tenancies for commercial Use

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    CPSE.3 (version 3.1) Supplemental pre-contract enquiries for commercial property on the grant of a new Lease

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    CPSE.4 (version 3.3) Supplemental pre-contract enquiries for commercial leasehold property on the assignment of the lease

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    CPSE.5 (version 3.3.1) Enquiries before surrender of a rack rent commercial

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Lease definition
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A contract that creates a relationship of landlord and tenant.

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