Retailers mostly paying weekly rather than monthly.
The BEC has called for greater levels of transparency in the rent system of the pub industry.
Small retailers who have access to equity might have an opportunity in places where rents are considered too low for major developers.
Pub tenants for three firms will see rent reductions after the Retail Price Index inflation rate went negative.
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Businesses have been told to consider the impact of rent reviews on the amount of stamp duty land tax they must pay.
Rent reviews are among the issues being looked at by business property owners, it has emerged.