Shops, offices and industrial warehouses: we draft and review commercial contracts that protect your business or your property in any scenario.
In commercial leasing, what is agreed prevails. Every clause we negotiate protects your investment, your activity or your property.
Unlike a residential rental, the lease of a commercial unit, an office or a warehouse in Barcelona is governed by freedom of contract: the law barely imposes rules, so everything depends on what appears (or is missing) in the contract. A good commercial contract defines the rent and its update, the binding-commitment period, the transfer, the works, the activity licences and the guarantees. A bad contract can leave the owner unpaid or the tenant unable to open their business. That's why we work for both parties with the same rigour.
We define the conditions for transfer, assignment of the contract and subleasing, including notice periods, authorisations and the allocation of any rent increase.
We regulate who carries out and pays for the works, the rent-free periods and obtaining the necessary activity licences.
We set the legal deposit, bank guarantees and additional guarantees that protect rent collection and compliance with the contract.
Whether you own premises in Barcelona or are about to open your business, we draft or review the contract so your interests are fully protected before signing.
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We draft or review your shop, office or warehouse contract with full legal certainty.
It is governed by the LAU as a lease for use other than housing, where freedom of contract between the parties prevails and the mandatory extensions and rent caps of housing do not apply. That's why good drafting of the contract is even more decisive: what is not agreed does not exist.
The duration is free, but it is usually agreed between 5 and 10 years, often with a binding-commitment period during which neither party can terminate without penalty. We draft the terms, extensions and notice period to your measure, whether you are landlord or tenant.
The transfer (assignment of the contract) allows the tenant to pass their business to a third party who continues the activity. The LAU recognises this right with certain requirements, but it is advisable to regulate the conditions, the notice period and the rent increase the law grants the landlord in the event of a transfer.
It depends on what is agreed. It is common to grant a rent-free period in exchange for the tenant carrying out the adaptation works. We regulate who carries out and pays for the works, the necessary authorisations and what happens to them at the end of the contract (whether they remain for the benefit of the premises).
The legal deposit is two months for non-housing use and must be lodged with the INCASÒL. In addition, bank guarantees, additional deposits or personal guarantees from the partners can be agreed. We design the strongest guarantee scheme for the landlord.
Only if the contract allows it and respecting the agreed notice period and penalty (usually one or several months, or the rents of the remaining binding-commitment period). That's why it is key to negotiate the early-withdrawal clause well before signing.
Yes. It is advisable to check that the premises allow your activity (licence and urban planning regulations), that they carry no debts or infringements and that they meet the technical conditions. We verify it with a prior review, like a due diligence on the scale of the premises.