Every triennial break opens a window: renegotiate or relocate. We cost out both before you decide.
"We're coming to the end of the lease, we're torn between staying or leaving, and no one has the figures to decide."
A poorly negotiated renewal often costs 80 to 120 €/m²/year in excess rent over 9 years. On 850 m², the cumulative gap reaches 600,000 € to 900,000 €, not counting recoverable charges and the Paris region office tax (24.01 €/m² in zone 1 according to Légifrance 2024).
Nearly 38% of employees consider their working environment unsuitable. An ageing, unrenovated site accelerates turnover and hinders the return to the office, already limited to 3.1 days per week on average in the tertiary sector.
The tertiary decree requires a 40% reduction in energy consumption by 2030. A building rated E or F is exposed to a costly action plan. Regulatory obligations on workplace lighting and ventilation also apply: a non-compliant site generates CSE reservations and a risk of labour-court disputes.
Before the property decision, not after. We deliver four outputs: an audit of the site you occupy (technical condition, compliance, actual capacity), a discreet market study of your micro-sector, a quantified stay-vs-leave comparison of total occupancy cost, and a reasoned recommendation. The difference: these figures come from teams who build, not from a spreadsheet. No commitment, confidential, independent of any landlord.
Technical audit of the site (acoustics, thermal, utilities, compliance), occupancy count over 20 working days, manager interviews. Deliverable: a 25-page report with a scoring out of 100 and a list of R4214 non-compliances. Timeframe 3 weeks for an 850 m² floor.
Definition of the target programme: ratio of workstations, meeting rooms, informal spaces, net usable area. Study of the local market and identification of 4 to 6 property alternatives. Deliverable: framing note and comparative grid renewal versus relocation over 9 years.
Layout sketch for the two selected scenarios, tenant fit-out costing per m² (range 800 to 1500 € excl. VAT, based on area, initial condition and finish level), post-renovation energy simulation, break-even calculation. Deliverable: a 40-page decision file presented to the executive committee with a reasoned recommendation.
Management of the selected scenario as general contractor: lease negotiation or exit inventory, detailed 12-week schedule, trade coordination, handover and clearing of reservations. Deliverable: an operational floor at D+84 days and a maintenance log for the facility manager.
"The quantified comparison over 9 years unlocked the decision in the executive committee. We renewed by negotiating 14 months rent-free and financed a full renovation."
That's the right time. An arbitration prepared 18 to 24 months before expiry leaves you the negotiating leverage; prepared under pressure, you lose it.
The market study is discreet and the diagnosis stays between us. Nothing gets out, neither to a landlord nor to your teams, until you have decided.
The diagnosis does not replace your decision, it equips it. You leave with figures you can rely on, whether or not you entrust us with what follows.
Yes, by amendment, often in exchange for an extension of the firm term. The diagnosis tells you what this leverage is worth in your case.
No: it requires a trajectory of reduced consumption, not a departure. If the existing site is energy-intensive, a heavy renovation can rival a relocation; that is precisely what the diagnosis quantifies.
The trio of general management, real estate department and facilities management, with the CSE informed in advance. You leave with a single file that supports the decision in the executive committee.