The ins and outs of commercial real estate

The world of commercial real estate is full of terms and nuances that every business owner needs to understand. Explore all our guides to get to grips with every aspect you may encounter throughout the life of your company!

In this section:

• Subletting offices in Paris
• Operated offices
• Flexible offices in Paris
• Commercial leases
• Professional leases
• Short-term leases
• Service agreements
• Business address registration
• PropTech

Paris is a particularly attractive market for office subletting. The shortage of office space in the capital has driven growing demand for subletting. While many companies relocate to the outskirts of Paris, this is often a necessity rather than a choice.

This is why subletting can be an ideal solution, as it provides access to central neighbourhoods and districts even on a temporary basis. It is worth noting, however, that it is advisable to seek expert help when searching for offices to sublet in Paris, as available spaces are not always easy to find.

A new trend has been shaping the real-estate market in recent months: the operated office. Sitting at the crossroads between traditional office space and coworking, the operated office — or corpoworking — is increasingly attracting companies looking for flexible solutions or seeking to manage vacancy in their existing spaces.

The past two years have pushed us all to rethink our models and ways of working, and flexibility is now the watchword of any real-estate strategy. To adjust occupancy costs in real time, it is now possible to sublet part of your workspace. We offer here an overview and an analysis of the market. Welcome to the era of the operated office!

Flexible offices are no passing trend. When a trend grows steadily for more than ten years, it becomes a market — and an increasingly mature one at that. Forget the image of an open-plan floor shared with strangers: there is a wide range of solutions designed to fit your company's exact needs.

Whether you need 5 or 300 desks, there are options that can be activated quickly — within a matter of days.

The benefits of renting a fully serviced office are many. Discover them right now.

Depending on the nature of their business, companies may choose between two types of lease: the commercial lease, reserved for businesses engaged in commercial activities where the premises will be used to operate a business or industrial activity, or alternatively, the professional lease.

The professional lease applies to properties used exclusively for professional purposes, with the exception of the liberal and commercial professions covered by the commercial lease. Signing a professional lease is a routine transaction but, being less tightly regulated than the commercial lease, its drafting deserves careful attention. Here is an overview of the professional lease: its specific features, eligibility criteria and key points to watch.

When we think about the contracts a business commonly enters into as part of its operations, we tend to think first of commercial leases — such as the 3/6/9 lease, the professional lease, or the short-term derogatory lease.

However, in the course of its activities, a business is in many cases also required to enter into service agreements with third-party companies. These are service contracts that commit a service provider to carry out a service on behalf of a client, in exchange for agreed fees. Discover all the nuances this type of contract has to offer.

Having premises for professional or commercial use is of the utmost importance for any business owner. Those premises must allow them to carry out or operate their business with full freedom and peace of mind. To obtain such guarantees, the entrepreneur must turn to commercial real estate to secure a commercial lease, also known as a 3-6-9 lease.

In general terms and under commercial law, a commercial lease is the rental contract concluded between the landlord (the owner of the premises or the usufructuary) and the tenant or lessee (the entrepreneur or the company), covering the use of premises for professional or commercial purposes only.

As its name suggests, a short-term or derogatory commercial lease is a short-duration rental contract. Commercial in nature, it is generally chosen by landlords and tenants who do not wish to commit to a standard commercial lease.

The reasons for this choice can be many and varied, but they do require careful consideration of a few key points before making an informed decision. Whether you are launching your business, testing the viability of a geographic area, or responding to an urgent situation — find out how a short-term lease could meet your needs.

Starting a business is no small undertaking. It requires founders to navigate a great many steps: choosing a legal structure, drafting articles of association, defining the scope of activity — and, crucially, establishing a registered address. Business domiciliation is a strategic priority for any company.

It is a legal procedure that offers businesses a wide range of benefits. Find out why it matters and how it works!

The real estate sector has undergone several upheavals and revolutions over the past decade. Today, real estate professionals are working hard to bring flexibility and agility to property programmes, and to better serve the aspirations of building users. These innovations now shape projects from the design phase all the way through to their management.

PropTech addresses these new challenges and is truly transforming the real estate sector — to such an extent that the phenomenon can no longer be ignored. The era of real estate disruption has arrived.

What are the key issues? What do we really mean by PropTech? Which professions are most affected? Read on to find out.