Shops and offices · India
Shops and office space for rent
Shops, offices, showrooms and warehouses for rent in India. Posted free by owners, never brokers. A shop or office deposit is often several months' rent, so read the lease checklist below before you pay one.
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Before you sign
- The deposit
- Shops and offices ask far more than a flat: often 3 to 12 months' rent. Agree in writing what can be cut from it when you leave: putting the space back to a bare shell, unpaid maintenance, the last bills. Those are the usual fights.
- Lock-in
- 12 to 36 months is common. Ask whether it binds the owner too, and what you pay if you leave early.
- Rent increases
- Usually about 5% a year, or 15% every three years. Get the schedule into the agreement.
- Maintenance (CAM)
- Malls and complexes charge maintenance per square foot on top of the rent, and often the power backup too. Ask for last year's bills before you sign.
- GST
- If the owner is GST-registered, 18% GST is added to the rent. If you're registered and the owner isn't, you may have to pay it yourself under reverse charge. Ask your accountant.
- Registration
- Agreements of 11 months or less are often only notarised; a longer lease is normally registered. Ask who pays the stamp duty.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules differ by state; check the agreement with a lawyer or your accountant.
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