Professional lease
Lease for exclusively professional use for the regulated professions: minimum 6-year term, termination at any time by the tenant on 6 months' notice, regulated conditions.
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Alongside the commercial lease, other regimes govern letting for professional or residential use: professional lease (regulated professions), civil lease, residential lease (1989 Act), furnished letting, mixed-use leases. Each regime has its own specificities. We structure and negotiate leases tailored to your situation, on both the landlord and tenant sides.
→ What we cover
Lease for exclusively professional use for the regulated professions: minimum 6-year term, termination at any time by the tenant on 6 months' notice, regulated conditions.
Lease governed by the Act of 6 July 1989: 3-year term (6 years for corporate landlords), strict regulation, recoverable charges, capped security deposit.
Furnished lease: minimum 1-year term (9 months for students), inventory, LMNP/LMP tax status. Specific contractual and reporting features.
Short-term lease (1 to 10 months, non-renewable) intended for tenants in a transitional situation (training, assignment, transfer).
Lease for mixed residential and professional use, articulation of the applicable regimes, securing of the specific clauses.
Provision of company accommodation by the business: occupancy agreement, social-security and tax consequences, management of the end of the arrangement.
→ Our approach
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Analysis of the intended use and of the parties to determine the applicable regime (commercial, professional, residential, furnished, mixed-use, mobility).
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Drafting of the lease within the applicable regime, with tailored specific clauses (inventory of fixtures, charges, works, exit).
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Signing, entry inventory of fixtures, holding of the security deposit, any reporting formalities (rent controls).
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Advice on day-to-day application, reviews, handling of incidents (arrears, breaches), anticipation of the exit.
→ Who we help
Professional lease tailored to a regulated profession: 6-year term, flexible exit, conditions for transfer to a professional successor.
Unfurnished residential lease for a main residence: 3-year term, rent controls where applicable, recoverable charges, termination conditions.
Furnished lease tailored to LMNP status: inventory, favourable taxation, termination conditions, articulation with the co-ownership.
Occupancy agreement for company accommodation provided to a senior executive: social-security and tax consequences, conditions for ending occupancy on departure.
→ Q&A
The commercial lease covers traders, craftspeople, manufacturers and the activities of the Commercial Code, with a very protective status (right to renewal, eviction indemnity). The professional lease covers the regulated professions, with a more flexible regime (free termination by the tenant, minimum 6-year term).
This depends on the regime. For a residential lease, the list is exhaustive (1987 decree). For a commercial or professional lease, contractual freedom is broader but is framed by the Pinel Act (prohibition on passing on certain charges, such as property tax in some cases).
1 year minimum (9 months for students, without tacit renewal). The furnished lease may be tacitly renewed. Furnished status requires sufficient furniture to allow normal living (a standard list is defined by decree).
The tenant may terminate at any time on 6 months' notice. The landlord may terminate only at the end of the term, on 6 months' notice and on valid grounds. This flexibility is one of the main attractions of the professional lease compared to the commercial lease.
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