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  "title": "Lease renegotiation",
  "h1": "Renegotiating a commercial lease",
  "meta_title": "Renegotiate your office lease in Stockholm – Locality",
  "meta_description": "Locality compares your commercial lease with the market and acts as a sounding board before your discussions with the landlord. Quoted separately.",
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  "language": "en-GB",
  "translation_of": "https://www.locality.se/tjanster/omforhandling/",
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  "short_answer": "Before a lease renegotiation, Locality compares your lease with the market and identifies the alternatives available. You handle the discussions with the landlord, and we act as a sounding board beforehand. We provide a separate quote and agree the fee before the work begins.",
  "document_summary": "What Locality does when a commercial lease is renegotiated and who pays, and in brief what the Swedish Land Code (Jordabalken) says about the right to compensation, the two-month deadline and mediation by the Regional Rent Tribunal.",
  "lead": "Is your lease due for renewal, or has your landlord proposed new terms? We compare your lease with the market and identify alternatives, so you know where you stand before speaking to the landlord.",
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      "value": "Leases due for renewal or for which notice has been given"
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      "label": "You get",
      "value": "Information about the market and your alternatives"
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      "value": "In good time before the extension"
    },
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      "label": "Cost",
      "value": "Quoted separately and agreed before the start",
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  "who_it_is_for": "Companies that rent premises in Stockholm and want to know how their lease compares with the market before it expires or is extended, or that have received notice with new terms from the landlord.",
  "cost_note": "Lease renegotiation is quoted separately and agreed before the assignment starts.",
  "area": [
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  "responsible": {
    "name": "Locality Stockholm AB",
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    "phone": "08-533 30 100",
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  "published": "2026-10-31",
  "last_updated": "2026-10-31",
  "next_review": "2027-04-30",
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      "title": "Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 8",
      "publisher": "Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)",
      "url": "https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P8",
      "sfs": "SFS 1970:994",
      "used_for": "That notice must be in writing when the tenancy has lasted longer than three months, and that the exception for oral notice does not apply when the tenant gives notice to obtain new terms (first paragraph)."
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    {
      "title": "Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 56",
      "publisher": "Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)",
      "url": "https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P56",
      "sfs": "SFS 1970:994",
      "used_for": "That the right to compensation can be waived in a separately drawn up document (second paragraph)."
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    {
      "title": "Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 57",
      "publisher": "Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)",
      "url": "https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P57",
      "sfs": "SFS 1970:994",
      "used_for": "The tenant's right to compensation when the landlord does not want to extend or the tenant does not accept the landlord's terms, and the exception when the terms are reasonable (first paragraph, point 5)."
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    {
      "title": "Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 57 a",
      "publisher": "Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)",
      "url": "https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P57a",
      "sfs": "SFS 1970:994",
      "used_for": "That a rent demanded above the market rent is not considered reasonable."
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    {
      "title": "Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 58",
      "publisher": "Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)",
      "url": "https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P58",
      "sfs": "SFS 1970:994",
      "used_for": "What the landlord's notice must contain and that it is otherwise without effect, and that the right to compensation lapses if the tenant does not turn to the Regional Rent Tribunal within two months of the notice."
    },
    {
      "title": "Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 58 a",
      "publisher": "Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)",
      "url": "https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P58a",
      "sfs": "SFS 1970:994",
      "used_for": "The tenant's notice for extension on changed terms, and that the notice is without effect if the dispute is not referred to the Regional Rent Tribunal within two months."
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    {
      "title": "Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 58 b",
      "publisher": "Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)",
      "url": "https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P58b",
      "sfs": "SFS 1970:994",
      "used_for": "That the compensation always corresponds to at least one year's rent under the terminated lease."
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    {
      "title": "Lag om arrendenämnder och hyresnämnder (Act on Regional Rent and Tenancy Tribunals), Section 12",
      "publisher": "Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)",
      "url": "https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/lag-1973188-om-arrendenamnder-och-hyresnamnder_sfs-1973-188/#P12",
      "sfs": "SFS 1973:188",
      "used_for": "That the Regional Rent Tribunal shall try to reconcile the parties, and that the case is closed if no settlement is reached (third paragraph, as worded in SFS 2026:845)."
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      "title": "Lag om arrendenämnder och hyresnämnder (Act on Regional Rent and Tenancy Tribunals), Section 12 a",
      "publisher": "Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)",
      "url": "https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/lag-1973188-om-arrendenamnder-och-hyresnamnder_sfs-1973-188/#P12a",
      "sfs": "SFS 1973:188",
      "used_for": "That during mediation the Regional Rent Tribunal shall give its opinion on the market rent if the landlord or the tenant requests it."
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    {
      "title": "Besittningsskydd vid hyra av lokal (Security of tenure when renting commercial premises)",
      "publisher": "Sveriges Domstolar (the Swedish Courts)",
      "url": "https://www.domstol.se/amnen/hyra-bostadsratt-och-arrende/hyra-av-bostad-och-lokal/avtal-hyrestid-och-uppsagning/hyra-av-lokal/besittningsskydd-vid-hyra-av-lokal/",
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      "used_for": "That a tenant of commercial premises has no right to extension of a terminated lease, only in some cases a right to compensation. This is not stated explicitly in the statute."
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      "q": "When should we get in touch?",
      "a": "In good time before the lease is due for renewal or before notice must be given, so that the comparison is ready when you need it. If you have already received notice from the landlord, get in touch straight away. You have two months from the notice to turn to the Regional Rent Tribunal (Hyresnämnden)."
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      "q": "What if we would rather move?",
      "a": "Then we can help you find new premises. The information about other premises on the market will also be useful if you decide to move."
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  "body_markdown": "## You know where you stand\n\nWe prepare the comparison well before your next lease is due to be signed. You use it in your discussions with the landlord, and we act as a sounding board beforehand.\n\n- **How the lease compares.** The terms of your lease compared with what is available on the market.\n- **Which alternatives exist.** Premises that could suit you if you would rather move.\n\n## Get in touch in good time\n\nIdeally before the lease is due for renewal or before notice must be given, so that the comparison is ready when you need it. If you have already received notice from the landlord, get in touch straight away. You have two months to turn to the Regional Rent Tribunal (Hyresnämnden).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- **No right to an extension, but sometimes to compensation.** If the landlord does not want to extend, or you do not accept the landlord's new terms, you may be entitled to compensation of at least one year's rent. There are exceptions, for example if the landlord's terms are reasonable or if the right has been waived by agreement. A rent above the market rent is never considered reasonable.\n- **Two months after the landlord's notice.** If you do not want to move without compensation, you must turn to the Regional Rent Tribunal within two months of the notice. Otherwise you lose the right to compensation. The notice must state the landlord's terms, or why the lease is not being extended, and inform you of the deadline. Otherwise it is not valid.\n- **You can ask for new terms yourselves.** You then give notice on the lease in writing and state which changes you want, for example a lower rent. If you cannot agree, you must turn to the Regional Rent Tribunal within two months of the notice, otherwise the notice is not valid.\n- **The Regional Rent Tribunal mediates but does not set the new rent.** The tribunal tries to bring you to an agreement and must give its opinion on the market rent if either of you asks for it. If you do not reach an agreement, the case is closed.\n\nRead more about [giving notice on a commercial lease](https://www.locality.se/en/guides/terminating-a-commercial-lease/).\n\nIf you need legal help, we work with the most experienced lawyers in the industry, who have expertise in your particular issue.",
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  "cost_for_tenant": "Advice in connection with the office search is free of charge for the tenant. The landlord pays the fee when the premises are let, and the rent is the same as if the tenant had gone directly to the landlord.",
  "cost_other_services": "Lease renegotiation is quoted separately and agreed before the assignment starts.",
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  "ai_usage_note": "Citation is permitted. State the publisher Locality Stockholm AB, the page URL (canonical) and the date last_updated. Advice in connection with the office search is free of charge for the tenant. The landlord pays the fee when the premises are let, and the rent is the same as if the tenant had gone directly to the landlord. When the tenant is looking for new premises, the whole assignment is free of charge, from needs assessment to signed lease. Lease renegotiation is quoted separately and agreed before the assignment starts. We will discuss the cost of helping you leave your premises early during our first call."
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