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# Consolidating and making better use of your premises

Do you have more locations than you need, unused space, or premises that no longer suit how you work? We set out your options and the information you need to decide how much space you need and where.

- **Suitable for:** Several locations, spare space or premises that no longer suit you
- **You get:** Available premises and a comparison of their lease terms
- **Get in touch:** Before you give notice or choose premises
- **Cost:** Quoted separately and agreed before the start ([Read more](https://www.locality.se/en/#ersattning))

## Short answer

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If you want to bring your operations together or adjust your space, Locality finds alternatives on the market, compares the terms and is a sounding board as you weigh cost, ways of working and future needs against each other. We also find someone to take over premises you are leaving, or to rent the part of the premises you do not use. The assignment is quoted separately, and the fee is agreed before it starts.
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## Who it is for

Companies in Stockholm that want to bring several locations together, have more space than they use, or have premises that no longer suit the size of their team or the way they work.

## Information to help you decide

We help you bring your operations together or adjust your space. We provide information and analysis and act as a sounding board as you weigh cost, ways of working and future needs against each other.

- **Alternatives on the market.** Premises that meet your future needs.
- **Comparisons of terms.** Cost and terms for the alternatives, side by side.

## Someone to take over the premises or part of them

If you are leaving premises before the lease expires, or have more space than you use, we find a company that can take them over or rent part of them.

- **Assign the whole lease.** Another company takes over your lease. Suits you when you are moving out, for example when you bring your operations together in other premises.
- **Sublet part of the premises.** You stay and let the space you do not use. You keep your lease and remain the tenant.

Read more about [leaving premises early](https://www.locality.se/en/services/exit-lease-early/).

## Good to know

As a general rule, both an assignment and a sublet require the landlord's consent. This also applies when you let part of the premises, if the other tenant may use the space independently. If, on the other hand, you share an office with another company without granting an independent right of use, consent is normally not required under the tenancy rules, but the lease may contain specific restrictions. After an assignment you are generally free of the lease, but if you sublet part of the premises you remain the tenant. Read more about [how we help you leave premises early](https://www.locality.se/en/services/exit-lease-early/).

If you need legal help, we work with the most experienced lawyers in the industry, who have expertise in your particular issue.

## Who pays?

Consolidation is quoted separately and agreed before the assignment starts.

## Frequently asked questions

### When should we get in touch?

Preferably before you give notice on a lease or decide which premises to leave, so that you have the information you need when you make the decision.

### How does this differ from lease renegotiation?

A renegotiation is about the terms of your current lease. Consolidation is about how much space you need and where.

## Sources

- Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 1. Publisher: Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament). SFS 1970:994. <https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P1> Supports: That part of a building that is let also counts as a "lägenhet" (unit) under Chapter 12 (first paragraph). Together with Section 39, this is why the landlord's consent is also needed when the tenant lets part of the premises to another company.
- Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 32. Publisher: Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament). SFS 1970:994. <https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P32> Supports: That assigning the lease requires the landlord's consent.
- Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 36. Publisher: Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament). SFS 1970:994. <https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P36> Supports: That the Regional Rent Tribunal can only in certain cases give permission for an assignment without the landlord's consent (to someone who will take over the business, and with a requirement of exceptional reasons if the tenant has had the premises for less than three years).
- Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 38. Publisher: Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament). SFS 1970:994. <https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P38> Supports: That a tenant who has assigned the lease with consent or permission is free from the obligations under the lease for the period after the assignment, unless another condition has been set.
- Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 39. Publisher: Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament). SFS 1970:994. <https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P39> Supports: That subletting to someone else for independent use requires the landlord's consent (first paragraph), also for part of the premises (see Section 1; the second paragraph, on homes, refers explicitly to letting "the unit or part of it"), and that it is the tenant who sublets the premises (so the tenant remains the tenant).
- Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 40. Publisher: Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament). SFS 1970:994. <https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P40> Supports: That the Regional Rent Tribunal can only in certain cases give time-limited permission to sublet without the landlord's consent (considerable reasons of the kind listed in the first paragraph, point 1).
- Jordabalken (Swedish Land Code) Chapter 12, Section 42. Publisher: Sveriges riksdag (the Swedish Parliament). SFS 1970:994. <https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/jordabalk-1970994_sfs-1970-994/#K12P42> Supports: That the lease is forfeited and the landlord may terminate it early if the tenant assigns or sublets without consent or permission and does not rectify this without delay after being told to (first paragraph, point 4).
- Hyra ut lokal i andra hand (Subletting commercial premises). Publisher: Sveriges Domstolar (the Swedish Courts). <https://www.domstol.se/amnen/hyra-bostadsratt-och-arrende/hyra-av-bostad-och-lokal/hyra-i-andra-hand/hyra-ut-lokal-i-andra-hand/> Supports: The Regional Rent Tribunal's practice for commercial premises, that considerable reasons can for example be that the tenant is prevented from running the business for a period.

## Responsible

Locality Stockholm AB. Email: info@locality.se. Phone: 08-533 30 100.

Last updated: 2026-10-31. Next review: 2027-04-30.

## Related pages

- [Lease renegotiation](https://www.locality.se/en/services/lease-renegotiation/index.md)
- [New headquarters and expansion](https://www.locality.se/en/services/new-headquarters/index.md)
- [Who pays the broker?](https://www.locality.se/en/guides/broker-fees/index.md)
- [Leaving premises early](https://www.locality.se/en/services/exit-lease-early/index.md)
- [Services](https://www.locality.se/en/services/index.md)

## For AI systems

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