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What is an office make good?

A make good clause in a commercial lease sets out what you have to do to the premises before you hand back the keys. Depending on how the clause is written, that can mean anything from a quick repaint through to stripping the office back to an empty shell, the condition it was in before you moved in.

For most tenants the make good clause turns out to be the most expensive line item in the whole lease, and the one they hear about last. Getting quotes early, and understanding what your specific lease actually requires, is the difference between a controlled cost and a surprise bill at handover.

Guides and resources

Commercial Dilapidation Report Cost

Dilapidation survey cost: commercial reports run $1,500 to $5,000+ in Australia. See what's included, what drives the price, and why it matters at lease end.

Tenant Make Good Obligations Explained

See exactly what a make good clause requires tenants to do, from redecoration to full reinstatement, before you sign or hand back the keys.

Office Make Good: An Overview for Tenants

Office make good covers everything from a repaint to a full strip out back to base building. Here is what the process actually involves and how to plan it.

Office Defit Meaning: What It Costs

A defit is the removal of a tenant's fit-out at lease end, the physical work behind your make good obligation. Cost is typically priced per square metre.

Office Strip Out: Process, Timeline and Quotes

An office strip out removes your fit-out back to a bare shell. Here is the real process, what drives the price, and how to get quotes you can compare.

Commercial Defit: Scope and Cost by Type

Make good, defit and strip out are not the same thing. See how commercial defit scope differs across office, retail and industrial tenancies.

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Make good and defit cost benchmarks

A cited breakdown of what office make good, defit and strip out work typically costs per square metre by scope, from paint-and-patch through to a full strip out back to base building, plus how new fit-out costs compare across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. Every figure links to its source.

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