How Nestoo quotes for your office, and what shapes the cost

Your proposal sets out exactly what your fee covers, including anything you’ve added on request. The standard items above come with every Nestoo office. When you compare providers, check which running costs sit inside each fee and which are billed separately. Ask about electricity, the building’s maintenance charges (CAM), internet and housekeeping.

Ask any provider, us included, for a written list of what the fee covers and what is charged separately, with rates. Charges feel hidden when they sit outside the headline fee and nobody lists them upfront. In the market, items often left out of a headline fee include meeting-room use beyond a quota, after-hours air conditioning and metered electricity. Printing, signage, a server room, parking beyond the building’s allocation and early-exit charges can be too. Our guide has the full list of what often sits outside a fee.

In India, GST at 18% generally applies to renting commercial property and to managed-office services. A GST-registered business can generally claim input tax credit on it. Your own position depends on your registration and how you use the office, so confirm it with your chartered accountant. When you compare quotes, check whether each price is before or after GST.

Source: Tally Solutions, GST guide to rental services, 12 May 2026. General information, not tax advice.

Any security deposit, often called an advance, is agreed with you before you sign, and your agreement states how and when it comes back. Whoever you sign with, check that the agreement gives a refund date and lists what can be deducted. Our contract guide covers security deposits in the market, with sources.

Your term, any lock-in and the notice period are agreed with you and written into your agreement. A lock-in is the minimum period you pay for, even if you leave early. In the market, offices built for one client carry longer minimum terms than ready-made space, because the fit-out is recovered over the term. Ask any provider whether the lock-in binds both sides. See lock-in norms in Bengaluru and why built offices carry longer terms.

No. Nothing is payable before you sign the agreement, and we share the draft agreement with you first. What is payable, and when, is set out in your proposal, so you see it before you sign. Whoever you work with, read the draft agreement before you pay anything. Check too that any advance or deposit is written into it, with its refund terms.

Parking is standard, subject to the building’s parking allocation, and how many spaces a building allots varies from one building to the next. So tell us early how many cars and two-wheelers your team needs, and whether visitors need spaces. Your proposal states what you get. Extra parking can be requested, also subject to the building’s parking allocation.

Your proposal sets out your fee and how it is worked out. When you compare quotes, check whether each price is per seat or per sq ft, and which area it is measured on. Carpet, built-up and super built-up area can differ a lot for the same office. Our space guide explains carpet vs super built-up area.

How adding or giving back space works is agreed with you and written into your agreement. Tell us your plans for the next 12–24 months at the start, so the layout and the choice of building leave room for them. With any provider, ask whether expansion is priced in advance, and whether you can give back space before the term ends. If you might move from a shared office to an entire one, see moving to a Private Office Space later.