Restaurants, cafés and inns for lease (forpagtning)
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- Confidential figures behind NDA
- Direct dialogue through Sitavo
How it works
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Describe the business and the terms
Create a listing, choose “Lease out”, and state the monthly lease fee and any deposit for fixtures and stock.
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Find the right lessee
Interested lessees write to you through Sitavo. Ask about their experience, finances and plans for running the business.
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Sign the lease agreement
Agree on term, fee, maintenance and termination. Use our business lease agreement as a starting point, and have it reviewed by an adviser.
When you lease out
- Fixed monthly income — and you keep ownership
- The business stays alive while you take a break or plan a sale
- Option to agree a purchase option for the lessee later
When you lease
- Become self-employed without financing a full purchase
- Take over an established business with fixtures, customers and location
- A running fee instead of a large loan
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When does a business lease make sense?
Leasing a business (in Danish, forpagtning) is most common in hospitality: a restaurant for lease, a café for lease or an inn or hotel for lease are the classic examples. Kiosks and shops are often leased out too, and the model works for any business with physical operations. For the operator, the advantage is starting out with far less capital than a purchase requires. For the owner, it provides an ongoing income while keeping the business, building or name — for example ahead of a succession or a later sale.
Guides on the topic
Step-by-step knowledge that helps you make the right decision.
What the operator should checkThe business’s revenue and costs in recent years — so you can see whether the fee is sustainable.Documents
- The business’s revenue and costs in recent years — so you can see whether the fee is sustainable.
- What is included: fixtures, equipment, stock, name and website (with an inventory list).
- Who pays rent, insurance, maintenance and replacement of equipment.
- Term, notice period and what happens to your investments when the agreement ends.
- Whether there is an option to buy, and how the price would be set.
- Licences and registrations: an alcohol licence is personal, and a food business must be registered by whoever runs it.
How the fee is setThere is no standard rate.Guide
There is no standard rate. The fee depends on revenue, location, rent and what is included. Some agreements have a fixed monthly fee; others combine a fixed part with a percentage of revenue, so the risk is shared. As an operator, build a budget with fee, rent, wages and purchasing deducted, and see what is left for you in a normal year and a bad one.
What the owner should settleChoose the operator carefully: ask about experience, finances and plans, and ask for references.Guide
Choose the operator carefully: ask about experience, finances and plans, and ask for references. Agree a deposit or guarantee and how the fee will be indexed. Put in writing the condition in which fixtures and premises must be returned, and how the name and customer base may be used. Check that the lease allows someone else to run the business on the premises, and whether the landlord must approve it.
Leasehold listings on SitavoLeasehold listings show the monthly fee and any takeover price for fixtures and stock.Guide
Leasehold listings show the monthly fee and any takeover price for fixtures and stock. Creating a leasehold listing and messaging the owner is free. Use Sitavo’s lease agreement template as a starting point and have it reviewed by an adviser — Danish-language contracts are the norm, which matters for international operators. Prefer to buy outright? See all businesses for sale in Denmark, or find a partner to buy into part of a business.
Frequently asked questions
Can’t find the answer? Write to us, or get a broker to help you through the process.
With a business lease, the lessee rents the right to run a business — typically including premises, fixtures and name — for a fixed fee. The owner (lessor) keeps ownership, and the lessee runs the business at their own expense and risk.
Most often a restaurant, café or inn for lease — but hotels, kiosks, petrol stations and shops are leased out too. In principle any business with physical operations can be leased out.
The fee depends on revenue, location, rent and what is included (fixtures, stock, licences). Some agreements have a fixed fee, others a fixed part plus a percentage of revenue.
Term and termination, fee and adjustment, who pays rent, insurance and maintenance, what is included (with an inventory list), deposit and any purchase option. Have a lawyer review the agreement.
The lessee often pays a deposit and takes over the stock at cost. This is shown in the listing as the “takeover price”.
Creating a lease listing on Sitavo is free.
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