Guides and resources
Guides for deciding where to work, produce or invest: what to look at, how to compare and what to ask before signing.
Offices and coworking
Choosing an office or coworking space: size, class, costs and leases.
- How to choose an office to rent in Buenos Aires or Greater BA
Choosing an office in Buenos Aires or Greater BA costs you when the team outgrows the space or the lease leaves no way out. What to check before you sign.
- How many square meters your office needs before you sign
Your square meters come from seats at once, not headcount. What the law requires per person and how to read the area figures in a listing before you sign.
- Office classes A, B and C: what the letters measure
Office classes A, B and C compare buildings within a market. Associations and consultancies use differing criteria: what to ask about an estimated class.
- Coworking, serviced office or lease: what you sign
A desk in a coworking space is not always a lease: the contract decides how long it commits you and whether you can register the company's tax address there.
- Renting an office in Argentina: every cost behind the ad
The listing shows one number; the lease adds VAT, stamp duty, property tax, commission and a guarantee. See who pays what before you sign for an office.
- Commercial leases in Argentina: clauses to negotiate
A commercial lease is decided in the draft: since December 2023 the law leaves term, currency and updates to the parties. Know what to negotiate first.
- Commercial lease guarantees: what your company is exposed to
Before you sign for an office or a shop, see what each lease guarantee exposes, partner surety, surety insurance or property, and the file you must build.
- Where to rent an office in Buenos Aires: zones
Catalinas, Microcentro, Palermo or the Panamericana? To rent an office in AMBA, pick the zone by how your team gets there and how large a floor you need.
Retail space
Retail space: frontage, signage, permits and the area your business needs.
- What to check before renting a shop in Argentina
What decides if a commercial unit works for you is not visible from the sidewalk. Before renting, check permitted use, permits, installations and fixed costs.
- Commercial permits in Buenos Aires: what the city requires
Opening a shop in Buenos Aires starts with the Autorización de Actividad Económica: which route you follow depends on the trade, floor area and address.
Warehouses and industrial
Warehouses and industrial sites: clear height, docks, power and allowed uses.
- Renting a warehouse: what to measure and ask in writing
Rent a warehouse without surprises: check clear height, floor load, docks and kVA on site, and get permitted use and fire safety in writing before you sign.
- Industrial parks near Buenos Aires: the legal definition
An industrial park near Buenos Aires is a legal status granted by decree. Check the provincial register and the environmental certificates before you move in.
Buying and investing
Buying commercial space or investing: deeds, taxes, financing and returns.
- Buying a business in Argentina under Law 11.867
Buying a business means public notices and a ten-day wait before you can sign: Law 11.867 protects the seller's creditors and dates every step of the deal.
- Check a lot's permitted use before buying in Buenos Aires
Before you buy a lot, the planning rules decide what can be built: request the urban report or the zoning certificate and check cadastre and flood risk first.
- Buying a farm in Argentina: what to check before signing
Buying a farm in Argentina: check title, water permits and native forest category first, and note the foreign-buyer land law is contested after a 2023 decree.
- Buying an office or shop to rent out: the real math
A gross yield on a shop or an office leaves out vacancy, running costs and tax. How to build your own number, and how ARCA taxes the rent you collect.