FLAT Legal Journal
Early termination of an office lease is a near-certainty for FDI within a 5–10 year cycle: over-expansion, market contraction or team mergers. The cost of exiting early is…
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The question “how many months’ deposit” has two layers of answer: the market-practice layer — usually two to three months’ rent (plus service charge) for grade A/B offices…
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For a 5–10 year office lease, the escalation clause determines the true total cost more than the first-year rent: the gap between a flat 5% annual increase and…
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Some foreign investors enter Vietnam not by setting up a subsidiary but by implementing a project under a business cooperation contract (BCC) or similar structures, establishing a project…
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The short answer: Vietnamese law does not prohibit using a virtual office or coworking space as an enterprise head office — the business registration authority does not check…
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The combined office–showroom model is common for FDI in equipment, furniture, vehicles and premium consumer goods: one premises serving as working head office and as a product display…
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Leasing an office in a building owned by a foreign investor in Vietnam (through a local project company) is a normal transaction — but behind the landlord stands…
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A grade-A office in the city centre is the default choice for many new FDI entrants to Vietnam — but the lease at these buildings is a dense…
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The factory lease deposit is usually the first large cash amount an FDI enterprise must transfer — and the amount most easily “stuck” when the contract ends. Vietnamese…
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Leasing a factory for under a year is how FDI “tests the market” before a long commitment: running a pilot line, validating supply chains and labour. The law…
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