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Andorran retail is decided over very few metres. The avinguda Meritxell axis and its continuation through Escaldes-Engordany carries the visitor footfall, and value falls away quickly as you move up the side streets. A unit two blocks off the main axis is a different business, and its rent ought to reflect that.
The other half of the decision is administrative. What you may trade in a unit depends on the commercial licence and the permitted use, and not every unit suits every activity. Before signing, check what activity is authorised, what works a change would require and whether the building can take the installations your business needs — especially in food and drink.
Frequently asked questions
No. The activity is subject to licence and to the unit's permitted use, and some trades carry additional technical requirements — extraction, sound insulation and accessibility in hospitality above all. Changing activity can mean works and a technical report. It is the first thing we check once a client tells us what they intend to do.
A transfer conveys a trading business, with its activity, its fit-out and often its customer base, while the unit itself stays with the landlord and you become the tenant. You pay a sum for the business and then rent for the premises. They are two separate contracts and both deserve review, not just the transfer figure.
In Andorra, decisively. Retail here lives on shopping tourism and on the season, so the gap between the commercial axis and a parallel street is enormous — far larger than any difference in floor area. Before committing, walk past the door on a weekday in low season, not only on a Saturday in August.
It can offer higher rents, but with more risk: voids last longer, re-letting is slower, and value depends heavily on the commercial health of that particular street. It suits an investor who knows the local market or leans on someone who does. We give you the history of the location rather than a promised yield.