Transforming Lease Expense Management for the world’s leading organisations
Technology and services that put you in control of Lease Expense Management.
Assure Consulting is at the forefront of lease expense management, reducing expenditure and risk for organisations worldwide.
The Assure Approach is a framework of services, technology and insights that gives you visibility of your current expenditure helping you transition towards better management and control of expenditure and risk.
Working with the world’s biggest brands





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Benchmark your service charges
Use our quick calculator and benchmark your service charge payments against industry average rates and see where you could be overpaying.
- ANALYSE
Service Charge
Our service charge consultancy will ensure value for money – from pre-contract advice on new leases, to negotiations at the end of the term.
Insurance Recharges
Reviewing insurance premiums in line with the lease terms to ensure insurance recharges are fair and representative for the occupier.
LEASE EXPENSE AUDIT
Increase profitability with a full property cost audit and recovery service that minimises your recurring financial liabilities across your estate.
Lease Expense Management
Our VeriviTM platform gives you full visibility of all your properties and associated costs, including total annual liabilities, disputes, savings achieved and overcharges.
TENANT RECHARGES
Ensuring that our clients maximise recoveries from their tenanted or sub-tenanted estate.
Building Consultancy
Reducing service charge costs by reviewing planned major works to identify alternative options that enable the landlord to fulfil their lease obligations whilst achieving lower costs for occupiers.
- CONTROL
Your property data held in a single platform
- INFORM



After a year of more moderate cost increases, 2026 Office service charges are now increasing ahead of inflation at a rate of 6.3%. The picture is mixed, with costs for the more expensive offices actually decreasing slightly whereas lower cost offices are experiencing a material increase. Read our latest index for further analysis and insights into what to expect during 2026.
Shopping Centre service charge budgets continue to increase above the rate of RPI inflation at 4.5% (Q4 2026), although increases are lower than in 2025. There is continued upward pressure on Staff Costs related to Cleaning, Security and M & E. Increases in expenditure on these headings and Major Works are now being seen most significantly in the middle tier Schemes. Read our latest Index.
Out of town Retail Parks service charges are increasing at a rate of 7.7% (Q4 2026), this upward pressure covers many cost categories. Soft Services and Management costs increased significantly reflecting on going challenges with the cost of employing staff. Major Works are also still increasing, but this year the most significant increases are in the lowest Tier Schemes. Read our latest Index.
- Assure Index - Office Service Charge Trends
Office service charges are increasing at over 8% per annum in the face of continually reduced head count and occupancy. Find out what is around the corner and what you need to do to prepare.

