What is chair rental?

  • Edited 2 April 2026
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Chair rental means that two or more business owners share a single business premises. They operate independently and each have their own clients. Chair rental is common in beauty salons, hairdressing salons, and nail salons. Would you like to rent a chair in an existing salon? Read here to find out what you need to arrange.

What do you need to arrange when starting a business?

Answer the questions on Business.gov.nl and see the steps that are important in your situation.

Create your to-do list

There are two parties involved in chair rental:

  1. the lessor of part of the business premises.
  2. the tenant of part of the business premises.

Business premises rules

Make sure you know what the rules are. There are separate rules for:

  • small business premises (for example shops, and hospitality).
  • other business premises (for example offices, factories, and warehouses).

Rental agreement

Ask the chair lessor to draft a lease agreement. Does the lessor rent the property from someone else? Then they must get written consent from the owner of the premises to sublet the space.

Collaboration agreement

Make arrangements on who does what. It must remain clear that both parties are independent. Avoid false employment.

Write down the arrangements you make in a collaboration agreement. Issues to consider are:

  • Access to the business space.
  • Opening hours.
  • Cleaning.
  • Use of computers and PIN equipment.
  • Joint purchasing.
  • Liability and insurance.

Linking the lease and collaboration agreement

The rental agreement and the collaboration agreement refer to each other. If one agreement is ended, the other ends as well. 

How do you agree on the rent?

There are no real guidelines for rental prices. Discuss this with the lessor. Usually, the chair lessor calculate the rent based on square meterage. They then add costs like:

  • energy
  • gas
  • water
  • light
  • internet
  • waste

Agree a price per day, per half-day, or for a longer period. Take other costs into consideration, for example for joint promotion.

Seek advice

A good cooperation can have benefits for both parties. But it is important to get things right. To make sure you do, consult a lawyer or an accountant.

Renting out a chair

Do you want to rent out part of your business premises? Read how it works on Business.gov.nl.

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