Commercial make-good · Melbourne and Sydney
Your landlord's make-good list isn't the law. Your lease is.
We check every item on the landlord's list against your lease, clause by clause. Then vetted local trades quote on only what it requires.
Free for tenants and property managers. About two minutes. General information, not legal advice.
Services
Every make-good trade. Scoped to your lease.
Carpenters, electricians, plasterers, painters, cleaners and strip-out crews quote on the same brief, so you can compare like for like.
- Offices
Office make-good
Partitions, joinery, data cabling, ceilings and carpet, back to what the lease says.
Get it checked and quoted - Strip-out
Commercial strip-out
Fit-out removal back to the base building, with the waste taken away.
Get it checked and quoted - Industrial
Warehouse make-good
Racking, line marking, slab repairs, high-bay lighting and yard clean-up.
Get it checked and quoted - Retail
Retail make-good
Shopfronts, signage, joinery and services, often within centre trading rules.
Get it checked and quoted - Reinstatement
Lease reinstatement
Electrical, lighting, walls and finishes put back to the original condition.
Get it checked and quoted - Finishes
Painting and end-of-lease cleaning
Patch, paint and a final clean so the space is ready for inspection.
Get it checked and quoted
The lease check
Drag across the space. See what your lease really asks for.
Every item gets a tag: what you must do, what to question, and what isn't yours to pay for. Each one points to the clause it relies on.
How the lease check works
- Glass meeting roomSchedule 4 · landlord's fit-outNot yours to remove
- Planter joineryCl 18.1 · tenant's propertyRequired: remove
- Floor finishCl 18.2 · fair wear and tearCheck this
- Desks and chairsCl 18.1 · tenant's propertyRequired: remove
- Upgrade lighting to LEDNo clause foundNot in your lease
Required by your leaseCheck thisNot in your leaseSample space and made-up lease. General information, not legal advice.
How it works
Three steps. No surprises at handover.
- 01 · Upload
Lease, letter, photos
Your lease, any condition report and the landlord's make-good list. Two minutes. Skip what you don't have.
- 02 · Check
Every item, every clause
Each item is matched to the clause it relies on, or flagged where none does. A person on our team reviews it before you rely on it.
- 03 · Quote
Only the real scope
If you want, up to three checked contractors quote on what your lease requires, side by side.
What's included
Everything you need to hand the keys back.
Free for tenants and property managers. Lease check first, quotes only if you want them.
Lease analysis
A preliminary summary of your make-good clauses, with clause references and open questions.
Cost estimate
A wide indicative range, only where published data exists. Otherwise we tell you to get quotes.
Vetted contractors
ABN, insurance, licences, past work and references checked by a person before any invitation.
Quote comparison
Price, GST, inclusions, exclusions and programme side by side. We never auto-pick the cheapest.
One dashboard
Your properties, documents, quotes, messages and deadlines in one place.
Handover support
Checklists and a document trail for the final inspection and your bond or bank guarantee.
Lease check
Know what your lease asks for before you get quotes.
Upload your lease. We find the make-good, reinstatement, repair and cleaning clauses, quotes them back with clause numbers, and sorts each item into what is clear, what needs checking and what the documents don't say.
- Every finding links to the page and clause it came from
- Preliminary only: a person reviews it before you rely on it
- Not legal advice. Unclear clauses are flagged for a lawyer
Sample output · fictional lease
PreliminaryLevel 4, 100 Example Street (sample)
- Clear in the lease
Remove tenant partitions and joinery
Source: cl 18.2(a), p 23
- Needs checking
“Reinstate to original condition”: original condition not defined
Source: cl 18.2(c), p 24
- Not in the documents
No start-of-lease condition report attached
Source: —
Where we work
Working across Melbourne and Sydney.
Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide are planned next. If your property is elsewhere, tell us anyway and we'll be honest about whether we can help.
Why you can trust the process
We'd rather show you how it works than make claims.
No star ratings or project counts here. When we publish results, they'll be verified, with the method shown.
Business checked
ABN and legal entity confirmed before a contractor can be invited.
Insurance and licences
Certificates and expiry dates recorded. Expired documents stop invitations.
Past work and references
Reviewed by a person, not an algorithm, before approval.
Signed referral terms
Every contractor agrees to our terms, including how and when our fee applies.
How we're paid
MAKE GREAT is free for tenants and property managers. If you award work to a contractor you met through us, that contractor pays us a referral fee under a signed agreement. You never pay it to us, and contractors can't pay to be ranked higher.
How we're paid, in fullWhat we are not
- Not a builder or contractor. We don't do the work.
- Not a law firm. Lease summaries are general information, not legal advice.
- Not a building certifier, surveyor or engineer.
- Not a regulator or accreditation body.
For contractors
Win more commercial make-good projects.
Receive matched commercial opportunities without spending your own money on every enquiry. Pay only for qualifying work won.
Is MAKE GREAT a builder or contractor?
No. MAKE GREAT does not employ construction workers and does not carry out make-good work. We connect you with independent contractors, and the contract for the works is between you and the contractor you choose.
How does MAKE GREAT make money?
Approved contractors sign referral terms with us. If you award a project to a contractor you found through MAKE GREAT, that contractor pays us a referral fee worked out on the contract value. Our How we're paid page explains the details.
Is MAKE GREAT independent?
We are paid by contractors who win work through the platform, so we are not independent of them and we do not claim to be. To manage that conflict, contractors cannot pay to be ranked higher, matching applies the eligibility rules set out on our contractor vetting page first, and we explain why each contractor was invited.
Which cities does MAKE GREAT cover?
We are launching in Melbourne and Sydney. We plan to add Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide later. If your premises are elsewhere, you can still contact us, but we may not have eligible contractors yet and will tell you if we do not.
Can landlords and property managers use MAKE GREAT?
Yes. Property managers, leasing agents and landlords can submit a project, for example to get quotes for reinstating a vacated tenancy. We only act on a tenant's documents or details with the consent of the person entitled to share them.
Do I need to know anything about construction?
No. The enquiry asks simple questions: where the property is, what type it is, roughly how big, when the lease ends, and whether you have the lease and photos. You can skip anything you do not know and add it later.
Guides
Make good, explained in plain English.
- Guide
What is make good? A plain-English guide for commercial tenants
What make good means in an Australian commercial lease, the three common clause types, what is usually included, and what to do when your lease is ending.
Read - Guide
How much does a make good cost?
What a commercial make good costs depends on your lease, the fit-out and access. The published per m² figures, how reliable they are, and how to budget.
Read - Guide
Lease exit timeline: a 12-month plan from make-good clause to handover
When to start your make good and what to do at 12, 9, 6, 3 and 1 month before your commercial lease ends, with a handover checklist and holding-over risks.
Read
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