Lease Portfolio & Occupancy Cost Expertise
For over 15 years, Richvale Consulting has helped multi-location organizations across Canada and the United States gain a better understanding of their lease obligations, occupancy costs, and portfolio risks.
Whether you are integrating newly acquired locations, reviewing portfolio data, or questioning the accuracy of operating cost charges, we help you uncover what may be hidden within your lease portfolio.
Our goal is simple: to help organizations make informed decisions and gain confidence in managing their lease portfolios.
Our Areas of Expertise
Portfolio Integration & Validation
We help clients organize, validate, and integrate lease portfolio data, ensuring that critical lease information is accurate, complete, and ready to support business decisions.
Occupancy Cost & Lease Audit
Operating costs represent a significant and often overlooked occupancy expense.
We review lease obligations, operating cost charges, reconciliations, and landlord billings to identify discrepancies, reduce risk, and recover overcharges.
Why Clients Choose Richvale
Experience That Matters
15+ years
Real Results
$4.5+ million secured savings
Our Footprint
• 4,400+ leases reviewed to date
• 6.5+ million square feet analyzed to date
Independent Oversight
We independently review lease terms, invoices, rent escalations, operating expenses, and other obligations to identify discrepancies and opportunities.
Peace of Mind
We uncover what gets missed. From billing errors and incorrect escalations to missed critical data, lease provisions or unreconciled operating expenses, our team identifies opportunities that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Testimonials
See what our clients say about Richvale Consulting Services
Manager, Lease Administration & Recoveries
GOLDMANCO INCORPORATED
“Maria has played an instrumental part with our group in helping create processes and improvements with rent reconciliation, lease review, and lease audit, and has become an invaluable resource for us. She has identified and recovered thousands of dollars in savings and consistently achieves good results. Maria is, without doubt, one of the most experienced and knowledgeable commercial real estate consultants I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and working with in my 25+ years in the industry. Her understanding and expertise in lease audit and accounting, coupled with her commitment to problem-solving and execution, is second to none. She is genuine, accommodating, and professional…and an all-around pleasure to work with. She definitely has my highest recommendation!“
Maria Di Nardo – Broker, RCM
Director, Lease Administration and Real Estate, VetStrategy
“I can’t say enough good things about Maria, whom I worked with during the negotiation of my commercial lease. As a small business owner, signing a long-term lease felt overwhelming and, honestly, very intimidating. There were so many clauses, legal terms, and financial details that I wasn’t fully confident I understood. Having a knowledgeable professional by my side made all the difference.
From the very beginning, Maria carefully reviewed every section of the lease and explained it to me in plain, practical terms. More importantly, she didn’t just tell me what the lease said, she helped me understand what it meant for my business. Maria identified potential risks, pointed out areas that needed clarification, and ensured I wasn’t agreeing to terms that could create problems down the road.
Thanks to Maria’s expertise, I was able to negotiate improvements to the lease that better protected my interests and reduced my long-term risk. If you’re a small business owner facing a commercial lease, I strongly recommend working with a lease auditor. The peace of mind, financial protection, and confidence they provide are absolutely worth it.“
Michelle Spudic, M.S.W., RSW
Psychotherapist in Private Practice, Registered Social Worker
“Maria Nenciu, you were the only one that was successful in finding errors/saving and loved working with you“.
Georgia Panousis
Director, Real Estate and Legal Administration Aldo Group