Fast answerThe process of comparing operating-cost amounts paid on estimate with the actual recoverable amount for a period.
Why it matters
It can create a tenant payment or credit and exposes how the lease definitions were applied.
What to request
Request the statement, calculation, supporting categories, allocation, prior-year comparison and review deadline.
Planning example
Track the budget, monthly payments, final statement and any dispute as separate records. The example organizes arithmetic or evidence only; the transaction documents and facts determine the result.
Related decisions
Connect this term to the area, cost, building, flexibility and document provisions elsewhere in the office decision file.
Evidence boundary: office availability and quoted economics change. Confirm current premises, authority, area, costs, permitted use and documents for the specific transaction. Read the methodology.