Sylwia Jastrzębska

Rent is only half the office expenses

Sylwia has been dealing with what most tenants don't want to read for 8 years: the fine print in invoices from building managers. Wrocław Advisory Hub is the place where Sylwia translates complicated settlements into the language of profits. Last year, she conducted 47 cost audits for IT and logistics companies operating in Wrocław. Her work starts where real estate agents' promises end and real transfers begin.

Working with Sylwia is straight to the point: we check the last 12 months of your electricity, cleaning, and security fees. In one office building at Plac Grunwaldzki, she found an error in calculating the common area factor, allowing the client to recover 14,320 PLN in overpayments in one quarter. Sylwia doesn't look for revolutions; she looks for specific leaks in the budget through which your money escapes.

Experience based on hard data

Before joining Wrocław Advisory Hub, Sylwia managed operating budgets in two medium-sized facility management companies. She knows the tricks office building administrators use because she used to stand on the other side. Now she uses that knowledge for our clients. We count every meter and every kilowatt-hour. If the manager raises fees by 14%, Sylwia is the first to ask for source invoices and the economic justification for such a change.

• Recovery of 22,400 PLN from incorrectly settled utilities for a transport company (September 2024).
• Reducing monthly cleaning costs by 18% through real alignment of the work schedule.
• Verification of 63 lease agreements for hidden indexation costs in the last year.

No corporate jargon – if your office generates too high costs, Sylwia will say it straight. She can be persistent in negotiations with building management funds, but it's the only way to keep your company's margin at the right level. We know Wrocław inside out, so Sylwia knows what rates are market-standard in Bielany and what they are near the Market Square. Heads-up: it's best to do an audit before the end of the accounting year to have time for complaints to the manager.

Privately, Sylwia values order not only in spreadsheets but also in the field – she spends every free Saturday hiking in the Sudetes. In her work, she believes that every zloty spent on an office must have its justification in the quality of the team's work. If it doesn't, it means it must be saved. Honestly, most companies in Wrocław overpay for office services by about 12-16% without even knowing it.