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5 Questions you should ask, before you look for Office Space in London: Part 4

Ian Kitchener — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:10:12 +0000

Clients often ask us about allowing for possible expansion, but the increased costs often put them off! Nevertheless we recommend planning ahead, if your business needs are likely to alter in the near future. Otherwise you will find yourself going through this entire process again in a very short space of time.

5 Questions you should ask, before you look for Office Space in London: Part 3

Ian Kitchener — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:21:43 +0000

How much office space do you need? Office Space is traditionally measured in square feet or sometimes in square metres. The trouble is, for many people, visualising say 2000 sq ft is very difficult, so the measurements aren’t of any real practical use. Find out how to calculate how much office space you need in Part 3 of my 5 part blog.

5 Questions you should ask, before you look for Office Space in London: Part 2

Ian Kitchener — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:06:17 +0000

The second part of the of my five part blog deals with budget. Before you begin searching for London office space, you must establish what you can afford. So - I hear you ask - how on earth do I go about do about that, when I don’t understand how much office space in London costs? To establish a budget for your new offices, we will look at 5 factors.

5 Questions you should ask, before you look for Office Space in London: Part 1

Ian Kitchener — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:29:09 +0000

Where do your new offices need to be? Location, Location, Location - as the mantra goes. It’s become a cliché, but as with most clichés, it’s also true! London is a large and diverse city, and different areas have distinct identities, as well as individual strengths and weaknesses. Your business will also have specific needs that will make it better suited to one part of London than another. Different strokes for different folks, to quote another cliché.

Office Space is hard to find in Knightsbridge & Belgravia

Ian Kitchener — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:27:39 +0000

Good quality office space is hard to find in Knightsbridge & Belgravia because it is one of London’s most exclusive sub markets. Available bricks & mortar get snapped up for conversion to provide high end residential accommodation, thereby achieving some of the highest prices per sq ft in London – and indeed on planet earth! [...]

5 Questions you should ask, before you look for Office Space in London – Introduction

Ian Kitchener — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:31:01 +0000

Many of our new clients are ill-prepared to begin their search for new London office space. Ian Kitchener has written a 5 part series addressing the questions all prospective office tenants should be asking their clients before they start looking for new offices.

A Knightsbridge Office – available now!

Ian Kitchener — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:08:07 +0000

Fabulous Office Space available in Brompton Road, Knightsbridge opposite Harrods! One of the hardest places to acquire top notch office space in the West End has always been prime Knightsbridge & Belgravia. The reason for this is that the area has never had a great supply of offices. Moreover, residential land values are so high [...]

Hedging bets on short term office space

Ian Kitchener — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:15:39 +0000

Strong demand for short-term office space in London in classic hedge fund destinations A couple of months ago, I noted that we have detected strong demand for short term office lets (i.e. “fag end” leases on office space available for just 1 – 2 years certain) in classic hedge fund destinations such as Mayfair and [...]

Boris’s Bikes change the London Landscape

Ian Kitchener — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:02:19 +0000

It is unusual for the London landscape to change in a few short weeks, but the abundance of Boris’s Barclays bicycles threading through the streets is a sight to behold. Unlike usual motorbikes and cycles zooming through red lights and generally putting the fear of Jesus into pedestrians, Boris’s bikes are built for comfort rather [...]

London Office Market Recovery will Strengthen Landlord’s Hand

Ian Kitchener — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:40:09 +0000

London offices have been available at staggeringly low rents, over the past two years, but I detect signs that the London office market is changing, as the economy begins to recover. A benefit of the recession has been that tenants have been able to lease office space in London at historically low rents and some [...]