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About Serviced Offices
Turn-Key Office Suites for 1 to 100 people immediately available in all areas of London and the UK, on fully-inclusive, short-term or flexible leases.
So what is a Serviced Office?
A Serviced Office (also refered to as a Business Centre) means that you rent space, and coming with that space are all the other infrastructure and facilities that your business might need, such as phone systems, network systems, receptionist, signage and so on. Facilities vary from premises to premises. The majority of serviced office rentals are inclusive of items such as heating, electricity, rates and insurance. Many provide furntiture and even tea, coffee and milk. Serviced Offices are particularly useful for satellite operations and small companies who wish to have a personal service, but without the need to hire specialists or reception staff.
Serviced Office Space is rented on a price-per-person basis though some centres are now introducing Hot-Desking where you only pay for the desk space you occupy at any given time.
The alternative to all-inclusive Serviced Offices is Conventional Office Space, available on longer leases, but with more security of tenure.
Which is cheaper, Serviced or Conventional Office Space?
It depends on how many people you employ, and where you want your office premises to be. For smaller companies, with 2 to 5 people, and maybe no dedicated reception, IT or Security staff, serviced offices can offer a considerable cost-saving over conventional office leases.
Serviced Offices leases also tend to be more flexible than conventional offices, and you can usually move in right away, whereas with a conventional lease, it is a much lengthier process, and you often have to prepare or fit-out the office space prior to your occupation.
The disadvantage is that you can't 'own' or 'customise' your space in the same way as with a conventional lease.
Pleasant Serviced Office facilities in Clerkenwell as featured in our on-line listings.
What facilities are offered with a Serviced Office?
Ok, here's where we have to be careful! Not all Serviced Offices offer the
same facilities, and some brands are very basic indeed. In areas outside London,
people have been known to convert ordinary flats and houses into a
'Serviced Office' whereas in actual fact they offer no particular added-value services
to the office space you rent.
However, most Serviced Office brands do indeed offer some very good services to the potential office occupier;
Reception
Admin Support
Manned Reception
Telephone Answering
Office Facilities
Furnished
Hot Desking
Lounge Areas
Meeting Rooms
Shared Space
Unbranded Offices
Video Conferencing
Security
Alarm Security
CCTV
Manned Security
Amenities
24-Hour Access
Air Conditioning
Disabled Access
Gymnasium
Lifts
On-site Restaurant
On-site Car Parking
Comms / IT
Broadband Access
Cabling
On-site IT Support
Telephone System
WiFi
What areas are Serviced Offices available in?
As with our Conventional Office Space, we specialise in Central London, Greater London and the Home Counties. However, Serviced Offices are available throughout the UK and even Worldwide. For companies that maybe wish to rent offices in more than one location, the serviced office route can enable them to rent offices with a single brand, and identical facilities, but located in multiple locations in the UK or around the world.
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