Guide to Serviced Offices, Business Centres & Serviced Office Space in London, the UK and Global.

What are Serviced Offices and Business Centres?

Serviced Offices are an instant, flexible and easy to utilise office space solution. They offer ready-made offices often fully equipped with furniture, telephone lines, Internet Access, reception and kitchen facilities. Personnel are usually on hand to provide building and infrastructure support.

Note: There are also Semi-Serviced and Managed Offices providing flexible office space solutions without being fully equipped.

What are the benefits of serviced offices / business centres?

1. Flexibility of Contract: You decide how long you want the office space. Contracts are normally negotiated depending on how long the office space is needed for. Contracts can be anything from 1 day in length. Comparable to any 'economies of scale', the longer the length of Contract the cheaper it will be and vice versa.

2. Ease of Transition: Since Serviced Offices already have systems in place ready for Clients to utilise at an extremely short notice, transition from an existing location to a Serviced Office is made easy, as furniture, telephone lines, network cabling and Internet access are already in place. Subsequently time and money will be saved from planning and equipping a new office.

3. Cost Effective: Serviced Offices can be extremely cost effective (depending on your exact requirements!) since you only pay for the office space you utilise. Costs of amenities, infrastructure and general building running costs are shared with other tenants in the building. There are also the cost saving benefits mentioned above.

4. Flexibility of Office Space: Serviced Offices are extremely popular with rapidly expanding Companies. Their popularity stems from the fact that office space is only occupied when actually needed and vice versa, relinquished when not needed. As mentioned above, money is saved by only committing to the actual office space needed at any one time.

5. Limited Guarantees: Trading histories, Director's guarantees, Covenants and Bank guarantees will all be needed when leasing 'Conventional Office Space'. To rent a Serviced Office will need an initial deposit and then an on going monthly licence fee will be charged on your office space and services you may use. NO credit reference checks, guarantees or Covenants will be needed.

6. Minimal Capital Outlay: Apart from the initial deposit which is refunded at the end of your occupancy term, there is virtually NO capital outlay when moving into a Serviced Office. Your monthly licence fee will encompass the majority of the charges associated with moving into a new office space.

7. Simplicity of Legal Agreements: Since the agreement you sign with a Serviced Office provider is a 'Licence' and not a 'Lease', there is no need to hire lawyers, accountants, advisers or agents to make the contract legally binding. This again saves a considerable amount of legal wrangling, time and professional fees.

Who uses Serviced Offices?

Serviced Offices are used by all companies ranging from a 1-person start-up to blue-chip multinationals looking for an instant, flexible solution to office 200 staff for a special project. Serviced Office space solutions are also used by rapidly expanding companies looking for the benefits of a flexible rental agreement to overseas companies testing new International and emerging markets. Companies now want to better service their customers by using regionally placed satellite offices, the Serviced Office is a classic quick-fix solution for this type of situation.

Where are there Serviced Offices?

There are serviced offices available throughout the UK and worldwide. Serviced Office Experts can help you find flexible office space in London, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham and beyond. Click on one of the links below to find out more.

Latest News articles on Serviced Offices

Latest Apple News 01/07/2009 Serviced apartment rents drop 30% (Zawya) 01 July 2009 Rents for serviced apartments in Dubai have dropped by 20 to 30 per cent since last August, according to real estate agents. "The recent rent drops across Dubai have affected the serviced sector as well," Mohanad Alwadiya, Director of Harbor Real Estate, told Emirates Business.

04/07/2009 Allstate agency owner wins national award (The Indianapolis Star) Allstate Insurance has recognized Dave Mlynarik, owner of the company's Westfield office, with the Chairman's Conference award for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitable business growth.

04/07/2009 1992 all over again (The Glasgow Daily Times) Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more... EXPERIENCED LPN OR RN TO WORK IN DR. GERMAN'S office all day on Tuesday & Friday mornings beginning in 2 weeks. Send resume to 211 Professional Park Dr., references r ...

03/07/2009 Caticlan sets new takeoff, landing rules (Philippine Daily Inquirer) The Caticlan Airport in Aklan, the nearest jump-off point to the world-famous Boracay island resort, is strictly implementing this policy after a passenger plane overshot its runway last week, according to the Air Transportation Office (ATO).

02/07/2009 Nemecek Insurance acquires Bellevue office (Port Clinton News Herald) Nemecek Insurance and Financial Services has announced the acquisition of the Dan Clark Nationwide Agency in Bellevue. Clark has served as the Nationwide representative in Bellevue for the past ten years. He retired June 1 due to health concerns.

04/07/2009 Home program a boost for Forest Grove, Cornelius real estate (The Hillsboro Argus) Homebuyers looking for a good deal have a new loan available -- if they want to buy a house in Forest Grove or Cornelius. The cities were recently reclassified as rural areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meaning buyers...

04/07/2009 'I think it's a crime': Kilbride man unhappy with price for expropriated land (The Telegram) A Kilbride man who had 11.5 acres of his land expropriated by the City of St. John's says the price he's being paid is criminal.

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04/07/2009 Finalists named for Education Commissioner (The Glasgow Daily Times) The Kentucky Board of Education has named four out of state applicants as finalists for commissioner of education.

04/07/2009 Benning officials pleased with housing project's progress (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer) Already in its fourth year, the Residential Community Initiative has produced more than 1,000 new homes on Fort Benning and facilitated in the renovation of more than 200 historic residences.