Tenants Guide to Choosing Office Space
Viewing potential office buildings, and then choosing the right office space is made easy with this Tenant's Guide to Choosing Office Space Guide.
How to Ensure you Choose the Right Office Space
Choosing the right office building for your business involves a clear understanding of your objectives, office space requirements, growth projections and working practices. This is because all these important issues will determine the usability, suitability and efficiency of your office building.
Viewing potential office properties with a local Property Agent can be a bewildering experience, and despite the fact that the properties you view might meet your cost, size and location aspirations, there are a number of other issues to consider to help you to reach the right decision in terms of which office space to choose.
These might include:
Organisational Structure
This will determine the configuration of the space, number of floors, open plan versus cellular, adjacencies and space requirements.
TOP TIP: Take your Office Fit-out Company with you when viewing potential office properties, because it will give you a clearer idea of how the office space can be reconfigured and furnished to suit your working requirements.
Growth Projections
When calculating your office space requirements, it's important to factor in enough space for your future business growth. Using the Office Space Calculator, add an additional 10% to the total amount so you don't outgrow the office space too quickly.
Building Services
The provision and standard of building services are an important factor when choosing office space. These include issues such as building security, passenger lift access, standard and fit-out of communal office areas, view and car parking. Find out which company manages the building and ask existing tenants about their feedback of service standard. If building services are inefficient it may restrict a company's growth and operational efficiency.
When viewing potential office properties, and then choosing the space, download the FREE Office Space Checklist. This will help you to find out which areas you need to consider and ensure you end up in an office building that best suits your business as well as your purse strings.
Download it here.
