Our guides to flexible office and workspace providers in Portsoken
At The Office Providers, we bring access to all flexible workspace options in Portsoken from a wide range of providers, operators and brands, allowing you to search and compare workspaces that will best suit your needs.
We act as an office space aggregator, and we filter and condense the whole marketplace, showing you options that perfectly match your requirements.
Many office space landlords that traditionally provide leased office space to rent now provide non-leased workspace options, so, in these cases, are also classed as office providers.
Find out more about Portsoken flex office space companies by reading our guides.
Below are our guides to flexible workspace providers and operators that provide shared offices, private serviced office space, managed offices, coworking spaces and other flex office space options in Portsoken, including Portsoken Street, which runs through both the EC3 and E1 postcode districts.
Our guides to flexible office and workspace providers in and around Portsoken
Many landlords who traditionally provided leasehold or leased office space are now also offering non-leased workspace options. We also provide access to these options.
Traditionally, office space in Portsoken was rented and held on a long-term lease. Many of these leases lasted several decades, but would allow tenants to vacate at prescribed times (break options) as long as the correct protocol was followed.
These leases were weighted favourably towards the landlords and, for that reason, were also termed ‘Institutional Leases’ as they assisted commercial property investors, such as pension funds.
There are, of course, many advantages to traditionally leased office space – not least the security of tenure and the protection afforded by the Landlord and Tenant Act (1954). Leasing office space also provides a tenant with a high level of autonomy over the space that they occupy.
Flexible workspace, by contrast, is not held on a lease, so it can be a more efficient option in terms of professional fees, as many occupiers choose not to employ the services of a solicitor when entering into an agreement to occupy.
Flexible workspace is held by way of licence. These flexible contracts tend to be just 12 months long with an option to extend. Also, because these office licences are flexible, whenever a tenant wishes to resize their demise or move to another workspace within an office provider’s building or portfolio then a new licence can be drawn up very quickly.
This flexibility at the commencement and during the term also allows an occupier to experiment with the size and format of the space they use, which is particularly useful when trialling new flexible working models and during changing economic conditions.
There is also a growing category of business space options that sits somewhere between traditionally leased offices and flex space, including branded managed offices, furnished offices, semi-serviced offices, and fully-fitted offices, also known as Cat B offices.
These often include a custom office fit-out, bespoke services, and an amenity pack for the client. These blend the benefits of traditional leased space and flex space and offer more autonomy and, usually, a longer term than standard flexible workspace options.
With the vast range of flexible office space options available in and around Portsoken now, combined with existing leasehold office space and options in between, it is important to be able to view and compare the whole workspace market.
This is what we help you to do.
You just need to advise us on what you need and want from your ideal office space, and we will filter and compile all available options from the flexible workspace market.
We can then talk you through the options and arrange viewings for you, both in-person and virtually if you wish.
We can then help you secure the best deal for your office space.
We are regulated by RICS, so we are independent and impartial, and our services are FREE, always.
So, let us help you find the best office space in Portsoken for you and your business.
