St James’s Flexible Office and Workspace Providers Directory

Flexible Office Space and Workspace Companies in St James’s

Our guides to flexible office and workspace providers in St James’s

How do you Easily Compare the St James’s Office Space Market?

At The Office Providers, we bring access to all flexible workspace options in St James’s from a wide range of providers, operators and brands allowing you to search and compare workspaces that will best suit your needs.

We filter and condense the whole marketplace showing you options that perfectly match your requirements.

Find out more about St James’s flex space companies by reading our guides.

Below are guides to flexible workspace providers and operators that provide shared offices, private serviced office space, managed offices, coworking spaces and other flex space options in St James’s in areas throughout the prime West End SW1 district including Haymarket, Jermyn Street, Pall Mall, Piccadilly, and St James’s Square.

Our guides to flexible office and workspace providers in St James’s

Many landlords that would traditionally provide leasehold or leased office spaces to rent are now also offering non-leased workspace options. We provide access to these options, too.

Why it Pays to Compare the Whole St James’s Flexible Office Space Market?

Traditionally, office space was rented and held on a lease. Historically, many of these leases lasted several decades, although they would allow tenants to vacate at prescribed times as long as the correct protocol was followed. In many cases, the lease would state that the rent could be adjusted every 5 years – usually upwards only and it would be for the tenant and their representatives to argue against the increase.

These leases were weighted favourably towards the landlords and, for that reason, were also termed ‘institutional leases’ as they assisted commercial property investors.

The drawing up and agreeing of lease terms took time and could only be done (sensibly) with the services of solicitors, and the lease terms at the beginning, during and at the end of the term could be somewhat onerous to the tenant in some cases.

There are, of course, many advantages to traditionally leased office space – not least of which is the security of tenure and the protection of the Landlord and Tenant Act (1954).

The traditional office space market in St James’s remains strong as so many businesses favour what it offers. For instance, in October 2024, it was announced that the Irish Embassy had signed a lease to rent 30,000 square feet of office space at The Crown Estate’s 10 Spring Garden development.

At the time of the announcement, the Ireland House building was being refurnished and was due to be ready for occupation in 2025.

Investment in office buildings that offer leased space remains strong also. In January 2025, it was announced that Oracle’s founder Larry Ellison had purchased 11 – 12 St James’s Square for £162 million in one of the West End’s most significant office deals since 2023.

The founder of the multinational computer technology company was listed by Forbes as the world’s third-richest man at the time of the deal and acquired the property from Hong Kong-based owner Chinese Estate, who had purchased the building from Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund for £175 million in 2017.

At the time of the acquisition, the property totalled 82,024 square feet and comprised mainly grade-A office space on the lower ground, ground and upper six floors.

It was reported that Ellison purchased the asset for one of his businesses, research centre EIT.

There is also a growing market that offers flexible, short-term alternatives to leased office space in St James’s. Over ten flex space brands offer these options in the locale.

Flexible workspace is not held on a lease, so it is effectively office space with no legal fees associated with drawing up of a lease. Flexible workspace is held by way of licence. These flexible contracts tend to be just 12 months long with options to extend. Also, because these office licences are flexible, whenever a tenant wishes to take more space, resize, or move to another workspace within an office provider’s building or portfolio, a new licence can be drawn up quickly and efficiently.

With the vast range of flexible office space options available on the market now combined with existing leasehold office spaces, as well as options in between the two, it is important to be able to view and compare the whole workspace marketplace.

This is what we help you to do.

Simply tell us what you need and desire from your ideal office space, and we will filter and compile all available options from the St James’s business space market.

We can then talk you through the options, if you wish, and arrange viewings for you, both in-person and virtually.

We can then help you come to the best terms for your space.

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