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Instant Offices: Demand For Flexible Working Solutions Continues To Rise

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November 5, 2019
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New research from Instant Offices finds that flexible workspace now accounts for 7% of total office space in the UK.

  • New research from Instant Offices finds that flexible workspace now accounts for 7% of total office space in the UK.
  • There has been a heavy shift away from London to other cities, including Aberdeen, Cardiff, Derby and Leicester.
  • Over the past six months, the flex space market has grown 7%, now amounting to more than 85 million square feet of the UK office market.

Interest in coworking spaces has almost doubled over the past five years, with flexible workspace now accounting for 7% of total office space in the UK, according to a new report by Instant Offices.

As focus shifts from a ‘business first’ mentality to creating the perfect work-life balance, the UK Flexible Workspace report from Instant Offices investigates the popularity of flexible working and coworking solutions ahead, and where this growing trend will go in the future.

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No longer primarily for startups, freelancers or businesses with a lower headcount, the flexible office market, or ‘coworking space’ continues to grow outside of the core city as the industry becomes normalised in the sector, with the focus being more north of the river, in traditionally higher value areas.

Focus Shifts Away from London As Companies Prioritise Secondary Cities

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Although London has previously been the primary focus for coworking space companies, there has been a heavy shift in attention to cities such as Edinburgh, Cambridge and Birmingham, who have all seen an increase in emphasis as demand continues to grow.

Top 5 areas with the highest growth in supply (2017 vs 2019):

  • Aberdeen 34%
  • London 33%
  • Cardiff 32%
  • Derby 25%
  • Leicester 25%

Despite areas with the highest supply growth being considered primary cities, as they are the UK’s largest cities, the areas with the highest demand growth can be regarded as secondary cities, often acting as suburban commuting hubs for major cities.

Top 5 areas with the highest growth in demand (2017 vs 2019):

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  • Harrow 433%
  • Bromley 230%
  • Luton 146%
  • Milton Keynes 144%
  • Cardiff 136%

Brexit uncertainty has left businesses unsure about how to proceed. Research from Instant Offices reveals 70% of small companies have no strategic plan for Brexit while a fifth have a positive attitude towards Britain leaving the EU.

Nonetheless, the demand for flexible working and coworking spaces has steadily increased over the last five years and continues to rise. Over the previous six months, the flex space market has grown 7%, now amounting to more than 85 million square feet of the UK office market.

John Williams, CMO at The Instant Group says,

“It has been a remarkable year for flex space. In line with our predictions from 2018’s report, we are seeing proliferation of choice, with client demand forcing operators and landlords to aggressively evolve their models to differentiate and specialise. Now that commercial real estate as a whole has started to wake up to the needs of the end user, the sector will have to become smarter at finding and using big sets of data to assess in detail where this demand is coming from and how it is going to change over time.”

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