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Day 1

An initial meeting to take the brief, which can be summarised as:

 

• Where do you want to be and why?

• How many desks do you need?

• Any special requirements?

• When do you need occupation and for how long?

• Budget

 

We tend to leave budget to last because understanding the why’s and the where’s allows us to inform the client as to what to expect budget wise.

Following the meeting, we started to put together an initial schedule of available spaces that met the requirements.

 

Day 2 / 3

We created a schedule setting out the availability and costs of the available serviced offices within the defined geographic parameters and issued this to our client.

The client understandably took a few days to review before asking us to arrange a viewing tour.

 

Day 6

We arranged a viewing tour of 5 serviced offices over the course of a couple of hours. We accompanied our client to ensure that they were well looked after and so that we could answer any questions they might have.

 

Again, our client took a couple of days to review the tour before following up.

 

Following the tours, we received proposals from the Serviced Office Provider on each space. These contained the costs of the space and what is included in the package. We reviewed the proposals and sent these over to our client with a summary on each option, highlighting any points we thought they should be aware of.

 

Day 9

Following a review of the proposals, our client asked us to investigate the best possible deals available at 3 serviced offices. Part of the requirement was a delayed start for the end of August.

 

Day 10

We provided the client with confirmation that the delayed start would not be a problem with the preferred serviced offices. We set out the best terms available following several calls with each serviced office provider.

 

Day 12

The client identified their preferred choice and asked us to secure this particular serviced office. We arranged for a contract to be sent to our client within the next couple of days to ensure we secured the preferred serviced office.

 

Day 14

The transaction completed!

 

Our client provided a months rent deposit and signed a 5 page contract within a couple of hours of receipt.

 

In just two weeks, SHW identified and helped our client complete on a transaction on favourable terms to secure a new office.

 

If you’re thinking of a move to a serviced office, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with SHW. We have a dedicated team of brokers who have access to hundreds of serviced office spaces.

 

Importantly whilst we act for you the serviced office operator provides our fee. This means that you get the best of both worlds, expert advice for free!

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss further.