What occupiers want

日期 08.03.2019

Senior executives within London’s major brands remain optimistic in face of Brexit. Occupiers increasingly want office to reflect brand focus on wellbeing, results show.

London’s most influential tenants have given a vote of confidence in the London property market in the build up to key votes on Brexit next week.

Make worked with London developers CO—RE to survey a select group of the most senior executives at London’s biggest occupiers to find out their sentiment towards the market, as well as what they look for in commercial property.

The results showed that occupiers are broadly confident, with the outlook for London over the next 12 months more positive than negative (43% v 38%), and over five years it’s overwhelmingly more positive (67% v 19%).



What occupiers want

Overall, cost (62%), location (58%), and particularly having close access to public transport (42%), were the top three considerations for occupiers when it comes to choosing an office. This was despite occupiers seeing the importance of location reducing over the next five years (38%) compared to the previous five years (48%).



This was reflected in what is occupying the minds of the occupiers, with wellbeing (90% see it becoming more important) and the war for talent (81%) both being seen as the top factors influencing commercial property and decisions over new premises in the next five years.


Bradley Baker, director at CO—RE, commented: ““It is clear from our research that occupiers are utilising their buildings to help them win the increasingly intense war for talent. It is pivotal that senior executives are now placing the opportunity to promote the importance of their brand & values being reflected in their workplace over and above lease flexibility & sustainability. Therefore, it is incumbent upon developers, architects and investors to lead the way to create buildings that brands demand, without neglecting the fundamentals of cost, location and efficiency for the end user.”

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