Rented office spaces. For the wfh

[Mirinjawbro]

Hello all.

Anyone know of any sites or apps where you can rent or go to an office space a day or 2 a week to get out of the house ?

Thanks

[SydneyBridge]

No, but local library, health/sports club etc
My company hired space in a Regus/Spaces building and they have space for individuals

I have worked from home since covid, looked at various options but some are very expensive. Now I am happy to work half the day in my pyjamas and stay home

Edited by SydneyBridge on Wednesday 29th October 19:36

[TomTheTyke]

Was this not the business model of WeWork?

Pretty sure there were others too.

[Shnozz]

I use a Santander work cafe a few days a week to break up the routine. Not sure where you are based as to whether there is one near you.

[Inbox]

Probably best to compare the rent-an-office rates to the cost of going in the office.

Might be cheaper to just go into the office.

[fat80b]

The search term you are looking for is

Coworking space.

They do everything from “sit at a desk in an open plan office” through to your own small room through to larger managed offices for small teams.

[Sanderling]

Worth a look if there are any locations near to you. The one in Chelmsford looks nice from the outside when I've been to the coffee shop next door.

https://www.patch.work/locations

[FamousPheasant]

Mirinjawbro said:

Hello all.

Anyone know of any sites or apps where you can rent or go to an office space a day or 2 a week to get out of the house ?

Thanks

Regus/Spaces have a huge network of offices around the UK/abroad and would allow you to book on a adhoc basis. They are expensive and have some pretty sharp business practices from experience. Most towns and cities will have a local equivalent, but without the wider network.

[Mont Blanc]

As others have said, the big players like Regus, WeWork etc will all offer rates for renting you a desk space as you need it, but it won't be cheap.

You are much better off finding a local, independent, shared office business. Try googling it or asking on a local Facebook group. Most towns and cities seem to have independently run shared working spaces available.

As for prices, my knowledge on this suggests that you will pay around £150-200 per month if you wanted a desk for 2 days per week-ish.

If you do this for 12 months, you will have spent £2400.

If you spend £4700 (using the 50% offer), you could get one of these in your garden:

https://dunsterhouse.co.uk/garden-offices/composit...

Edited by Mont Blanc on Thursday 30th October 11:11

[Freakuk]

I had to pop into a Regus office recently to sign some documents and scan them in in a secure building. It cost something like 23ph but I assume other locations would be more/less.

[balham123]

As someone said above, 'co-working space' is the term you need to search for.

We-work and Regus tend to be expensive, more aimed at the 'someone else is paying' end of the market

Where are you based? someone may be able to suggest one. I know several in south London.

I pay £280ish a month for a fixed desk in a shared office, 24 hr access. Day rate here is 10-15£ I think.

[SydneyBridge]

I live near here and if you join their health club, there is a co working space

https://www.lensbury.com/club-sports-leisure/?gad_...

[Granadier]

Years ago, at a low point after my divorce, I was trying to keep some freelance work going while having no home wifi. I had the bright idea of sitting in Wetherspoons for hours using their free wifi and only paying £1 a day for refillable tea. This worked fine as a free office for a few days, but after that I found that each user has a limit of about 20 hours' wifi access per month, then you get cut off.

Later in my career I had several spells of working in teams based in WeWork facilities. I found it interesting how these sites varied, catering to different working cultures. One WeWork near Aldgate had a very studenty vibe, a lot of pop art on the walls and big areas of comfy sofa seating, and was mostly populated by young creative types and tech start-ups, all dressed very casually. Other sites only a short distance away near Bank and Liverpool Street were much more corporate - smart offices for people in suits.

[The Mad Monk]

The local public library and a permutation of coffee shops and Wetherspoons.

[sriggers]

worked for a startup for 14 months who where based in wework, wasn't cheap but I was pretty much the only person in there, nice amenities to be fair.

My brother got rid of his office/unit during covid and has recently started renting a similar sized office in a shared coworking type space. Private office own keys etc, could comfortably fit 6 people working, he uses it more for single work and meetings with up to 8 additional people. The company had an offer of 6 months 1/2 price, so its around £280 per month now, rising to just £560 in a few months time, he did have to sort his own internet (they wanted £30 per month additional, we got a 5g hub for £10 per month), but cleaning is included and any maintenance / decorating is only £15ph

[Mirinjawbro]

Didn't realise it was so expensive

South lincolnshire currently.

Thanks all

[muscatdxb]

WeWork is only £30-£40 a day on demand or £250 per month unlimited. Not sure if that s expensive but seems reasonable to me.

The smaller chains can be even less. One local to me is £25 per day.

It’s a competitive market.