Most office viewings last forty minutes and cover the coffee machine in detail and the contract barely at all. These are the questions we ask on every viewing we run.
On cost
What is the true all in monthly figure for this suite? What is excluded? What deposit is required? How much is parking? What happened to pricing at the last renewal in this building? Is there a rent free or fitted incentive available?
On term and flexibility
What is the minimum term and the notice period? Can we break early, and at what cost? If we grow by five people, what is available in the building and at what price? Can we downsize as well as upsize?
On the building
What is the current occupancy? Who else is in the building? What are the access hours and is there genuine 24 hour access? How is the air conditioning zoned, and can we control it? What is the internet resilience and is there a backup line? When was the last refurbishment, and is any works programme planned?
On day to day life
How many meeting rooms are there per occupied desk, and how often are they fully booked? Where do deliveries go? What is the shower and bike storage provision? How loud is the nearest breakout area to our suite?
Bring someone who has asked them before
OfficeZen attends viewings with you, asks the awkward questions, and pushes back on the answers that do not hold up. It costs you nothing, because operators pay us, not you.
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