Westminster Office Space

When one thinks of commercial real estate in Westminster, office space is not the first thing that comes to mind. Indeed, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, and the Palace of Westminster may be the first buildings that come to mind.

Also known as the Houses of Parliament, the Palace of Westminster is one of the reasons that Westminster is a metonym for the British government.

Westminster was the location of the Palace of Whitehall, built by King Henry VIII as his residence. It was the largest palace in Europe, with more than 1,500 rooms, until it was destroyed by fire in 1698 and is what gives the district of Whitehall within Westminster its name.

Westminster is a district and a London borough, known as the City of Westminster. It is also home to Buckingham Palace, further confirming Westminster as the United Kingdom’s seat of power.

It is where British tradition is honoured and where history is made.

The City of Westminster is also home to the commercial and entertainment district of the West End, where one is more likely to associate office space.

Home to the districts of Covent Garden and Soho, which are associated with both entertainment and premium office space, the West End is also home to some of the most expensive and arguably best office space in the world, located in St James’s and Mayfair. The latter is home to pockets of office space such as Brooks Mews and Berkeley Square, which continue to break international records in terms of rents achieved.

Westminster offers a wide range of offices, many of which are considered the best in London or even the world. Some of these are in brand-new, exceptional office developments offering first-class amenities, and others are period properties, such as Georgian mansion blocks that have been elegantly renovated and retrofitted to provide contemporary business accommodation with cutting-edge technology in a stunning setting.

Office space in Westminster can be rented traditionally via a lease that provides a blank canvas, ready-to-fit office and complete autonomy over fit out and management, and there is also an increasing number of flexible workspace options, such as managed office spaces and serviced offices, that offer move-in-ready office spaces on temporary contracts with all-inclusive pricing.

The managed offices in Westminster are self-contained and customised by the tenants. Bespoke offices can include private reception areas, hot-desking zones, private office suites, meeting rooms and boardrooms, breakout spaces, and other elements, all with the tenant’s brand identity.

The private serviced offices in Westminster are fully furnished, lockable office suites, and tenants enjoy access to five-star communal amenities.

Luxury serviced and managed offices in Westminster are available in various sizes and formats, including suites, clusters of suites, floors, multiple floors, and whole buildings. Many managed offices offer space for over 1,000 desks.

As flexible office spaces and workspaces are let by licence or flexible lease, tenants enjoy the agility to modify their footprint by downsizing or upsizing in line with changing business conditions. They can also be extended or exited relatively easily compared to a traditionally leased space.

The all-inclusive rents cover superfast and secure broadband, heating, air conditioning, water, energy, professional cleaning, and other overheads that would be paid for and managed separately if renting an office in Westminster via a traditional lease. This also minimises the need for additional facilities management functions.

Therefore, they provide end-of-trip facilities for self-powered commuters, including bike storage, showers, lockers, and electric vehicle (EV) chargers, which meet their occupiers’ high environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.

However, there is an abundance of public transport links in Westminster. Within the district are the stations of St James’s Park, Victoria, and Westminster, whilst the wider borough offers many more.