As your office lease nears its end, you’re faced with a fundamental question: should you stay or should you go?

It’s a decision that carries weight. It’s not just about cost, square footage, or location. It’s about how your office space supports your business now and in the future.

So, how do you make the right choice? This guide will walk you through everything you need to consider – from assessing your current space and negotiating lease terms to understanding financial implications and market trends.

Thinking about a new office?

97% OF EMPLOYEES REGARD THEIR PLACE OF WORK AS A SYMBOL OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE VALUED BY THEIR EMPLOYER.

Given that the average employee could cost an SME £12,000 to replace , expressing concern for employee welfare through consideration of office ergonomics is a solid investment in staff retention and morale. However, to their peril, many employers continue to miss the mark. Only 37% of surveyed employees thought that their offices had been designed ‘withpeople in mind’, and a third said that they were too ashamed of their offices to bring back clients.

The ‘biophilia hypothesis’ is described by American Biologist Edward Osborne Wilson as “The urge to affiliate with other forms of life”. That urge has driven the rise in biophilic design within the workplace which has had a profound effect on employee wellbeing.

A truly biophilic office space goes way beyond a few plants scattered around an open window; it’s about focussing the design around elements of the natural world which improve human health and productivity. This whitepaper will delve into the world of biophilic design and establish what the key principals are and how they can be applied to real life office design, as well as analysing its effect on employee wellbeing and productivity.

Is your business doing everything it can to encourage staff to collaborate, innovate and build relationships internally? Learn how to get the most out of your team’s skills and expertise through collaborative workspaces.

Modern technology has provided endless opportunities for businesses to improve efficiencies, store data and create fluid working processes, but at what cost? Colleagues spend all day in their cubicle, staring at the computer screen and struggling to build relationships with the people around them as they rely more on their machines than their teams. So, how can business leaders create an environment which encourages colleagues to work together and build relationships? The answer – collaborative workspaces.