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Over the past ten years, the perception of serviced offices and business centres has changed from being substandard space in poorly located areas to becoming highly branded, quality products appealing primarily to small start-up companies. Companies such as Regus, HQ Business Centres and Marylebone Warwick Balfour (MWB) are the key players that have been instrumental in developing the market in the UK.
Gibson and Lizzieri (1999) argue that organisations should differentiate between their core and periphery property portfolio in the same way that organisations differentiate employment between permanent and temporary employment. The core portfolio being the space that is likely to be required on a long-term basis, whereby the function of peripheral space is to support any business activities, specific contracts, projects that have an uncertain time span.
Peripheral space can be divided into two types. The first would be space with short-term contractual agreement, a lease of 3 to 10 years, which some management services available. The second type is where serviced offices would fit in. The key drivers for this type of space is the speed of occupation and supporting services that are on a pay-per-use basis.
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