Office Space (Rik)

For our business we will need an office to work in and edit are photographs. I had a look on a few websites specializing in selling office space and came across officialspace.co.uk. This site had an inbuilt search engine which let you put in details about where your office would be located and how many workspaces you will need. I typed in our details with a bogus name and waited for a reply.

After a day I had received a few emails from a few different companies that had been advertised on the site. This is what they said;

Bourne Business

21st May 2010



Dear Mr Taylor,

Serviced Offices, Bourne Business Centre, Carlisle.

Further to a recent on-line enquiry received from Office Broker I understand you may be looking for office accommodation in the Carlisle area. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce Bourne Business Centre to you in the hope that the facilities we have to offer here may be interest.

Bourne Business Centre is a three storey office complex located in Milbourne Street a short distance from Carlisle City Centre. We offer high quality, fully serviced and equipped office accommodation with private parking on flexible terms enabling companies to trade without large or long term financial commitments.

Rental prices start from £170.00 + VAT per workstation per month. Offices here at Bourne Business Centre are fully serviced and prices include.

• Rent

• Rates

• Office Furniture

• Heat & Light

• Cleaning

• Reception Facilities and Personalised Call Handling

• Voicemail

• Visitors Coffee Lounge

• Use of Kitchens & Refreshments

• Security and Fire Alarm Systems.





We also have several additional rooms available for tenants use. Firstly we have two meeting rooms that can seat up to 6. These rooms are furnished with a meeting table and chairs and also benefit from high speed broadband access. Use of these rooms for up to 1 hour a day is available at no additional charge.

We also have a consultation room available furnished with up to 6 comfortable chairs for more informal meetings or discussions.

In addition to this we do also have a large conference room available for hire at discounted rates for tenants. This room can seat up to 20 and benefits from the latest in presentation equipment and high speed broadband and internet access.



Many additional facilities are available here at Bourne Business Centre including:

• High Speed Broadband Access

• Telecommunications Equipment

• Provision of Telephone Lines

• Private Parking

• Conference Facilities

• Word processing, Photocopying, Faxing & Admin Support

• Franking and Posting of Outgoing Mail

• PA Services

• Bookkeeping

• Colour Printing





Bourne Business Centre is the ideal choice for the professional serviced office with everything required for the successful running of your company from that personal touch provided by our receptionists to state of the art telecommunications technology.

Further information and images can also be found on our web site at www.bournebusinesscentre.co.uk

If you require any additional information or would like to arrange a viewing of the premises and the facilities available please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards



Jo Kyle

Lettings Manager



Pacific House Business



Good Afternoon



Thank you for your enquiry for a Serviced Office that has been passed on to us by Office Broker.



We would like to introduce you to Pacific House Business Centre.



Pacific House is a purpose built Serviced Office Centre and is situated just ½ mile from Junction 44 of the M6 therefore offering easy access from the Motorway (North and South) and from the A69 (East) and with the Northern By-pass now under construction and due to be completed in 2011/2012 we shall be easily accessible from the West.



The building is new and finished to a very high standard and the offices are let on a flexible license. The fee includes:- Rent, Rates, Power, Heating, Building Insurance, Cleaning, Office Furniture, Car Parking, Staffed Reception, Breakout Area, Tea and Coffee. You also have 24 hour access, 7 days a week to your office.



The Business Centre has two meeting rooms available for you to hire should you wish to entertain your clients. The Boardroom can accommodate up to 20 persons in a boardroom style, 20/25 in a theatre style, 16 in a cabaret style and 12 persons in a classroom style. The Boardroom is equipped with Free WIFI, ceiling mounted OHP with an inbuilt audio system, flip chart whiteboard and air conditioning. The smaller meeting room can accommodate up to 10 persons in a boardroom style. You will receive a complimentary tea or coffee on arrival and further refreshments and quality catering can be provided, upon request, at an extra charge. We also offer admin support (such as typing, copying, laminating, binding and mailing) for your meeting, at a small charge. These rooms can be hired on a full or half day basis and the smaller meeting room can be hired by the hour.



We would like to offer you a three person office at the rate of £ 425.00 (excluding V.A.T.)



Pacific House Business Centre office hours are 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Monday to Friday and we welcome you to come and take a look around the offices to see what we have to offer.

If these times are not convenient a more suitable time can be arranged by appointment.



I have attached some information for your perusal.



Please do not hesitate to contact us ion 01228 406363 if you require any further information and we look forward to hearing from you soon.



Kind Regards

Elaine Dodd

Office Manager



From looking at both emails and the cost from both of them the price would be around £400-£600 inc VAT. This is much cheaper than I thought and there is all sorts of facilities for us to use as well such as meeting rooms for clients and a kitchenette.