Much is written about the important role the workplace plays in how a business functions – how it feels about itself, the ‘image’ that it wishes to communicate to both its clients and its members and how much it needs to adapt to changes in technology and business practice.

In a recent survey, more that 90% of respondents said they saw their workplace as a symbol of how they were valued by their employer. Only 39% thought that their existing premises had been designed 'with people in mind' and a staggering third of people in another study said that they were too ashamed of their workplace to bring back clients!

To quote The Commission for Architecture & the Built Environment (CABE) and The British Council for Offices (BCO) "For those that get their move wrong, the best they can hope for is a missed opportunity; and the worst is nothing less than the loss of their key people. For those that get it right, the reward if not the Holy Grail, can be something almost as magical."

And yet many office and industrial property occupiers consider embarking on the process of moving a business to new premises as a highly stressful and disruptive ‘last resort’ event.

Our relocation consultants are highly experienced experts at representing office, warehouse, workshop and factory occupiers and tenants in the freehold or leasehold acquisition of new commercial premises. We know the local market - it is our job to know about every situation (on-market, coming to market and off-market), the best ways to procure and the best possible terms available. We know the local players – those that are really keen to do deals, those whose banks are even keener and the ones to avoid because all they can do is just talk about it! Whilst we concentrate on doing what we do best, we take the load from your shoulders, leaving you to do what you do best.

The p3 property consultants llp acquisitions practice can advise on:

• Development of ‘Key Objectives’, timing and project strategy
• Existing tenure commitments & disposal options
• Future wants - v - needs space use studies
• Benchmarking options & requirements criteria
• Candidate property market search/long listing/suitability analysis/short listing
• Financial terms analysis, lease terms/deal negotiation/ liaison with solicitors
• PR management internal & external
• Fit-out options, migration and end of lease liabilities

Whilst we can't guarantee that you will actually end up enjoying the whole process, with our help many of our clients are able to relax sufficiently to be able to concentrate on driving the maximum benefit from the move, for example using the opportunity to address and capture much needed business culture change.