Accessible Workspace

Small businesses and start-ups drive innovation, support economic growth and deliver social value. One of the biggest challenges facing them, however, is finding accessible workspace, particularly against a backdrop of rising inflation and added cost pressures.

The ‘affordability’ of commercial space has in recent years become a strategic focus for urban planners and strategists in London. The Greater London Authority (GLA) is at the forefront of this, given commercial rents have risen significantly across the city over the last decade, hand in hand with increasingly constrained supply.

But, what is ‘accessible’ workspace, why is it needed and how can it be delivered? And should it be considered outside of London in other parts of the country? Watch our recent webinar on Accessible Workspace to find out more and see our articles on the subject below.

Explore our five part blog series on accessible workplace to find out:

What is accessible workspace?

Moving beyond London’s discount to market rate approach.

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Why is accessible space needed?

Supporting London’s squeezed businesses in these precarious times.

Which locations are accessible in London?

Achieving agglomeration effects.

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Where is accessible workspace?

Looking outside of the Capital, where is accessible?

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How can accessible workspace be designed?

Changing ecology of employment and work.

Patrick Ransom is a Director in our London Planning, Development and Regeneration team. He is an Accessible Workspace commentator and has undertaken research on the topic for the London Boroughs of Brent, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Lambeth, Islington, Tower Hamlets, Camden and Hackney.