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Short, specific guides written from the buyer's side of the table. No firm paid for any of them and none of them recommend a firm.
How much does an office refurbishment cost in London?
Rates by size and spec, worked examples, what moves the price.
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Cat A vs Cat B fit out
What the landlord provides, what the tenant pays for.
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Cat A+ explained: when a plug and play floor beats doing your own fit out
Landlords are fitting floors out before they let them. What Cat A+ includes, what it costs you, and the three situations where it is the right call.
Design and build or architect plus contractor: which route suits your office project
The two ways to procure an office fit out in London, what each costs in fees and time, and how to choose without regretting it at week twelve.
Dilapidations: how to leave an office without paying for it twice
The lease end bill that catches London occupiers out, why landlords' schedules overreach, and the sequence that keeps the cost down.
Fitting out an occupied office: how phased refurbishments actually work
Refurbishing a floor while 80 people try to work on it. The phasing patterns London contractors use, what it adds to the programme, and how to keep staff on side.
Licence to alter: getting landlord consent for an office fit out without losing a month
Almost every London lease needs the landlord's written consent before a fit out starts. What the licence covers, what it costs, and how to stop it stalling the programme.
How long does an office fit out take? A realistic programme, stage by stage
From lease signing to moving in, the honest timeline for London office fit outs of 3,000, 10,000 and 30,000 square feet, and where the weeks disappear.
Office fit out cost per desk: the budgeting method that actually works
Square foot rates hide the number that matters. Here is how to budget a London office fit out per person, with worked figures for 20, 60 and 150 desks.
Small office fit out on a budget: where to spend and where to save under 3,000 square feet
For a 20 to 30 person office the budget is tight and every choice shows. The items that earn their cost, the ones that never do, and a sample split for £200,000.
Sustainable office fit out: what B Corp, SKA and BREEAM actually tell you
Every fit out company says it is sustainable. Three of the labels mean something specific and checkable. Here is what each one measures and what it leaves out.
Ten questions to ask an office fit out company before you sign
The questions that separate a good fit out contractor from a good salesperson, with the answers you want to hear and the ones that should end the meeting.
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