Whether you are looking for premises for the first time or looking to relocate, there are a few key areas that need to be considered these include:
- your budget
- location
- type of premises
- how long you want to stay
- to buy or lease
Cobra factsheet A guide to choosing commercial premises - BIF057 provides a great overview of these considerations including the benefits and drawbacks of buying and leasing premises.
Also check Leeds City Council's page Property to Rent for Small Businesses where you will find a property availability list in the document section.
Industrial Units
Leeds City Council provide workshop style premises specially designed for start-ups and small businesses around the city. Click on the link at the side to access further details
Managed and Serviced Workspace
Managed and serviced workspaces are ideal if you are requiring a fully equipped serviced office.
Provides affordable business accommodation combined with business support to disadvantaged groups including craft workers, the disabled, ex-offenders, ex-service personnel, the over 50s, the under 30s and the unemployed.
Business Incubator
Business incubators provide managed workspace alongside business support and advice, ideal for start-up businesses.
Incubation services can be found at the following
Spark - University of Leeds contact Richard at r.o.doyle@leeds.ac.uk
Virtual Office Space
Tenants Hall provides offices, virtual offices and a business telephone answering service at a purpose built enterprise centre in Middleton, south Leeds
www.tenants-hall.co.uk
The above provides just a few examples of the types of premises available in the Leeds area. Details of further office space can be found on the Leeds City Council's
Business Start-Up Accommodation and Support page
Running a business from home
It may be possible to run your business from home, however before going down this route there are a number of important considerations.
The following page
www.gov.uk/run-business-use-of-your-home
provides useful links to key areas that need to be checked before starting a business from home.
