With many companies looking to find more productivity from their staff and their property assets, sending employees home to work is an option some companies are exploring.

Telecom companies seem particularly keen to adopt a flexible approach to where their staff work, perhaps because they are at the front line of the technology that is making this change viable. That is not to say that employees of non technology orientated firms, in particular those sales focused staff, can not benefit from being based away from your main company offices.

But is it right for your company and right for your employees? We look at the pros and cons of working from home.

The DDA was enacted in 1995, but came into force fully in October 2005 and makes it unlawful to discriminates against disabled people.

The Act has a wide range of definitions and obligations on employers and service providers. It includes the need to make changes to commercial property to allow full access for disable people. Find out more information in our introductory guide to the DDA

If you are looking for office accommodation at the moment, your problem is probably that there is just too much choice.

Whilst this means that there are some good deals on offer to tenants willing to sign up for reasonable lease terms, with the myriad of alternative office properties it is likely your desk, or that of your surveyors or property department, will be groaning under the weight of property brochures.

So how do you whittle this selection down, beyond the initial cut?

One way is the use of a
Property Cost Benefit Matrix.

Following on from our article on assessing the right amount of accommodation required, in The True Cost of Office Space we look at how the cost of this space can be assessed.

These criteria can also be used to benchmark existing offices and can help in locating cost anomalies across a portfolio.

September is a time when many executives, fresh from their summer holidays will look at property and space requirements, either to prune the existing accommodation or as part of an expansion drive.

Whilst most property decisions are still ‘event’ driven, that is to say only become active because of a lease end or break opportunity, general changes in the business can also have these indirect impact on property.

With this in mind our guide to How much office space is required might give you the impetus to replan your existing office or look for more.