WFH: A New Request from Tenants

Although restrictions have eased in the UK for the office and retail workforce, many firms are continuing to implement work from home regulations for economical and health and safety reasons.

In the property industry, us agents are therefore continuously being given an appropriate work from home space as a specification from tenants looking for a home. Unfortunately, most properties are not designed to fit a home office space, and Landlords and agents have therefore been coming up with creative ways to accommodate those tenants working from home, whilst still ensuring that there are personal and work life boundaries in their living environments.

This doesn’t mean completely renovating a home’s interior to contain an office space. It is simply the skill of recognising the potential spaces within a home which one can separate from their personal life in order to productively adjust to their work life, without it becoming a burden.

When we do viewings with tenants working from home, we focus on the desks and tables available in the home, or if there is a lack thereof, where there would be a space to place them. Here are our top three factors for a healthy work from home place:

1.      Natural light – working from home already means spending time indoors behind a computer screen. It is important to incorporate natural light so as to not feel too confined indoors.

2.      Space – specifically space away from the bed and living area. You don’t want to do your work sat in the same place you eat, sleep, or relax, as this is where personal and work life boundaries cross.

3.      Organisation – declutter the work space to optimise efficiency and productivity. It can be difficult to concentrate and be organised when your atmosphere is not on the same energy level.