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Tried the bright orange easyOffice? There is one beside the place I'm working in glasgow and I think they charge £45 a week. Not sure what they are like though, ymmv.
You might want to look into a shared office space too.
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostHowever, I just can't make this work. The rent on the office I liked was GBP1,400+VAT and there is additional costs. I estimate that to have the separate office in the City is going to cost me roughly 2K pm. If I were a UK company and all that entails then I might be tempted.
Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostI've had a chat with some people and their thoughts roughly agree that it is a mad idea. I'm better off putting more money and effort solving my other problems so I can leave the country.Last edited by Sysman; 22 March 2010, 11:16.
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There must be loads of offices who have downsized staff and have phone system, internet, desks but no bums on seats.
I work in one right now, at least 12 empty seats with phones. You could have a room to yourself. We're in the provinces though, so no good for you.
Get a list of smaller techie/manufacturing/software/accountancy firms and ring around ?
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostThe rent on the office I liked was GBP1,400+VAT and there is additional costs. I estimate that to have the separate office in the City is going to cost me roughly 2K pm. If I were a UK company and all that entails then I might be tempted.
Can't you rent a 1 bed flat for less than that or a studio flat (sorry they are called apartments nowadays)?
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Originally posted by Sysman View PostI had a problem with building noise half a dozen years ago and I still regret not getting a separate office for the duration (18 months). Go for it.
I would love to be on the phone right now saying I'll see you in 20 mins with a cheque for the first three months rent.
However, I just can't make this work. The rent on the office I liked was GBP1,400+VAT and there is additional costs. I estimate that to have the separate office in the City is going to cost me roughly 2K pm. If I were a UK company and all that entails then I might be tempted.
I've had a chat with some people and their thoughts roughly agree that it is a mad idea. I'm better off putting more money and effort solving my other problems so I can leave the country.
In any case, if anyone else is thinking of getting an office I can tell them what I found out.
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostI'm off to look at some in the City this morning.
As those that read my tw@ts know, the builders working on the school nextdoor are doing my head in.
Who else on CUK knows anything about getting a small office; the serviced type, not longer term or home office?
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostThere's usually a spare desk in the Public Library. And these days they provide free electricity for laptops too.
And the library is used during the week by smelly old men with weak sphincter muscles, so you wouldn't even need to bathe.
Actually, that is a semi-serious suggestion. My wife has discovered a few libraries in her travels this past few years where people are conducting business in areas or rooms set aside for less quiet working.
In the past, I use a couple of libraries for their printers. The Ideas store in Whitechapel has a nice HP colour one (or it did, I've not been down there for a while). I use the Barbican Library too.
And yes, the Whitechapel library does get a bit wiffy.
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There's usually a spare desk in the Public Library. And these days they provide free electricity for laptops too.
And the library is used during the week by smelly old men with weak sphincter muscles, so you wouldn't even need to bathe.
Actually, that is a semi-serious suggestion. My wife has discovered a few libraries in her travels this past few years where people are conducting business in areas or rooms set aside for less quiet working.
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I sent an email to some of the people that are mentoring me about getting serviced offices in the City because I'm having problems working from home. I have had a couple of replied and both have said that this is a very bad idea.
It's not what I originally wanted to do anyway; I'm going to have a re-think on this one.
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post1) Their 'help' is bias in favour of selected ethnic groups; none of which I blong to.
2) Do you recall that case from a couple of weeks ago where Hector won a case against his non-residency claim because it was shown that he had 'attachments' to the UK? If I take an office it would blow my claim that I am only in the UK getting medical treatment and not working.
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Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View Posthow do you know they were racist?
BTW intrigued how taking up a serviced office will impact your residency?
2) Do you recall that case from a couple of weeks ago where Hector won a case against his non-residency claim because it was shown that he had 'attachments' to the UK? If I take an office it would blow my claim that I am only in the UK getting medical treatment and not working.
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post
I briefly had dealings with them several years ago and I will never have anything to do with them again. They are a bunch of useless, biased, moronic, racist, fracking merde for brains, hoons.
BTW intrigued how taking up a serviced office will impact your residency?
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Originally posted by Grinder View PostContact your local buas inevitable.siness link. A mate of mine has just done this - they waived rent & rates for an initial period, then there's a sliding scale up to the full payment over 12 months.
NO FRAKING WAY
will I have anything to do with the East London Business Link.
I briefly had dealings with them several years ago and I will never have anything to do with them again. They are a bunch of useless, biased, moronic, racist, fracking merde for brains, hoons.
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Contact your local buas inevitable.siness link. A mate of mine has just done this - they waived rent & rates for an initial period, then there's a sliding scale up to the full payment over 12 months.
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