Half of UK firms open offices outside city centres, study claims

Office workers at Canary Wharf in London. The survey of 500 firms found 54% now have office or co-working space outside city centres. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

More than half of businesses have opened offices or working spaces outside city centres, in response to the shift towards hybrid working, according to new research.

Flexible workspace provider IWG, which operates about 300 offices under brands including Regus and Spaces, said that 82% of firms have changed their office space needs to cater for more flexible working.