Write your premises search brief.
Set out space, location, access and priorities. Keep answers on your device, then print or download a brief.
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Practical reading on property, data-centre requirements and the choices to make before starting a search.
Finding commercial premises.
Prepare a brief, compare costs and choose which areas to include.
Compare premises costs.
Put up to three properties side by side using your own figures. Separate regular costs, upfront cash and amounts still to confirm.
Compare your figuresEstimate business rates.
Calculate an estimate for a property in England, before reliefs and local supplements.
Calculate business ratesCalculate commercial stamp duty.
Estimate stamp duty on a commercial property or land purchase in England and Northern Ireland.
Calculate stamp dutyCompare north-west London locations.
Harrow, Northwood, Northwood Hills and South Ruislip: compare station areas, customer access and delivery questions.
Compare the areasData centres & compute.
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Prepare a data-centre brief.
An early outline is enough to start. A useful brief separates what your team knows, what is flexible and what an operator still needs to confirm.
Read the guideColocation or rented compute?
Start with what you need to access: a place for your equipment, or computing capacity from a provider. That decision changes the brief and the people who need to assess it.
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Padel venue property economics
Understand how sellable court time, property constraints, occupancy cost and lease exposure combine to determine site viability.
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Reading on commercial land, buildings and the businesses that use them.
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