Discover regional UK property insight
Mileway’s regional teams offer insight to help you choose a location with the space, access and local opportunities your company needs.
How Mileway helps you find the right space
From Aberdeen to Portsmouth
Mileway are experts in UK and European property logistics. With eight regional offices across England, Scotland and Wales, we offer local and national-level expertise to help you find your ideal commercial property.
Whether you are a small business looking to expand or a larger company searching for its next major office or warehouse, Mileway has both the guidance and the portfolio to help you succeed.
Expertise across the UK commercial property market
Our teams use both local-level expertise and market insight to help you find your ideal property.
We also deal with a range of commercial and industrial property types, allowing us to give clients niche advice to make the most of their commercial rentals.
Why rent a space from Mileway?
Mileway is Europe’s largest provider of last mile real estate logistics. We specialise in strategically located property within easy access of major transport routes, key logistics hubs, and ample local markets.
Strategic locations
Mileway offers commercial and industrial rentals across the UK, including in key business hotspots like London, Glasgow, Cardiff, Aberdeen and Birmingham.
Our local property specialists can advise you on the best location to meet your unique needs for size, transport, staff amenities, and more.
Sustainable properties
Mileway’s commitment to sustainability is embedded in our business strategy and can be seen across our portfolio. Many of our properties provide sustainable technology and solutions to help you reduce your environmental footprint.
At the same time, we also support local initiatives to champion sustainability in prime locations. We strive to help cut energy consumption and implement green solutions wherever possible.
Expert support
Mileway has teams across the UK offering local market knowledge. This helps businesses of different sizes, backgrounds and industries find and adapt commercial property to suit their unique needs.
Our support team also helps with both daily management and long-term strategy. Your Mileway property manager and asset manager will provide ongoing assistance to ensure the property meets your expectations and can continue accommodating your business even as it evolves.
Different commercial premises to suit different needs
Warehouse and industrial space
Strategically located warehouses are essential to facilitate manufacturing, storage, delivery and fulfilment, especially for e-commerce-driven companies. Space, scalability and accessibility are key, as is the potential to scale operations and achieve sustainable growth.
Mileway offers a range of warehouses in valuable areas across the UK. This includes industrial warehouses that come complete with office or outdoor storage space, making them suitable for everything from basic storage to centralising operations.
Office space
Dedicated offices help to drive productivity, communication and innovation. They create supportive environments that help attract and retain top talent, and a location with the right accessibility and amenities can host a truly impressive work culture.
Mileway understands that the requirements for commercial offices change depending on the business. Our portfolio includes choices ranging from small, private offices to larger open spaces, each with local transport links, restaurants and shops highlighted for staff.
Industrial outdoor storage
Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) space, such as secure storage yards and facilities, offers value and convenience across a range of industries. Additional room for assets such as vehicles, stock and equipment can free up valuable space elsewhere while also removing the cost of additional off-site storage.
Mileway's Portfolio includes over 6 million sq ft of IOS space across the UK, including in prime city locations. Our portfolio also includes both standalone IOS and options that come combined with warehouse or office space for optimised convenience.
What do I need to consider when choosing a commercial venue?
Renting an ideal business property is about finding a strategic location close to both consumers and business hubs. Even so, knowing how to rent a warehouse, office or any kind of commercial property can be tricky without experience.
Here are a few essential elements to consider:
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The right location can strengthen your brand’s identity
The right location can grant a new level of esteem for your company’s image and culture. Is an office in London a key part of your company’s vision? Perhaps you want to show your dedication with a prime spot near a specific logistics hub.
At the same time, your choice of property should reflect your culture. Do you wish to encourage creativity, collaboration and efficiency? Your choice of space could be your greatest ally or biggest obstacle to achieving this.
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Proximity to talent, resources and customers
A new locale brings its own opportunities for networking as well as providing greater speed, quality and efficiency for clientele. At the same time, proximity to cities, universities, commercial hubs or transportation routes shapes your company’s hiring pool, including the skills and experience of local staff.
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Scalability for growing businesses
As a business evolves, its requirements change. A commercial space needs to be scalable and adaptable to accommodate this, whether it means creating a modular workspace, freeing up space for new equipment, or simply expanding operations in general. In short, you must be prepared to reassess your space needs.
When looking for a property, take the time to consider where your business might be in the future. How will its needs and functions evolve? Your ideal commercial space shouldn’t just satisfy your current requirements – it should also meet your needs as a long-term solution.
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Understanding commercial rental terms
Before renting a commercial property, it is important to make sure you understand all the relevant terms and policies.
As well as basic information such as lease types and termination terms, you should also know well in advance who is responsible for repairs and maintenance. The terms of the lease will also help you understand the degree to which a property can be customised in terms of size and layout.
Be sure to ask how rental terms will impact your ability to fully utilise a property.
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Make sustainability a priority
Achieving sustainability and cutting CO2 emissions are key targets for businesses across the UK. Your choice of property should reflect the owner’s sustainability policy, utilising energy-saving technology such as LED lights and electric car chargers alongside green management practices to cut your carbon footprint.
The right choice of property will also showcase your commitment to customers. This can strengthen the credibility of your brand’s ESG approach, giving you greater esteem with potential clients.
Frequently asked questions
How can I make sure I rent the right property for my business?
Before committing to a commercial property, you should check that it meets your requirements. These can include your exact needs regarding:
- Space
- Accessibility
- Facilities
- Local transport links
Your best option will be to describe your requirements to your estate agent. They will be able to answer any questions you might have about the local market and workforce, as well as any regional policies that may impact your business.
To ask about a Mileway property, simply get in touch with our team.
What should I consider when moving to a new location?
When looking for a commercial property, location is everything. Your chosen locale should have everything you need in terms of:
- Access to local road, rail, sea and air transport links
- Skills of the local working population
- Proximity to your market
- Local regulations
- Technical requirements
- Nearby business or fulfilment hubs
- Transport and amenities for staff
All of this will help to make your move a success and your new operations sustainable.
How much is commercial property rent?
The rent costs of a commercial property will vary depending on factors such as :
- Total space
- Location
- Type of property
- Features
Because of this, the average cost of renting a commercial property in the UK can vary significantly. Businesses are advised to explore average rent by locale to check the suitability of their budget.
It is also worth keeping in mind that commercial properties also come with operating costs. These can include security, utilities and maintenance, as well as on-site features like parking. All costs should be laid out in your lease agreement, and your estate agent should also be happy to answer any questions about possible costs.
How does location impact operational costs for businesses?
Prime locations in the UK often come with higher prices in terms of transportation, logistics, average rent and staff salary expectations. Naturally, central or urbanised locations often come with greater costs. That being said, such expensive locations can also help save money for delivery and fulfilment.
You must consider your operational expenses of your business, as the right location will balance affordability with potential.
How can we support you?
Please don’t hesitate to contact us about our properties, their locations or what we do. Simply fill out the form and we’ll get right back to you.