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Commercial Office Refurbishment for Landlords and Occupiers
The gap between prime and secondary office space is widening. Occupiers are walking from substandard assets. 40% now physically can’t lease space with gas due to ESG commitments. Non-compliant buildings are already trading at brown discounts of nearly 30% on rent according to Knight Frank. For landlords, office refurbishment is no longer optional.
Refurbishment is the lever that closes that gap. Done properly, it doesn’t simply preserve value. It builds it.
Vantage is a specialist commercial office refurbishment contractor delivering Cat A, Cat A+ and Cat B fit-outs across the UK for institutional landlords, property funds and occupiers. We act as Principal Contractor across the full scope: design, cost management and delivery under a single contract, at a fixed price, designed around your IRR from day one.
The results speak for themselves. Rental uplifts of up to 46%. EPC A certification from £48 per square foot. All delivered on occupied assets without disrupting a single tenant.
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Our Commercial Office Refurbishment Services
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We deliver tailored Cat B fit-outs for institutional landlords and occupiers across the UK, creating high-performance workspaces that attract and retain best-in-class tenants. Every scheme is designed around your leasing strategy and budget from day one, eliminating the design and value-engineering loops that waste time and erode returns.Completed Cat B schemes have delivered rental uplifts of up to 46% at fit-out costs from £48 per square foot, with EPC A certification included where required. All works are delivered on occupied assets with no disruption to existing tenants.
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We deliver Cat A and Cat A+ landlord refurbishments that reposition assets for the modern occupier market. Every scheme is fully electric, EPC compliant and designed to attract best-in-class tenants from day one.
Completed Cat A schemes have delivered rental uplifts of up to 43% at fit-out costs from £71 per square foot, including full mechanical and electrical upgrades, VRF, LED lighting, WC refurbishment and lobby transformation. All delivered on occupied assets without disrupting existing tenants.
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We deliver shell and core works that prepare commercial assets for incoming occupier fit-out. Services include strip-out, light demolition and demise creation, all managed as Principal Contractor with full health and safety accountability.
Our shell and core programmes are designed to minimise void periods and get your asset to market faster, protecting IRR and reducing the cost of carry between tenancies.
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Best-in-class tenants expect more than just office space. Gyms, business lounges, end-of-trip facilities, roof terraces and breakout zones are increasingly the difference between a fast lease and a prolonged void.
We design and deliver building amenity schemes that directly improve leasing velocity and rental performance. Recent schemes include business lounge and wellness transformations at Optima Glasgow and One Citygate Newcastle, both delivered for institutional landlord clients in live occupied assets.
Why Vantage
We design to your IRR Every scheme starts with your commercial goals, not a design concept. We reverse-engineer the right specification, scope and budget from the returns your asset needs to deliver. No wasted design fees, no value-engineering loops, no surprises.
Fixed price, full scope We act as Principal Contractor across design, cost management and delivery under a single contract. You get one point of accountability, a fixed price agreed before works begin, and no fragmented supply chain passing risk between consultants and contractors.
We work with your consultants We operate openly alongside your existing advisors, whether that is a trusted cost consultant, project manager or asset manager. Our pricing, methodology and specifications are fully transparent and independently verifiable. Your experts can review every part of our work.
Delivered on occupied assets Every project we deliver is carefully planned around live tenanted buildings. Minimal disruption is not a goal, it is a requirement. Our clients include institutional landlords and property funds overseeing occupied, multi-asset portfolios across the UK.
Our Commercial Office Refurbishment Approach
Every commercial office refurbishment starts with understanding how the space needs to perform. Whether creating a workplace that reflects your people and brand or preparing an asset for the market, Vantage considers the existing building, project objectives, budget and sustainability goals before developing the scope and a fixed-price delivery plan.
As Principal Contractor, we coordinate design, cost management, procurement and construction through a single delivery structure across Cat A, Cat A+, Cat B, shell and core and building amenity projects. Where buildings remain occupied, works can be carefully phased to minimise disruption, maintain health and safety and protect programme certainty.
Commercial Office Refurbishment Projects
Vantage delivers commercial office refurbishment projects across mainland UK for institutional landlords, property funds and occupiers. Recent schemes have included Cat A, Cat B, building amenity and EPC improvement works in Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow and other major UK commercial centres.
Commercial Office Refurbishment FAQs
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We start with how the space needs to work and what the project needs to achieve. That means understanding team size, working patterns, meeting and collaboration requirements, employee and visitor experience, brand, sustainability targets and future growth.
We then balance those priorities against the available budget, programme and constraints of the existing building to develop the right scope and specification.
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A commercial office refurbishment contractor designs and delivers fit-out and refurbishment works to existing commercial office buildings. This includes Cat A, Cat A+ and Cat B fit-outs, shell and core works, building amenity and mechanical and electrical upgrades. Unlike a consultant who develops a strategy, a contractor carries out the work on site and is accountable for the outcome.
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Cat A refurbishment prepares a space for a new tenant, typically including raised access flooring, suspended ceilings, mechanical and electrical systems, LED lighting and WC refurbishment. The space is delivered as a blank canvas ready for tenant fit-out.
Cat B takes the space further, creating a fully fitted, ready-to-occupy space that may include furniture, meeting rooms, kitchens, joinery and branded elements. The final specification is shaped by how the occupier intends to use the space.
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Costs vary depending on scope and specification. Across completed Vantage projects, Cat A refurbishments have been delivered from £71 per square foot and Cat B from £48 per square foot including EPC A certification. Every scheme is priced on a fixed cost basis following an initial assessment, so there are no surprises once works begin.
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This depends on the scope and size of the project. Smaller Cat B schemes can be completed in eight to twelve weeks. Larger Cat A programmes across multiple floors typically run for four to six months. Vantage programmes all works around occupied buildings to minimise disruption to existing tenants.
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Yes. All of our refurbishment projects are delivered in occupied, tenanted buildings. We programme works specifically to minimise disruption and manage all health and safety obligations as Principal Contractor.
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We deliver commercial office refurbishment across mainland UK, supported by offices in London and Manchester. Completed projects include schemes in Newcastle, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Salford and London.
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Yes. We design and deliver fully electric, EPC A certified refurbishments as standard across our Cat A and Cat B schemes. Completed EPC A certified projects include Soapworks Manchester and One Citygate Newcastle. EPC A certification is included within our fixed price scope where required.
