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The West End is Edinburgh's established professional services and corporate district. Haymarket-adjacent, with the Shandwick Place and Melville Street cluster housing the offices of major professional services firms, banks, and corporate occupiers. The West End occupies the space between the New Town financial core and the Fountainbridge tech corridor — a location that attracts firms seeking New Town proximity without New Town pricing.
Transport is exceptional: Haymarket station is at the heart of the West End, providing direct rail connections to Edinburgh Airport (8 minutes), Glasgow Queen Street (50 minutes), and Waverley (5 minutes). The Edinburgh Trams line runs along Shandwick Place, connecting the district to the airport and Leith. The M8 motorway access via the A8 is immediate.
Businesses choose the West End for the connectivity, the quality of the Victorian commercial buildings, and the professional services cluster. The district has a mature, established feel — firms that need the Edinburgh address and connectivity but want more space for their budget choose the West End over the New Town.
Market-rate benchmarks for serviced, flex, and private office space in West End. These are the real figures — without broker fees inflating the quote.
* Data updated May 2026. Desk rates vary by building grade, lease length, and team size. Contact operators directly via Seek for a live quote.
These operators manage buildings in or near West End. Enquiries via Seek go direct — no broker intermediary.
Operating a building in West End? List on Seek for free →
Traditional office search routes you through a broker who charges 10–15% of year-one rent. On a typical West End deal worth £108K/year, that's £11K extracted from the deal before you sign a lease.
Seek removes that layer entirely. Your enquiry goes direct to the building's operator. They quote their real number. You negotiate direct.
Standard broker fee: 10% of year-one rent. Here's what that costs at typical West End deal sizes — and what you keep on Seek.
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Skip the agent — start your search →* Industry-standard broker commission for flex/serviced office space is 8–15% of year-one rent. Seek charges operators; tenants pay nothing. Savings figures are illustrative based on the rate you select.
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