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October 27, 2026 | by Michael Monday
A ten-person law firm pays about £5,500 a month for a furnished private office around Holborn and Chancery Lane. That is the median of the operators’ own asking prices in October 2026: £550 a desk across Holborn, Chancery Lane, Blackfriars and Bloomsbury, against £550 in the City. All-in: furniture, internet and cleaning, usually with business rates and service charge. Below: what each legal district costs, twelve priced offices near the Inns of Court, and what to settle before you sign.
| District | Median per desk | 10-person office / month | Offices listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holborn | £550 | £5,500 | 87 |
| Chancery Lane | £499 | £4,990 | 16 |
| Blackfriars | £655 | £6,550 | 18 |
| Bloomsbury | £600 | £6,000 | 12 |
| City | £550 | £5,500 | 50 |
| Office | District | Per desk / month | 10-person office / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Holborn Viaduct – Frameworks | Chancery Lane | £300 | £3,000 |
| The Mermaid Building, 2 Puddle Dock – Halkin | Blackfriars | £400 | £4,000 |
| 2nd Floor, Lincoln House, 296-302 High Holborn – eOffice | Holborn | £450 | £4,500 |
| Little Russell Street, 35 Little Russell Street – Rentadesk | Bloomsbury | £495 | £4,950 |
| 322 High Holborn – Beaumont | Holborn | £500 | £5,000 |
| Bloomsbury House | Bloomsbury | £500 | £5,000 |
| Runway East Bloomsbury – Runway East | Holborn | £550 | £5,500 |
| 175-185 Grays Inn Road – Boutique | Bloomsbury | £550 | £5,500 |
| 20 Red Lion Street – Work.Life | Holborn | £594 | £5,940 |
| 1 Temple Avenue – Dorrington | Blackfriars | £675 | £6,750 |
| 193-197 High Holborn – The Boutique Workplace | Holborn | £700 | £7,000 |
| 22 Tudor Street – Office Space in Town | Blackfriars | £750 | £7,500 |
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Privacy. A private office with its own lock and access control, and walls solid enough for confidential calls. Glass-fronted offices look good on a tour; ask whether they have blinds or frosting.
Client rooms. How many meeting rooms the building has, how far ahead they can be booked and what they cost beyond your allowance.
Files and IT. Lockable storage in or near your office, a dedicated line rather than shared Wi-Fi, and the operator’s network specification in writing.
The address. Whether you can use it on your letterhead, website and registration, and how post and couriers are handled.
Around Holborn, Chancery Lane, Blackfriars and Bloomsbury a desk in a serviced private office runs a median of £550 a month, so a ten-person firm pays about £5,500 a month all-in. In the City the median is £550 a desk. Chancery Lane is the least expensive of these districts at £499.
Most cluster within walking distance of the Inns of Court and the courts: Holborn and Chancery Lane around Lincoln’s Inn and Gray’s Inn, Fleet Street and Blackfriars near the Temple and the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, with Bloomsbury just to the north. Larger and corporate firms sit in the City, close to their banking and insurance clients.
Confidentiality first: a lockable private office, walls that keep conversations private, a dedicated internet line, and meeting rooms suitable for clients. Then the practical items: secure storage for files, a reception that represents the firm, and whether you can use the address on your letterhead and registration. Ask the operator for the IT and security specification in writing.
A serviced office suits a new practice, a breakaway team or a London base for a firm headquartered elsewhere: furnished, move in within weeks, terms from month-to-month to twelve months. Established firms with a stable headcount often move to a conventional lease for control over the layout, accepting a five- to ten-year commitment.
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