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Four-panel collage of city buildings: Top left shows a modern urban street ideal for filming locations, with tall buildings. Top right features a historic brick building with a gabled roof. Bottom left depicts a waterway alongside industrial brick structures. Bottom right reveals a sleek glass edifice.

A Guide to Assessing Landlords for Filming Locations

March 27, 2024 | What we do

If Area4 are to promote property to the film industry we need to know that the landlord’s property is actually useable and the landlord is keen to work with us. Making sure we don’t waste time and effort with property owners who aren’t really engaged with what we do is key for Area4. Here’s how

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Commercial Property Development

Using Commercial Property for Filming

November 3, 2023 | What we do

New locations are key to our business but our involvement sits low on the priority of most landlords. It’s not their main business so we need to approach them or their agents carefully, professionally and clearly demonstrate the benefits we can offer; namely a new source of income. It is important to make it clear

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Vacant Office space

Will tenants ever sign long term leases again or will hot desking become the norm?

April 6, 2021 | What we do

The end of the 10-year lease is over. Flexible commercial leasing is key. Lease length had slowly been coming down over the years from the traditional institutional 25 years to 15 years then 10 years and reluctantly, from the property investor’s viewpoint, then down to 10 with 5 year breaks and latterly in the last

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Our Locations in Action – “Unforgotten” and Bracknell offices

March 26, 2021 | Locations in Action

Our location in action. Commercial offices used as filming location for ITV’s series “Unforgotten”. As a result, we have developed a long-term partnership with the property landlord. Most importantly this has generated repeat revenue. We love building partnerships with landlords who have a commercial property portfolio, who are open-minded to opening the doors to their

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