The workspace deal platform for UK brokers and operators
Great Space connects commercial real estate brokers with verified flex and managed workspace operators — so deals move from brief to close in one place, with the right space found faster.
Why we built Great Space
The UK flex and managed workspace market runs on relationships and spreadsheets. Brokers chase operators for availability that changes daily; operators field unstructured demand that's hard to respond to quickly. Good deals stall in the gap between the two.
Great Space closes that gap. Brokers send a structured requirement to a verified network of operators, get AI-ranked responses back, and manage the whole pipeline — sourcing, presenting, viewing, closing — from one platform. Operators receive qualified, structured demand for free and respond in minutes.
We're a UK company, founded in 2026 by two people who've lived both sides of this market — the supply side of workspace and the product side of building software for it.
The founders
Great Space — and Open Plan, our publication on the UK workspace market — is built and written by its co-founders.
Chris Connell
Co-founder, Great Space
Chris Connell is co-founder of Great Space and Future Spaces, with a career on the supply side of the UK flex and managed workspace market.
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Chris Tingley
Co-founder, Great Space
Chris Tingley is co-founder of Great Space, the workspace deal platform for UK CRE brokers — building tools for flex and managed workspace brokers and operators.
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Whether you broker workspace deals or operate the spaces, get started free — or get in touch with the team.