Office tenant survey: Nearly two out of three German occupiers are not planning to downscale their offices

In a poll that RUECKERCONSULT conducted among German office tenants in September 2020, around 60 percent of the respondents stated they are not planning to change the size of their offices due to COVID-19. A total of 210 companies participated in the survey. Only 13 percent intend to downsize their premises, while another 14 percent have not yet made up their minds. And 8 percent of the survey respondents are planning to expand their floor space in order to ensure minimum distances are observed.

The survey findings were discussed within the framework of an online press conference by Michael Schöneich, commercial director of ISG; Ken Kuhnke, head of lettings management and member of the senior management of HIH Real Estate; and Mathias Gross, member of the board of Polis Immobilien AG.

Working from home has become a firmly established part of Germany’s corporate culture lately. Only 14 percent of the respondents have not given their employees the option to work from