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From boardroom to bedroom: why offices make excellent apartments

Elizabeth House, Windsor

Enviable central locations, stunning views of the cityscape and spacious, open-plan living are just some of the reasons apartments in converted office blocks are proving popular.

From boardrooms to bedrooms, office conversions make the most of large windows and high ceilings, offering light and airy, open-plan living spaces. In addition, apartments often benefit from large floor plates, as well as on-site parking inherited from the building's former use as a business centre along with purpose-built parking previously used by employees.

Office conversions can also prove beneficial to high streets, opening up parts of a town or city where it has not been possible to live before – increasing footfall and supporting local shops.

Here are some of the best office conversions currently on the market.