There’s been much talk recently on the likelihood of a return to the pre-pandemic five-day office week. Apple employees have been asked to work from their office for three days a week by September, whilst KPMG has asked staff to come in for at least two days a week. In any case, working from home, in some capacity, is here to stay.

That’s the finding of a Deloitte survey of Chief Finance Officers, 97% of whom expect more flexible, home working over the long term to become the norm. By 2025, they expect a full quarter of the workforce to be based at home. That’s a significant jump from the 5% who were home-based in 2019.

Whilst offices will undoubtedly continue to play an important role in business, it will remain as crucial as ever that people have a positive and productive home-working environment too. For businesses offering flexible and home-based working, the smart option now is to recognise the importance of their employees’ home environment and the part they can play in supporting staff in finding a suitable home.

The shift to longer-term home working has led many companies to look at the benefits of corporate lets for the first time. Corporate lets allow businesses to do two things: to relocate employees to new locations without hassle, providing a better-quality lifestyle than a hotel can offer; or to offer discounted rental homes to employees as a competitive staff ‘perk’.

Quintain Living is leading the field in terms of showing what the Build to Rent sector can offer to employers. With Quintain Living’s corporate lets packages, employers can know that staff are living in safe, professionally-managed homes with plenty of outdoor space, facilities to boost productivity for staff working from home and lifestyle-led amenities to support a healthy work/life balance. Plus, companies are able to make use of Quintain Living’s flexible tenancies to suit their needs – with tenancies from three months to three years.