Using the central government estate more intensively could reduce its office space needs by 30% saving £1bn a year. Furthermore, slimming down the remainder of the estate by 20% over the next ten years would cut running costs by between £2-4bn a year.  

Achieving these savings will require change of an unprecedented scale, focussed on people and behaviour, rather than simply desk utilisation studies and furniture solutions. It will also require partners to the public sector in this initiative to understand the service delivery equation, and be prepared to take on significant commercial risk positions to enable effective property value to be created and delivered.