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0:00Office space in London is becoming very expensive

0:03indeed. With the weakening pound, foreign investors are taking full advantage,

0:07which in turn is driving up prices. So, how do businesses get around this problem?

0:13Well you could always work in a phone box.

0:20And they're not bad working environments too,

0:21I mean you've got a landline telephone, decorative reading material, and it

0:26smells unbelievable in there. Clearly I've had a transformation, and so will many of

0:32the red phone boxes. Since the invention of the mobile phone

0:35many of these British icons have been abandoned or used for other purposes.

0:40Now British company pod works in partnership with the red kiosks company,

0:45are renovating them into temporary work stations.

0:50So you've become a member of Podworks, paid your 25 pounds a month, now what next?

0:53so this is it this is inside one of the Podworks phone boxes. Now what do you

0:58get when you're inside? you get a scanner for one which is not in every internet

1:03cafe but some. A printer as well if you want to print something on paper which is rare.

1:10there isn't a chair in here at the moment so I'm not sure I'd like to stand for an hour

1:13but there will be when it's up and running.

1:16You've got a timer down here and that lets you know how long you've got left

1:19inside the booth. It's essentially a panic room, there is it two buttons down here

1:24actually starts the CCTV camera it will mean that when you exit everything

1:31inside of here will be filmed.

1:32just in case that there might be someone outside or you feel under threat

1:38it does provide you with free calls to any UK landline or mobile. So let's wait

1:44and see in the months ahead whether these working pods will take off for

1:48real businessmen and women around the UK. Tom Chitty CNBC London

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0:00Office space in London is becoming very expensive

0:03indeed. With the weakening pound, foreign investors are taking full advantage,

0:07which in turn is driving up prices. So, how do businesses get around this problem?

0:13Well you could always work in a phone box.

0:20And they're not bad working environments too,

0:21I mean you've got a landline telephone, decorative reading material, and it

0:26smells unbelievable in there. Clearly I've had a transformation, and so will many of

0:32the red phone boxes. Since the invention of the mobile phone

0:35many of these British icons have been abandoned or used for other purposes.

0:40Now British company pod works in partnership with the red kiosks company,

0:45are renovating them into temporary work stations.

0:50So you've become a member of Podworks, paid your 25 pounds a month, now what next?

0:53so this is it this is inside one of the Podworks phone boxes. Now what do you

0:58get when you're inside? you get a scanner for one which is not in every internet

1:03cafe but some. A printer as well if you want to print something on paper which is rare.

1:10there isn't a chair in here at the moment so I'm not sure I'd like to stand for an hour

1:13but there will be when it's up and running.

1:16You've got a timer down here and that lets you know how long you've got left

1:19inside the booth. It's essentially a panic room, there is it two buttons down here

1:24actually starts the CCTV camera it will mean that when you exit everything

1:31inside of here will be filmed.

1:32just in case that there might be someone outside or you feel under threat

1:38it does provide you with free calls to any UK landline or mobile. So let's wait

1:44and see in the months ahead whether these working pods will take off for

1:48real businessmen and women around the UK. Tom Chitty CNBC London

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