A senior European head at one of the leading providers of co-working space says a new generation of workers is reshaping the office market, as property agents find even big companies are demanding more flexible arrangements.

WeWork, a US company that has been growing its business in London, is one of the firms behind what analysts at real estate services group CBRE have called a "flexible revolution" — the growing popularity of sharing office space with other tenants on shorter, more flexible leases.