EXHIBIT 5 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The Board of Directors Regus plc We hereby consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-12740) on Form S-8 of Regus plc of our report dated June 4, 2003 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Regus plc and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the related consolidated profit and loss account, statements of cash flows and total recognized gains and losses and reconciliation of movements in group shareholders' funds/(deficit) for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002 which report appears in the 2002 Annual Report on Form 20-F of Regus plc. /s/ KPMG Audit Plc KPMG Audit Plc London, England July 15, 2003