London Office Rents Now Most Expensive

London's West End can once again lay claim to the dubious distinction of being the world's most expensive office market after its rental prices surged past those in the inner central district of Tokyo.

Office rents in the West End rose in the six months ended Sept. 30, as most global markets reported a decline, according to research from property advisers CB Richard Ellis.

Offices in the West End were charging an average of $184.85 a square foot a year at the end of September, up from $172.62 in March.

Offices in Tokyo's inner central district, the second most expensive place to rent, cost an average of $171.64 a square foot. The third most costly rental location was Tokyo's outer central district, where a square foot of office space cost $139.09.

Hong Kong's central business district and Moscow rank fourth and fifth, according to the report, which tracks office occupancy costs in 179 cities around the world.

CBRE said in the six months ended in March, Tokyo's inner central district had overtaken the West End to be the most expensive office market in the world. In its latest report, CBRE reported a surge in demand for West End offices since the summer as a result of strong demand from banking, finance and business services.

While rents in the West End have increased in absolute terms since the last report, rents in the other four most-expensive cities declined.

Prime-office-occupancy costs fell across the cities covered by the research, which found that in the year ended in September, the markets reported an average decline of 7.7%. Nearly 50 markets reported a double-digit drop; 131 reported an annual decline.

伦敦写字楼租金全球最贵

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着写字楼租金大幅上涨并超过东京内中心区之后，伦敦西区（West End）再次迎来全球最贵办公区这一难辨好坏的称号。

地产咨询机构世邦魏理仕(CB Richard Ellis)的研究报告显示，截至9月30日的6个月，在全球大多数市场写字楼租金纷纷下滑的同时，伦敦西区的写字楼租金却逆市上扬。

9月底，伦敦西区写字楼租金平均是每年每平方英尺184.85美元，高于3月份的172.62美元。

同期东京内中心区写字楼平均租金是每年每平方英尺171.64美元，成为全球第二贵办公区。排在第三位的是东京外中心区，平均租金是每年每平方英尺139.09美元。

报告显示，香港中央商业区和莫斯科排在第四和第五位。世邦魏理仕追踪着全球179个城市的写字楼租金状况。

世邦魏理仕表示，在截至3月份的6个月，东京内中心区本已取代了伦敦西区成为全球最昂贵的办公区。该公司在最新报告中表示，受来自银行、金融和商业服务的强劲需求推动，伦敦西区的写字楼需求自夏天以来大幅飙升。

伦敦西区的绝对租金较上份报告时有所增长，其他四个最贵办公区的租金均出现下滑。

报告显示，截至9月份的一年中，报告涉及城市的顶级写字楼租金普遍下滑，平均降幅为7.7%。将近50个市场的写字楼租金出现了两位数降幅，131个市场出现了同比下滑。