倫敦西區再次成爲全球最貴辦公區
London’s West End has regained its status as the world’s Most expensive office market, according to research.
市場研究顯示，倫敦西區(West End)現已再次成爲全球最貴的寫字樓市場。The cost of high-end office space in the West End has risen nearly 15 per cent over the past year, driven by the UK economic recovery and demand from resurgent financial services companies, according to the study by real estate services group CBRE.
房地產服務諮詢公司世邦魏理仕(CBRE)的一項研究顯示，受英國經濟復甦以及重獲活力的金融服務公司對辦公空間的需求驅動，倫敦西區高端寫字樓的價格水平在過去一年中上漲了近15%。On average, prime West End office space now costs £100 per square foot for rent alone, not including service charges and business taxes.
平均而言，目前倫敦西區高端寫字樓僅租金費用一項就達到了每平方英尺100英鎊，還不包括服務費以及商業稅費。
The London market overtook Hong Kong, which has been the most costly market since the financial crisis.
倫敦寫字樓市場的價格水平現已超過了香港，後者自金融危機以來一直是全球最貴的寫字樓市場。Beijing’s central business and finance districts were the third-priciest locations in the world, followed by Moscow, New Delhi, Tokyo, the City of London and Paris.
北京的中央商務區以及金融區是全球價格水平第三高的辦公區域，排在其後的是莫斯科、新德里、東京、倫敦金融城以及巴黎。Two main groups of companies are pushing West End prices upwards, according to Kevin McCauley, CBRE’s head of central London research: small financial businesses, such as hedge funds and private equity groups, and oil and gas companies.
世邦魏理仕的倫敦中心區研究主管凱文•麥考利(Kevin McCauley)表示，推高倫敦西區寫字樓價格的主要是兩類公司：一類是小型金融公司（例如對衝基金以及私募股權公司），另一類是石油和天然氣企業。“Twelve months ago, these types of firms weren’t willing to be seen taking on this type of expensive space at a time when the financial services industry’s reputation was not strong,” he said.
他說：“一年前，這類公司不太願意進駐此類高端寫字樓，因爲當時金融服務業的名聲不太好。”“For this segment of the financial services market it’s a sign that things are getting back to normal and they are feeling positive again.”
“對金融服務市場的這一領域來說，上述跡象表明形勢正在重回正軌，人們對未來的預期重新變得樂觀。”The key factor behind rising prices in most markets was a lack of high-quality office space in the best locations, CBRE said.
世邦魏理仕表示，對絕大多數寫字樓市場而言，價格上漲的關鍵原因在於，處於最佳地帶的高質量寫字樓資源稀缺。The West End has strict planning rules that limit new construction, and a large number of old, period buildings that can attract particularly high rents.
倫敦西區嚴格的區劃規則限制了新樓建設，而現存的大量古老大樓還能夠吸引到願意支付極高租金的租戶。Typical West End occupiers take on up to 10,000 sq ft to house fewer than 50 employees and are very geographically focused, Mr McCauley said: “These rents are achieved in the absolute core West End areas such as Mayfair and St James, and apply to a very limited and specific range of addresses.”
通常而言，倫敦西區的典型租戶會租用1萬平方英尺以內的辦公場所，容納的員工不超過50名，並且它們非常在意地段。麥考利稱：“只有梅費爾(Mayfair)、聖詹姆斯(St James)等倫敦西區的絕對中心區域能夠達到這種租金水平，而且僅限於非常有限的幾個特定地段。”CBRE’s research also found that economic recovery was leading to higher rents around the world, with those in North America growing fastest.
世邦魏理仕的研究還發現，經濟復甦帶動了全球範圍內的租金水平上升，其中，北美地區寫字樓的租金上漲速度最快。By contrast, rents in some Spanish and Italian markets fell year on year; high-end office costs in Milan dropped more than 7 per cent.
相比之下，西班牙與意大利的部分寫字樓市場租金水平較上年有所下降，米蘭的高端寫字樓價格水平較上年下降了逾7%。
