伦敦西区再次成为全球最贵办公区
London’s West End has regained its status as the world’s most expensive office market, according to research.
市场研究显示，伦敦西区(West End)现已再次成为全球最贵的写字楼市场。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.
房地产服务咨询公司世邦魏理仕(CBRE)的一项研究显示，受英国经济复苏以及重获活力的金融服务公司对办公空间的需求驱动，伦敦西区高端写字楼的价格水平在过去一年中上涨了近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，目前伦敦西区高端写字楼仅租金费用一项就达到了每平方英尺100英镑，还不包括服务费以及商业税费。
The London market overtook Hong Kong, which has been the most costly market since the financial crisis.
伦敦写字楼市场的价格水平现已超过了香港，后者自金融危机以来一直是全球最贵的写字楼市场。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.
北京的中央商务区以及金融区是全球价格水平第三高的办公区域，排在其后的是莫斯科、新德里、东京、伦敦金融城以及巴黎。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.
世邦魏理仕的伦敦中心区研究主管凯文•麦考利(Kevin McCauley)表示，推高伦敦西区写字楼价格的主要是两类公司：一类是小型金融公司（例如对冲基金以及私募股权公司），另一类是石油和天然气企业。“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.
他说：“一年前，这类公司不太愿意进驻此类高端写字楼，因为当时金融服务业的名声不太好。”“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.”
“对金融服务市场的这一领域来说，上述迹象表明形势正在重回正轨，人们对未来的预期重新变得乐观。”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，对绝大多数写字楼市场而言，价格上涨的关键原因在于，处于最佳地带的高质量写字楼资源稀缺。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.
伦敦西区严格的区划规则限制了新楼建设，而现存的大量古老大楼还能够吸引到愿意支付极高租金的租户。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，伦敦西区的典型租户会租用1万平方英尺以内的办公场所，容纳的员工不超过50名，并且它们非常在意地段。麦考利称：“只有梅费尔(Mayfair)、圣詹姆斯(St James)等伦敦西区的绝对中心区域能够达到这种租金水平，而且仅限于非常有限的几个特定地段。”CBRE’s research also found that economic recovery was leading to higher rents around the world, with those in North America growing fastest.
世邦魏理仕的研究还发现，经济复苏带动了全球范围内的租金水平上升，其中，北美地区写字楼的租金上涨速度最快。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，西班牙与意大利的部分写字楼市场租金水平较上年有所下降，米兰的高端写字楼价格水平较上年下降了逾7%。
