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Why is lower vacancy not pushing up office rents?

The divergence between Central London office rental value growth and vacancy rates appears to have reflected a combination of the rising share of take-up by flexible office providers and weak landlord bargaining power. This is consistent with our forecast for low rates of Central London office rental value growth this year, despite low levels of vacancy.

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