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Rising vacancy to drag on Brussels office rent growth

After a lacklustre 2022, the Brussels prime office market has had a brighter start to 2023, as rent growth accelerated while it slowed elsewhere in the euro-zone. But with a cooling jobs market set to weigh on net absorption and tight supply due to give way to a sharp rise in office completions, vacancy is likely to rise sharply next year, dragging on rent growth.

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