Annual rent escalation tied to a published price index.

  • Annual rent escalation tied to a published price index.
  • Continental European leases commonly index rent to a CPI variant (Verbraucherpreisindex in Germany, ILAT in France, ISTAT in Italy).

Indexation

Lease economics · EU

Short definition

Annual rent escalation tied to a published price index.

Full definition

Continental European leases commonly index rent to a CPI variant (Verbraucherpreisindex in Germany, ILAT in France, ISTAT in Italy). Caps are negotiable. Annual indexation is also standard in Dubai (typically 5% fixed escalation).

Why this matters for Class A leasing

Indexation is part of the lease economics vocabulary that institutional Class A occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across EU markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks the EU definition alongside the global standard so cross-border occupiers can translate quickly.

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