Total leasing of office space in Oct dips 21% across top 7 cities

The total leasing of office space, which comprises demand for all grades of buildings, fell 21 per cent year-on-year in October across seven major cities to 6.7 million square feet on lower demand, according to property consultant JLL India.

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The aggregate office market leasing activities refer to transactions for all grades or types of buildings in the top 7 cities Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata). The data includes confirmed pre-commitments and term renewals. Deals in the discussion stage are not included. Total office leasing activities stood at 8.5 million square feet in August 2021. As per the data, Mumbai with a 65 per cent share of monthly leasing activity clearly leads the way, mainly due to strong demand for space coupled with select significant renewals during the month, followed by Delhi NCR and Pune.