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Year ends with record-busting office rent at West End trophy

Group paying £240 per square foot at former home of The Economist
The Smithson Plaza site. (CoStar)
The Smithson Plaza site. (CoStar)
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December 23, 2025 | 2:47 P.M.

Portuguese insurance company Fidelidade and Resolution Property have secured the record office rent of 2025, and one of the highest rents ever paid in London's West End, at the former home of The Economist.

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