# Hong Kong landlords earn the world's biggest rent premium for going green, Savills finds

> Green-certified offices in Hong Kong rent for 23 percent more than comparable uncertified buildings, the highest premium among six major markets studied by Savills, ahead of Amsterdam's 18 percent and London's 11 percent.

- Source: Pacific Post
- Canonical URL: https://pacificpost.co.uk/article/hong-kong-green-office-rent-premium
- Author: Pacific Post Staff
- Section: Economy
- Published: 2026-10-30T13:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T13:05:00.000Z
- Tags: Hong Kong, real estate, green building, office market

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Hong Kong office landlords who certify their buildings as environmentally sustainable are commanding the largest rent premium of any major market, according to a new analysis from property broker Savills, putting the city well ahead of other global financial hubs on the economics of greening older office stock.

Savills found that green-certified offices in Hong Kong rent for an average of 23 percent more than comparable uncertified buildings, the highest premium among the markets it studied. Amsterdam followed at 18 percent and London at 11 percent. The firm analyzed more than 2,000 office buildings across Hong Kong, Amsterdam, London, New York, Chicago and Singapore, measuring each against the environmental certification standards most commonly used locally, which in Hong Kong's case means BEAM Plus, the city's own green building rating scheme, while controlling for building age and size to isolate the effect of certification itself.

Savills attributed the gap to how directly tenants now link certification to their own costs and compliance obligations. Corporate occupiers are increasingly seeking out certified space to cut their own energy bills and to satisfy tightening sustainability disclosure rules, a calculation that has only sharpened as energy prices have stayed volatile. That demand gives landlords a clearer financial case for retrofitting older towers rather than simply discounting them against newer, more efficient competitors.

The size of the premium has grown substantially over time. An earlier academic study of 67 prime Hong Kong office towers certified under HKBEAM, BEAM Plus or LEED found a rental premium of roughly 11 percent, with the extra cost of certification typically paid back in higher rent within about 22 months. Savills' 23 percent figure suggests that gap has roughly doubled as tenant demand for certified space has intensified, turning what was once a modest edge into one of the strongest financial arguments landlords have for investing in older buildings rather than letting them compete purely on price.

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