{
  "url": "https://classa.info/glossary/yardstick-rent",
  "title": "Yardstick rent",
  "description": "Notional rent used in service-charge gross-ups.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Notional rent used in service-charge gross-ups.",
  "tldr": [
    "Notional rent used in service-charge gross-ups.",
    "Where a building has substantial vacant space, the landlord uses a notional 'yardstick' rent to allocate certain expenses."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "category": "Leasing",
    "regionScope": "UK"
  },
  "pageType": "glossary",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).",
  "citation": "Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/yardstick-rent), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z."
}