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title: "Indexation — Class A Atlas glossary"
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> Annual rent escalation tied to a published price index.

## TL;DR

- 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](/glossary/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](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

## See also

- [Rent review](/glossary/rent-review)

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