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title: "Yardstick rent — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "Notional rent used in service-charge gross-ups."
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> Notional rent used in service-charge gross-ups.

## TL;DR

- 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.

# Yardstick rent

*Leasing · UK*

## Short definition

Notional rent used in service-charge gross-ups.

## Full definition

Where a building has substantial vacant space, the landlord uses a notional 'yardstick' rent to allocate certain expenses. Mostly UK practice. Check the definition — landlords sometimes use yardsticks above market.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Yardstick rent is part of the leasing vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across UK markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks the UK definition alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/yardstick-rent), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.