Eureka Reporter | 1904-08-19 | Page 4 | Gigantic Rents in London

GIGANTIC RENTS IN LONDON owner asks 1 each annually for seven telephone booths he Is indeed a lucky man alo eans building property within the four mile radius of london for he can corn mand a small fortune in the way of rental for bis houses shops or of flees as the case may be singularly enough it Is not in the west end of london as many people imagine where the highest rents are raid hut near the old lady or street some time ago one room near the royal exchange let for between 10 and a ear while a house agent who advertised certain properties in asked 1 yearly rental for each of seven telephone boxes for a suite of three rooms on the mezzanine floor 5 a year was also asked and 10 required for six rooms on the firby floor for shops and business premises in the strand gigantic rente are paid although of course bond street is the dearest thoroughfare in the joriu with regard to shops many shop keepers between charing cross and the old lyceum theater pay between 10 and 15 rental exclusive of rates and taxes perhaps one might be able to obtain a very email shop tor or per annum but such a price would secure very in different probably only the one room which faced the street