佐敦单边铺王「沦陷」罕见丢空逾半年反修例及疫情打击协成行靚铺放长短租

反修例运动加上疫症肆虐，黄金地段率先沦陷。佐敦弥敦道一个单边铺王，过往租约从未停过，惟去年至今却丢空逾半年，业主协成行罕见将铺位放长短租。

佐敦弥敦道192号协成行九龙中心巨铺，佔据柯士甸道大单边，位处红绿灯位置，铺前行人路阔落，斜对面警署「近在咫尺」，治安理应更加好，惟这些优点，令该处在反修例运动时，变成「非常据点」，示威人士群集，冲突打斗不断，商户经常拉闸迴避。

意向月租75万减16%

大约去年9月，该铺租客佐丹奴撤出，有代理指，佐丹奴于2016年10月进驻，月租约90万，去年10月满约时，碰上政治风暴，只好放弃，铺位丢空至今逾半年，业主协成行罕有地将铺位放短租，意向月租25万，长租每月意向75万，较旧租金减16%。

本报向协成行查询该铺放租事宜，发言人回应：「该商铺正在招租，租金依市况有所调整，我们一般不对外公开，然而，本公司相信，租金短期内仍受压，中长期则有望回復接近正常水平。」

高峰时月租240万

有代理透露，业主表明短租限于地铺，惟若租客一併承租楼上，租金可商量。「此铺高峰期月收240万，是协成行旗下最贵租铺位！现时，协成行要求短租客企理，谢绝杂乱无章的货摊！」有代理形容。

该铺位见证市况高山低谷，1994年由bossini进驻，月租75万，99年加至89万，维持至2012年，随着自由行蓬勃，铺市急升温，2011年，月租加至约120万。铺市高峰时，2013年7月由周生生以每月240万抢租。「当年，bossini及周生生一左一右，不断游说业主，一个强调减点租，另一个不断提价！」市场人士笑道。

2014年底佔中后，据悉，于2015年，周生生月租减至200万，仍然在2016年中约满后撤出，同年11月，由佐丹奴以每月90万承租，较旧租金减约55%。该巨铺3层高，地库面积2065方呎、地下1984方呎及1楼1994方呎，总面积约6043方呎。

(星岛日报)

New Tuen Mun homes fail to stir buyers

Property developers launched new sales amid the easing of the Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong but only received a lukewarm response from buyers, with China Evergrande (3333) selling only 10 percent of the 269 flats on offer at Emerald Bay Phase 2 in Tuen Mun over the weekend.

China Evergrande released 145 flats in the second price list at Emerald Bay Phase 2 on April 14, which were offered at an average HK$16,752 per sq ft after discounts, around 3 percent higher than that of the first batch.

Meanwhile, Wheelock Properties yesterday released 51 flats in the sixth price list of Ocean Marini in Lohas Park, priced at HK$16,705 per sq ft after discounts. The cheapest 547-sq-ft flat was offered at HK$8.7 million. Wheelock has collected about HK$2.42 billion after selling 274 of the 310 flats at the project.

In the secondary market, property agency reported 17 secondary transactions at ten major housing estates over the past weekend, down by 15 percent week-on-week.

In Wong Chuk Hang, a mainland vendor would suffer a loss of about HK$4.3 million after selling a 1,368-sq-ft flat at Marinella for HK$42.5 million, or HK$31,067 per sq ft.

In Hung Hom, a 194-sq-ft flat at Upper East changed hands for HK$4.23 million, or HK$21,804 per sq ft, after HK$170,000 was cut from the first asking price. The vendor would incur a loss of around HK$130,000 after paying commission fees and stamp duties.

And in Tseung Kwan O, a 399-sq-ft flat at Ocean Shores fetched HK$7.46 million, or HK$18,697 per sq ft, after HK$940,000 was slashed from the initial asking price, according to the property agency.

The property agency expects the number of property transactions to increase 15 percent month-on-month to around 5,200 this month and hit a five-month high, with a total consideration of HK$41 billion.

Meanwhile, the number of sales and purchase agreements for all building units for the first 15 days of April stood at 2,569, with a total consideration of HK$19.96 billion.

In the rentals market, a 440-sq-ft flat at Cullinan West at Nam Cheong MTR station was rented for HK$20,500 per month, or HK$46.6 per sq ft, after HK$3,500 was cut from the original asking price.

(The Standard)