The past 12 months have been a period of mixed fortune for prime office rents in the Essex region, with two locations seeing rents rise whilst the other two higher rented locations saw values remain stable.  Both Basildon and Braintree saw prime rents increase to £25.00 and £18.00 per sq ft respectively, whilst values in Brentwood and Chelmsford remained stable at £28.00 per sq ft.  Owner occupier capital values followed a similar pattern, with values in Basildon recording the strongest growth, rising by 10.0% to £275 per sq ft.