Landlord, British Land (BLND.L) rose this morning after a positive update. The company reported like-for-like occupancy rose 30 points to 97.1% for the quarter. The companies statement highlights include an improved position in both Offices and retail and a strong financial position.
Chris Grigg, Chief Executive said: ”We have had a good third quarter and the business is performing well. Overall, the UK property market had a strong quarter with London strengthening further and domestic and international investment spreading out into the regional markets. We continued to take advantage of the increase in investor demand to sell selected assets. At the same time, we have continued to leverage our deal and property skills to secure value accretive transactions.
From an occupational perspective, we saw increased interest in our office space in London, notably in the City. In retail, the economic recovery is having a positive impact on confidence and we continued to benefit from retailers looking to take space in the best quality locations. We are moving forward with our new development programme, including starting on site at Clarges, and are successfully completing our 2010 development projects. Finally, we were very pleased to establish a new joint venture at Broadgate with GIC and have already started working with them to deliver our exciting vision for the estate.”
Landlord, British Land (BLND.L) rose this morning after a positive update. The company reported like-for-like occupancy rose 30 points to 97.1% for the quarter. The companies statement highlights include an improved position in both Offices and retail and a strong financial position.
Chris Grigg, Chief Executive said: ”We have had a good third quarter and the business is performing well. Overall, the UK property market had a strong quarter with London strengthening further and domestic and international investment spreading out into the regional markets. We continued to take advantage of the increase in investor demand to sell selected assets. At the same time, we have continued to leverage our deal and property skills to secure value accretive transactions.
From an occupational perspective, we saw increased interest in our office space in London, notably in the City. In retail, the economic recovery is having a positive impact on confidence and we continued to benefit from retailers looking to take space in the best quality locations. We are moving forward with our new development programme, including starting on site at Clarges, and are successfully completing our 2010 development projects. Finally, we were very pleased to establish a new joint venture at Broadgate with GIC and have already started working with them to deliver our exciting vision for the estate.”
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