Property

Portfolio Analysis

Our investment approach is to concentrate on the fundamentals of each asset. A key criterion is a property's enduring attraction to occupiers, because of its business sustainability, location and efficiency.

Portfolio statistics - as at 30 September 2007

Value
£m
Net rents1
£m
ERV2
£m
Occupancy rate3
%
Lease length4
years
Retail
Retail warehouses 3,781 146 176 99.3 12.7 
Superstores 2,203 100 105  100  19.9 
Shopping centres 2,333 104 122 98.1  12.5 
Department stores 909 42 48 100 29.3 
High street 203  10 11 98.4 9.2
All retail 9,429 402 462 99.2 16.0
Offices
City 3,729 152 202 99.2  10.4 
West End 1,005 42 54 99.5 10.4
Business parks & provincial 49  2 2 97.5  16.6 
Development 1,284 n/a n/a n/a n/a
All Offices 6,067 196 258 99.1 10.5
Other 414  23 26 96.1 24.6 
Total 15,910 621 746 99.1 14.4

1 annualised net rents which are cash based differs from net rental income due to accounting items, such as spreading lease incentives and contracted future rental uplifts
2 Estimated Rental Value (ERV) includes rent reviews and lease break/expiry and letting of vacant space at current ERV (as determined by external valuers) within 5 years, plus expiry of rent free periods
3 underlying occupancy rate including asset management initiatives and units under offer
4 weighted average lease length to first break

 

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