West End landlord Shaftesbury Capital cheers low vacancy rates in boost for London Property West-End landlord Shaftesbury Capital reported positive earnings and low vacancy rates during the full year.
Shaftesbury Capital: West End’s ‘resilience and appeal’ drives 12 per cent jump in footfall Shaftesbury Capital The amount of people spending on the West End i is up 12 per cent on last year, West End Landlord Shaftesbury Capital has said.
Shaftesbury Capital abandons Fitzrovia portfolio sale due to low bids Property West-End landlord Shaftesbury Capital has abandoned plans to sell a portfolio of properties in London’s Fitzrovia district after bids reportedly fell short of expectations. Now the real estate giant is plotting a move to sell the units individually or in smaller groups, a report in Bloomberg said, in the hopes that this will help generate [...]
Shaftesbury boss assures that London’s slipping footfall will be over soon July 18, 2022 The boss of West End landlord Shaftesbury Capital has assured that despite falling footfall levels in London’s heat, it will not be for long. “People are going to avoid city centres because they’re the hottest places,” Brian Bickell told City A.M. today, adding that “By the weekend people will be back to doing the things [...]
London’s West End gets welcome boost with return of foreign tourists May 23, 2024 An influx of foreign tourists over the past 12 months has delivered a boost for the West End's biggest landlord, Shaftesbury Capital, as it reveals its first financial results since its £3.5 bn takeover last year.
Shaftsbury integration ‘progressing well’ in vote of confidence for booming London west end June 14, 2023 Shaftesbury delivered a confident update to the markets, as a return to international tourism and its £4.9bn merger with Capco helped boost activity London’s West-end. In March last year, the two West-end landlords merged, meaning that Shaftesbury who owns land around Soho and Capco who owns land around Covent Garden now operate under one ownership. [...]
Shaftesbury secures £200m loan as property giant juggles debt arrangements August 14, 2023 Newly formed London property giant Shaftesbury Capital has launched a new 10-year loan of £200m secured against a portfolio of assets within the Carnaby estate. The major London landlord said the financing highlights the “attractiveness” of the company’s mainly retail and leisure portfolio to a “broad range of institutional capital”. The loan will sit alongside [...]
Why London’s commercial property sector is finally booming back May 23, 2024 After a torrid few years, sentiment in London’s commercial property market appears to be improving.
Shaftesbury back in the black as West End landlord sees ‘rapid rebound’ in shopping destination November 29, 2022 West End landlord Shaftesbury has swung back to profit as the capital’s retail heartland bounced back from Covid-19 disruption this year. The landlord, which is set to merge with neighbouring property giant Capital and Counties next year, shared a £119.1m profit after tax in full-year results. This was a strong come-back for the Carnaby, Seven [...]
Value of West End landlords’ assets dented by economic volatility November 1, 2022 West End landlords Shaftesbury and Capital & Counties Properties have had the valuations of their portfolios dented by economic turbulence in the last few months. The London-listed Shaftesbury, soon to be merged with neighbour Capital & Counties, posted an update about its first summer of trading not disrupted by Covid measures since 2019. Its portfolio [...]