Lucky Voice karaoke bar sold by British Land for £26m August 20, 2014 British Land has sold the site of Martha Lane Fox’s Lucky Voice karaoke bar in London for £26m. The UK’s second largest property company said yesterday it had sold the freehold of 52 Poland Street to Amazon Property – a company unrelated to the online retail giant – in order to focus on other projects [...]
British Land warns politics a risk to recovery May 14, 2014 BRITISH Land warned that upcoming political events such as the general election posed “increasing risks” for the property market as the FTSE 100 landlord posted a jump in profits. Chief executive Chris Grigg said yesterday that uncertainty over the outcome of the 2015 elections could put off businesses and investors from investing in the sector. [...]
British Land sees profits jump but chief warns on political risks May 14, 2014 British Land, the developer of the City's Cheesegrater skyscraper, has reported an 8.4 per cent jump in underlying profit before tax, to £297m, saying good portfolio decisions and improvements in the commercial property and investment markets have helped it power forward. Full-year net asset value leapt 15.4 per cent, and its UK portfolio valuation rose 8.3 [...]
New tenant for British Land’s Cheesegrater January 28, 2014 BRITISH Land said yesterday it has secured another tenant at the Cheesegrater skyscraper as the property giant reported growing demand for London office space. Australian serviced office provider Servcorp has signed a deal to take the whole of the 30th floor of British Land and Oxford Properties’ development on Leadenhall Street, which is due to [...]