http://www.lse.co.uk/ BLND Financial Share News Feed - London South East en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 07:38:25 GMT 2007 London South East http://www.lse.co.uk/rss/ 15 Jan 30 (Reuters) - : * British Land Company Plc : Jefferies cuts target price to 538P from http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=lyoses22sz2c6qv Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:20:12 GMT By Tom Bill LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity group Blackstone may sell its half stake in a London office and retail complex, its partner British Land said, a deal that could bring Blackstone a sevenfold return on its original investment. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=q46wef5avrr8eny Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:05:04 GMT By Tom Bill LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - British Land will work closely with private equity group Blackstone as it attempts to sell its half stake in London office and retail complex Broadgate, a deal that could net the U.S. fund a sevenfold return in four years. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=v4kdh2d2wlz1h6y Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:40:41 GMT LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - British Land: * Auto alert - British Land Company PLC third interim dividend up 1.5 http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=sca5rjvuahy6eel Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:21:55 GMT Jan 28 (Reuters) - British Land Company PLC: * Deutsche Bank cuts target price to 740p from 760p; rating buy http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=8nstkx2qumycdqh Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:38:37 GMT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Jan 22 - Despite the recent spate of UK retail chain failures at HMV, Comet, Jessops and Blockbuster, involving nearly 1200 stores, major UK REITs should not see their credit profiles materially affected, Fitch Ratings says. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=a5r7bbvzf2f2equ Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:00:49 GMT By Tom Bill LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The British government will make it easier for developers to convert offices into apartments, the latest in a string of initiatives to kick-start economic growth through housing. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=a74cxxh3p80hjqy Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:59:37 GMT By Tom Bill LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor George Soros has built a stake of more than 5 percent in the UK's only listed property company that produced a negative total return in 2012, due to its unfashionable bet on the long-term health of the economy outside London. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=yl5um1pdszgmqxd Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:02:28 GMT Jan 11 (Reuters) - British Land Company PLC: * UBS raises target price to 610p from 580p; rating buy http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=epdri6r9ywr95lg Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:06:27 GMT By Tom Bill LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London insurer Amlin is to rent eight floors in the so-called Cheesegrater, a skyscraper being built in the City financial district in London, highlighting a growing split in the property market. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=auf3l3ljn97ab0x Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:34:58 GMT LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - British Land: * pre-let heads of terms agreed with amlin * Agree heads of terms with amlin for pre-let of 111,000 sq ft at the http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=3m3z1eabtywjhhk Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:28:12 GMT By Brenda Goh and Tom Bill LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Bank lending to Britain's property market is at its tightest since the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, a report showed on Friday. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=t8yzwm4zkz6vag6 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:16:02 GMT Dec 5 (Reuters) - : * British Land : Jefferies cuts target price to 551p from 561p; rating http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=5a8u0ezfhdoyq08 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:35:09 GMT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Dec 04 - In a newly published special report, Fitch Ratings says that European REITs now have well-matched lease and debt maturity profiles and that this strategy should protect their credit ratings in 2013 and beyond. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=tmxxo2ol3bedruy Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:30:11 GMT LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - British Land: * British Land - new office lettings in West End secured http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=ipm3a1xzwhnhi5z Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:23:47 GMT LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - British Land: * Has acquired the 2.3 acre canal corridor north site in Lancaster city centre http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=3oi87ohgc1v3nn8 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:37:34 GMT LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - British Land: * Secures two new office lettings in city and west end http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=08tmxzxw7cimlsc Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:21:53 GMT LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - British Land: * Chris gibson-smith will be stepping down from the board on 31st December 2012 http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=ifpajvuwcjm03qp Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:21:17 GMT By Tom Bill and Brenda Goh LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A stake in one of Britain's best-known shopping centres may be sold for about 430 million pounds ($687 million), as the owner taps demand from overseas buyers for the country's best real estate, sources said. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=umndnxujip92mca Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:58:52 GMT By Brenda Goh LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - British developer London & Stamford has agreed to take over Metric Property Investments, in a merger that analysts say could herald a wave of similar deals as smaller property firms join together to battle the financial crisis. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=hdqfh5kvb36goww Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:40:37 GMT LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - British Land: * Steve Smith, an executive director of the company, will be standing down from http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=d2rn0p98rz1cw93 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:38:14 GMT Oct 11 (Reuters) - British Land Company PLC: * Espirito Santo Investment Bank raises British Land to buy rating http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=e9l10tboe9ji41h Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:14:56 GMT Oct 9 (Reuters) - British Land: * BofA Merrill cuts British Land to neutral from buy * BofA Merrill cuts Capital Shopping Centres to underperform from http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=hwt5f9jeojgug14 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:18:43 GMT LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - British Land: * new jv agreement for meadowhall with norges ((London Equities Newsroom; +44 20 7542 7717)) http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=ad999cwur8wslso Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:42:42 GMT Oct 5 (Reuters) - : * Goldman Sachs cuts Great Portland Estates to neutral from conviction http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=armdgddkgbh19wr Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:27:44 GMT LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - British Land: * beehive centre in Cambridge sold for 109m ((London Equities Newsroom; +44 20 7542 7717)) http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=xdkz93dj9szf0ov Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:32:26 GMT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Sept 28 - Fitch Ratings says there is an increasing dislocation between http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=wbhz3bxmghhz2p3 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:40:57 GMT Sept 27 (Reuters) - : * Credit Suisse raises British Land Klepierre and London & Stamford to outperform from neutral http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=8ists2023odn5lr Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:02:10 GMT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Sept 25 - Fitch Ratings says that the recent convertible bond issues are positive for EMEA REITs as they cut overall costs of funding while, in case of conversion, loan-to-value leverage would mildly improve and dividends http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=0l8uhf9o7qe8uxg Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:20:23 GMT LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - British Land has shelved plans to sell part of its stake in the Meadowhall shopping mall in Sheffield, opting instead to retain its full 50 percent because of the centre's strong performance over the past year, two sources familiar with the deal said. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=knjywnqhutdzdyu Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:54:23 GMT Sept 20 (Reuters) - British Land Company PLC: * SocGen raises British Land Co to hold from sell http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=buy0dg22edz28y1 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:23:04 GMT By Brenda Goh LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. pension fund has paid 280 million pounds ($445.58 million) to buy a shopping centre 50 miles west of London from a property firm owned by the Duke of Westminister, one of Britain's richest men. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=47med2n3zx237tp Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:03:10 GMT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Sept 4 - Fitch Ratings has assigned British Land Company Plc's http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=bxuzgqcqld5nowr Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:34:10 GMT LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - British Land: * Launch of an offering of £300 million of senior, unsecured convertible bonds http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=vblh3xewqslylbw Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:00:42 GMT LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - British Land: * Launch of an offering of £300 million of senior, unsecured convertible bonds http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=ohqf2oxv8laijw4 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:00:42 GMT Sept 4 (Reuters) - : * UBS cuts British Land to neutral from buy * UBS cuts British Land target price to 560p from 575p http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=m3b9lu3wf5zg25j Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:46:33 GMT By Brenda Goh LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Developers rushing to build top-quality London homes to cash in on strong overseas demand are in danger of being stung by a price crash as they flood the market, property consultancy EC Harris said. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=ncbr0pqunwkiuy3 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:16:02 GMT Aug 23 (Reuters) -: * Jefferies cuts British Land Company PLC to hold from buy * Jefferies cuts Great Portland Estates PLC to hold from buy http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=uf8m53q02m4p3ep Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:38:25 GMT Aug 13 (Reuters) - : * JP Morgan raises British Land Company PLC price target to 610p from http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=2chsk6va69sdy77 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:45:04 GMT By Tom Bill and Brenda Goh LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund is close to buying a majority stake worth upwards of 1.1 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) in the Meadowhall shopping mall in Sheffield, 165 miles north of London, which is being jointly sold by London & Stamf http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=fmcvb3sfxp10yxy Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:16:55 GMT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Aug 07 - Fitch Ratings says that major European REITs' ratings are likely to be constrained in 2012 by the limited ability to further reduce leverage below current moderate levels, despite the sector's strong defensive busines http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=5ualpb29rveug3e Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:56:56 GMT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) July 25 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed The British Land Company Plc's (British Land) senior unsecured rating at 'A-' and the company's Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB+'. The agency has simultaneously affirmed Br http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=n5ih9wt5eo4icax Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:30:43 GMT By Tom Bill LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - British Land placed a 130 million pound ($202 million) bet on the resilience of London's luxury flat market on Wednesday, though it could sacrifice some flats for offices if signs of a slowdown among wealthy homebuyers increases. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=80g2p3g8sp8v69n Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:28:52 GMT LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - British Land: * 3 months to 30 June, exposure to rents in administration lower at 0.8% of total rent http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=kop5wjwgq1sr113 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:23:04 GMT By Tom Bill LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - London developer Great Portland Estates is unlikely to sign a tenant to kickstart its planned 100 Bishopsgate skyscraper this year, as the global financial crisis deters firms from moving to new offices, its chief executive said. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=iyoa8paz4x1nbzc Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:00:59 GMT By Tom Bill LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - London developer Great Portland Estates is unlikely to sign a tenant to kickstart its planned 100 Bishopsgate skyscraper this year, as the global financial crisis deters firms from moving to new offices, its chief executive said. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=1952akmbnoo9wsa Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:45:11 GMT July 23 (Reuters) - : * Liberum capital cuts British Land Company Hammerson and Land Securities Group to hold from buy http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=t3hz1gw7zubuwws Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:31:31 GMT July 18 (Reuters) - : * Barclays cuts British Land to equal weight from overweight * Barclays raises Capital Shopping Centres to overweight from equal http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=arfutscy16souc5 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:47:51 GMT By Tom Bill LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. insurer W.R. Berkley is planning a 40-storey skyscraper in London's main financial district, underlining the importance of the industry to an area once dominated by banking. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=2owkvuksopfzrdo Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:47:42 GMT By Brenda Goh and Tom Bill LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - Developers of offices and shops in search of bigger profits in London's red-hot luxury housing market may have missed the boat, after a huge surge in values since 2009 showed signs of easing, property experts said. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareNews.asp?shareprice=BLND&ArticleCode=n6abdgjjeoeiitm Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:26:54 GMT