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earnings per share up 90% in 12 months..to reflect this in the share price it should be around 95p in the short term which would give a dividend return of 2.8%

big day tomorrow...one way or another

commercial property values have risen every months for the last 6 months......apparently

i think the prudential tie up with aig should be seen as a good thing for this sector in general as a vote of confidence in the future, obviously not good for prudential shareholders though who will be diluted apparently but the rest of this sector should not be dragged down in that respect - any thoughts anyone?

blnd started with a buy rating at citigroup for what its worth

results due out 23 March and hopefully lgen can restore its dividend payment to former glories after its recent statement. Tim Breedon ceo says "insurers are not banks and the read across from them to us was based on a false premise - we had a good crisis" he said .

16.8p/share is the figure

excellent at these levels - goes ex-dividend wednesday

panmure gordon upgrades blnd price to 487 from 455

shore capital calls lgim "an undervalued jewel in legals crown" and continues to rate as buy.

i see a dutch pension fund has bought in big recently over 14 million shares (at todays rate thats about £65 million). This is the kind of event that usually gets things moving

the Macquarie Group agrees 217,000 square feet occupancy at blnd's Ropemaker Place Offices development after missing out on its original choice as sector demand heats up!

before that though a statement is due out 17th Feb

standard life posted very good results recently, zurich have just posted fantastic results, so looks like this sector is doing well and with recent broker upgrades lgen should join the party soon.... next results due out 23rd March i think.

data from Investment Property Databank shows "3 month return on commercial property hit 9.4% against 5.5% from equities and - -1.9% from bonds.". Also Michiel Rang of ING real estate says the UK is further ahead in it's recovery than continental Europe.

think she'll tread water this week until next tuesday when results are out....the term bargain basement comes to mind

ubs added blnd to its "buy" list saying their retail and central London offices looked to be seeing strong growth

not been at these levels since last august when the ftse was at 4750 .... way oversold due to the panic of the short sighted, we are coming out of a recession not entering one

with tighter banking regulations being considered could the likes of lgen benefit from more investment if the regulations do not apply to this type of financial instution?

latest rics survey shows central london leads recovery," the value of incentive packages is notably slower indicating a gradual shift in balance between landlord and tenant, office and industrial are definetely on the up."