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Shaftesbury understood to be mulling sale of Fitzrovia properties

London landlord giant Shaftesbury Capital is believed to be mulling a sale of all of its properties in the city’s Fitzrovia area, where it currently owns around 100,000 square feet of property. This comes according to Ian Hawksworth, Shaftesbury’s chief executive, who said that the properties in the area did not meet the company’s “investment...

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Shaftesbury Capital hails ‘positive’ West End trading as tourists return

British property giant Shaftesbury Capital announced Thursday that its West End locations have experienced a “positive” first half of the year as international visitors flocked back to stores. The landlord, which was hit hard in recent years by lockdowns and low footfall, said customer sales across its portfolio are 15 percent ahead of...

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UK landlords Shaftesbury and Capco complete merger

West End London landlords Shaftesbury and Capital & Counties, known as Capco, have completed an all-share merger to form a new combined property group called Shaftesbury Capital. The new group has a portfolio valued at 4.9 billion pounds, with 2.9 million square feet of lettable space located in some of the most iconic parts of London’s West...