Directorate Change

British Land Co PLC
25 April 2006

                                                                   25 April 2006


                   British Land Names New Executive Directors

The British Land Company PLC is pleased to announce that Andrew Jones and Tim
Roberts, currently members of the Executive Committee, will be nominated to join
the full Board at the Company's AGM in July.  This date coincides with the
planned retirement as Executive Directors of John Weston Smith and Patrick
Vaughan.

Sir John Ritblat, Chairman of British Land, comments

"Andrew and Tim have made an excellent impact since being named Co-Heads of
Asset Management last summer and represent the level of talent integral to our
ability to outperform as a Company.  Their nomination to the Board reflects this
and is an important ingredient for the future at British Land."


Contacts

John Weston Smith, The British Land Company PLC                    020 7467 2899

Edward Orlebar, Finsbury                                           020 7251 3801



Notes to Editors

British Land is Europe's largest quoted property company by assets, owning and
managing some £18 billion of prime real estate, primarily in the UK Retail and
London Office sectors.

Andrew Jones and Tim Roberts will retain their functions as Co-Heads of Asset
Management, with Andrew becoming primarily responsible for the Company's UK
Retail property sector (including its Retail Fund advisory roles) and Tim for
the Office and "Other" categories.

Andrew Jones is 38 and joined British Land in July 2005 as part of the
acquisition of Pillar Property plc.  He was previously a Director of Pillar
responsible for the Hercules and HIF retail warehouse Unit Trusts.  Prior to
that he was responsible for Pillar's £350 million shopping centre portfolio.
Before joining Pillar in 1995 he was at Burwood House (a joint venture between
Arlington and Asda) with responsibility for their superstore portfolio.

Tim Roberts is 41 and joined British Land in 1997 having been a partner of
Drivers Jonas in Investment Agency.  In 2002 he was made Joint Head of Asset
Management together with responsibility for investment sales and purchases which
role was broadened in 2005 on his appointment to British Land's Executive
Committee.

The other 'ongoing' Executive Directors of British Land are Stephen Hester
(Chief Executive), Bob Bowden (Property Investment Director) and Graham Roberts
(Finance Director).


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