Acquisition of office building in Marlow for ?50m

RNS Number : 7321G

London & Stamford Property PLC

03 July 2012

 



3 July 2012

LONDON & STAMFORD PROPERTY PLC

("London & Stamford", "LSP" or the "Group")

Acquisition of office building in Marlow for £50.15m

London & Stamford Property Plc (LSE: LSP.L) today announces that it has exchanged contracts to acquire an office building; Marlow International, Parkway, Marlow, from Avestus for £50.15 million (excl. costs), reflecting a net initial yield of 8.9%.

The property is a Grade A office building comprising 231,016 sq ft and was comprehensively refurbished in 2000. It is located just off the junction of the A404 in Buckinghamshire and is three miles from the M40 and eight miles to the M4. The property is let in its entirety to Allergan Ltd, Veolia Water Solutions Ltd and Dun & Bradstreet Ltd and for a weighted average unexpired term of seven years. The property includes a fully fitted and equipped 500 cover restaurant and 854 underground and ground level car parking spaces.

It is anticipated that leverage will be applied to this asset in a cross collateralised arrangement with Unilever House, Leatherhead. The cash yield on the combined portfolio will then be 11.2%.

Raymond Mould, Chairman of London & Stamford, said:

"Following the announcement of our acquisition of Unilever House, Leatherhead, last week, we are delighted to announce our second office investment in the South East. Marlow International is a high quality property in an attractive location offering excellent cash yields combined with a high quality secure tenant mix and attractive asset management opportunities. These deals when combined with our acquisition of Moore House on 22 June 2012, complete c.£260 million of the potential investments I advised on in my statement at our year end results."

For further information contact:

London & Stamford Property Plc Raymond Mould Patrick Vaughan Martin McGann	Tel: [phone]
Kreab Gavin Anderson Richard Constant James Benjamin Anthony Hughes	Tel: [phone]

Notes to editors:

London & Stamford Property Plc was set up to exploit opportunities that it anticipated in the UK property cycle and is a group UK-REIT. The Company has a highly experienced management team and invests in and actively manages commercial property, including office, retail and distribution real estate assets, all of which are located in the UK, and residential assets in Central London.

The Company is traded on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market (LSP.L) and is authorised by the FSA to carry out certain regulated activities.

Further information on the Company is available from the Company's website:

www.londonandstamford.com 

 

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