Disposal of Belgian Portfolio

London & Stamford Property Ltd 13 November 2007 13 November 2007 London & Stamford Property Limited DISPOSAL OF BELGIAN PORTFOLIO FOR £21.4M London & Stamford Property Limited ('London & Stamford Property' or 'the Company') has sold its portfolio of retail warehouses in Belgium for a net consideration of approximately £21.4 million to Ascensio SCA, a Belgium-based real estate investment trust. The portfolio comprises 36 retail warehouse units throughout Belgium. The total portfolio covers 28,000 sq m (310,800 sq ft) with a current annual rent of approximately £1.5 million and with 12 different tenants such as Brantano, Krefel, Lidl and Carglass. London & Stamford acquired the portfolio in August 2006. The disposal completes a strategic objective put in place prior to the Company's successful £285 Million flotation on AIM last week. The net proceeds are as estimated in the Company's admission document dated 2 November 2007 and will be used to repay existing debt and towards the Company's commercial property investment strategy. Raymond Mould, the Non-executive Chairman of London & Stamford Property, said: 'We constantly review the investment strategy of the Company's portfolio and decided to dispose of these properties after some yield compression and following a period when the cost of capital has increased. We are pleased to have completed this sale as planned.' For further information contact: London & Stamford Property Limited Tel: +44 (0)1481 737 782 Mandy Trotter, Company Secretary KBC Peel Hunt Tel: +44 (0) 7418 8900 Capel Irwin / Deon Veldtman Gavin Anderson & Company Tel: +44 (0)20 7554 1400 Richard Constant / Charlotte Stone / Anthony Hughes Notes to Editors London & Stamford Property is advised by LSI Management LLP ('LSIM') which has a highly experienced management team. The principal partners of LSIM include Raymond Mould, Patrick Vaughan and Humphrey Price who are also non-executive directors of London & Stamford Property. London & Stamford Property has acquired London & Stamford Investments Ltd, which was founded in 2005 by Raymond Mould, Patrick Vaughan and Humphrey Price together with the General Electric Pension Trust ('GEPT'),. The Company is the exclusive commercial property holding vehicle of the three founders. All three founders have been involved in the property sector for over 30 years and have a strong track record of anticipating and exploiting opportunities that arise from cycles in the property market. The three founders have been involved in two listed and one unlisted property companies and in a number of funds during this period, including the development and flotation of their former, highly successful businesses, Arlington Securities PLC and Pillar Property PLC. The Board believes that the rising cost of capital and low property yields will bring about a marked correction in values to return to a more normal yield/ capital cost relationship. All sectors of the UK and overseas commercial property markets will be considered. London & Stamford Property is listed on AIM (LSP.L). Further information on London & Stamford Property is available from the Company's website www.londonandstamford.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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