Office Letting

TR Property Investment Trust PLC 10 January 2006 TR PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 10 January 2006 TR PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC Office lettings at Thames Central, Slough TR Property Investment Trust Plc has completed the third of a series of lettings at Thames Central, Slough. The three deals total approximately 1,050 square metres (11,300 sq ft) or 17.8% of total floor area. Two of the new tenants have options to take a further 780 sq metres (8,400 sq ft) or 13.2% of total area, exercisable over the next 6 months. The total initial rent payable under the three leases for the 1,050 sq. metres is £191,000 per annum. The lease lengths vary from 5 to 10 years with break options at the end of the third or fifth year. The effective rent free periods are from 1 to 4 months. The Trust has also agreed heads of terms to let a further 385 sq metres to a fourth tenant and is in negotiations with a number of other potential tenants. The eight storey 5,900 sq metre (63,500 sq ft) Grade A office building was completed in 2002 and had lain vacant until the freehold was bought by the Trust in May 2005 for total cost of £11.2 million. Since then, the Trust has recommissioned all of the mechanical, electrical and building services and, in November, re-launched the property with a new name and revised asking terms. Chris Turner, Fund Manager, commented, 'We are delighted to welcome the first three tenants to Thames Central. The speed at which these deals have been completed vindicates our strategy of offering tenants grade A space on flexible terms at rents significantly below the competition in Slough and the rest of the Thames Valley. Whilst the letting market remains tough, demand for offices in Slough is improving slowly and we look forward to reporting further lettings over the coming months.' - ENDS - For further information, please call: Chris Turner TR Property Investment Trust PLC Telephone: 020 7360 1332 James Wilkinson TR Property Investment Trust PLC Telephone: 020 7360 1333 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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