Purchase of Own Securities

TR Property Investment Trust PLC
10 February 2000



             TR PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
                             
                             
          Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares


Notification  is  given  that  pursuant  to  the  authority
granted  at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company
held  on  22  July  1999 to make market  purchases  of  the
Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 1,000,000
ordinary  shares of 25p each in the capital of the  Company
was made today at a price of 40.75p per share.


For further information please contact:

C M Turner
Fund Manager
Henderson Investors Limited
Telephone: [phone]

Stephen Westwood
Henderson Investors Limited
Telephone: [phone]

Vicki Staveacre
Henderson Investors Press Office
Telephone: [phone]