Purchase of Own Securities

TR Property Investment Trust PLC
08 August 2002

TR PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

8 AUGUST 2002



                        TR PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


                    Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares



Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on 25 July 2002 to make market purchases of
the Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 760,072 ordinary shares of
25p each in the capital of the Company was made yesterday at a price of 61.25p
per share.




                                     -ENDS-



For further information please contact:

C M Turner

Fund Manager, TR Property Investment Trust PLC

Telephone: [phone]


Stephen Westwood

Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]


Stephen Phillips

Investor Relations Manager, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]




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