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    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      Shaftesbury property valuation hit by higher interest rates

      Chief executive confident the West End landlord well placed to ride out economic downturn

      Seven Dials in London
    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Property sector
      West End property values start to fall as higher UK rates bite

      Covent Garden owner Capco says trading still strong as retailers hope for better Christmas

      Shoppers at Covent Garden in London
    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      West End landlords Shaftesbury and Capco agree £5bn merger

      Owners of portfolios spanning London’s Covent Garden and Soho will combine in all-share deal

      Covent Garden in London
    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      Landlord Shaftesbury warns of inflation threat to central London recovery

      West End property group cites ‘complex range of operational challenges’ facing its tenants

      A customer sits on a terrace table outside a bakery in Soho, London
    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      LexProperty sector
      Shaftesbury/Capco: West End landlords to combine in all-share deal Premium content

      Combination makes some sense but market appears to have its doubts

      Capital & Counties’ Covent Garden
    • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      West End landlords Shaftesbury and Capco discuss £3.5bn merger

      Central London neighbours in detailed negotiations to combine portfolios

      Covent Garden
    • Friday, 4 February, 2022
      Lex
      Shaftesbury: the show goes on in the West End Premium content

      Long-awaited opening of Elizabeth line will offer a boost to the property group

      Carnaby Street
    • Friday, 4 February, 2022
      London’s West End set for ‘uninterrupted’ growth, says Shaftesbury

      Commercial landlord’s vacancy rate for estate that includes Carnaby Street falls below 5%

      A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks down Carnaby Street in London
    • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
      London landlord Shaftesbury cuts losses as visitors return to West End

      Covid concerns and environmental cost of long-haul travel could leave area reliant on domestic tourism, says chief

      Shoppers at Carnaby Street in London earlier this month
    • Monday, 23 August, 2021
      London landlord Shaftesbury signals revival in West End

      Footfall returns to 50-60% of pre-pandemic levels in capital’s central district

      Crowds of people walking under the Chinese lanterns on Gerrard Street in Chinatown, London
    • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
      Helen Thomas
      London’s West End: where small is going to have to be beautiful

      Landlord Shaftesbury is banking on being a local favourite in the post-pandemic recovery

      A man drinking a cup of coffee outside a cafe
    • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
      Landlord Shaftesbury expects international tourism to make slow return

      Real estate group optimistic despite £338.5m loss as stores and venues reopen in London’s West End

      Pedestrians walk past a closed theatre in the West End of London
    • Friday, 26 February, 2021
      Commercial property
      Signs of life return to West End as property demand picks up

      Tenants including restaurateurs and shopkeepers show tentative interest in new sites

      West End landlords have been battered by the pandemic, with the vacancy rate on Shaftesbury’s estate trebling to 10.8 per cent in the past year
    • Friday, 18 December, 2020
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Shaftesbury, Purplebricks, Rio Tinto

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
      LombardBryce Elder
      Landlord Shaftesbury seeks to build bridges out of the crisis

      Covid reshapes Central London property market; investors still wary of cash-cow miners

      Carnaby Street in London. A dearth of tourists and post-work gatherings has cut footfall in the West End to 40 per cent of last year’s levels
    • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
      West End landlord Shaftesbury slumps to £700m loss

      Exposure to retail and hospitality sectors leaves company vulnerable as properties lose almost a fifth of value

    • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
      LombardKate Burgess
      Don’t fly away: BA owner’s tough ask to investors with shares at lows

      IAG grounds expectations as bookings fall; Shaftesbury taps shareholders to weather coronavirus storm

    • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
      Shaftesbury to raise £300m as Covid hits West End venues

      Proceeds will be used to pay down debt and strengthen its balance sheet

    • Wednesday, 10 June, 2020
      Traditional leasing model ‘falling apart’, says boss of West End landlord

      Shaftesbury to move 800 commercial tenants from quarterly to monthly payment periods in October

      Brian Bickell, chief executive of Shaftesbury: ‘Tenants may need support well into next year’
    • Tuesday, 26 November, 2019
      UK retail woes hit West End landlord Shaftesbury

      Shop valuations fall in prime London locations

      A man cleans a sign on Carnaby Street in London September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TRAVEL) - LM1E9920WB501
    • Tuesday, 21 May, 2019
      City Bulletin
      Opening Quote: Tourists cushion property group Shaftesbury from retail slowdown

      Your morning City briefing on companies in the news, job moves and what’s happening in the markets

      A tour around Chinatown with Shaftsbury CEO, Brian Bickell. To go with Conor O'Sullivan piece.
    • Tuesday, 21 May, 2019
      Shaftesbury pushes up rents as West End resilient to retail woes

      Central London portfolio largely avoided broader turmoil on the high street

      A worker decorates a street in Chinatown, London, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. London is preparing for the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan starting on Monday Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
    • Thursday, 2 May, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      Barclays vote against Bramson is no victory for long-termism

      Chief executive Jes Staley must now do everything to prove the activist investor wrong

      A sign hangs outside a Barclays Plc bank branch in London, U.K., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Barclays Plc and four former executives were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud during the bank’s 2008 capital raising from Qatar as it sought to avoid a bailout amid one of the most turbulent periods in financial history. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 2 May, 2019
      Property sector
      Hong Kong billionaire prepares lawsuit against London landlord

      Samuel Tak Lee, who owns 26% of Shaftesbury, sent a letter teeing up £10m legal action

      A tour around Chinatown with Shaftsbury CEO, Brian Bickell. To go with Conor O'Sullivan piece.
    • Friday, 8 February, 2019
      Property sector
      Hong Kong billionaire threatens to sue London landlord

      Langham Estate owner accuses Shaftesbury of diluting his holding with share placing

      Retail Sales In London's West End...Pedestrians pass clothing stores as they walk along Carnaby Street in London, U.K., on Thursday, July 14, 2011. The pound fell against the euro as a report showed the number of Britons filing jobless-benefit claims increased at the fastest pace in more than two years, fueling concern that the economic recovery is stalling. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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