Land Securities REIT (LSE: LAND) is the largest property company in Europe and the leading British property development and investment company headquartered in central London. The company switched to Real Estate Investment Trust status when REITs were introduced in the United Kingdom in January 2007. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The Group traces its origins to 1944, when its founder Harold ...
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Land Securities REIT (LSE: LAND) is the largest property company in Europe and the leading British property development and investment company headquartered in central London. The company switched to Real Estate Investment Trust status when REITs were introduced in the United Kingdom in January 2007. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The Group traces its origins to 1944, when its founder Harold Samuel purchased Land Securities Investment Trust Limited, which owned three houses in Kensington and some government stock. Further acquisitions followed shortly afterwards and from 1947 the company concentrated on commercial property. In the early days some non-UK investments were acquired, but in 1971 these were sold off and the company has concentrated solely on the UK market since then. The company name was changed to Land Securities plc in 1982.
Land Securities' core investments are office buildings, primarily in central London, and in...
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