There is no news yet from real estate investment trust Hammerson on its proposed sale of its London office portfolio, but the group did say there has been a high level of interest in the assets.
In its interim management statement, Chief Executive David Atkins revealed that during the first quarter of 2012 the group agreed leases with rents in excess of estimated rental value, while occupancy remains ahead of management's 97.0% target at 97.1%.
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