Segro has pledged to increase rental prices by 50 percent over the next three years as the company supports rising real estate demand.
Britain’s largest commercial landlord said rents have ‘increased significantly’ and predicted that income from them would rise further towards 2027 as more vacant space is let.
Meanwhile, Segro, which owns or manages properties worth almost £21 billion, posted a profit of £409 million for 2023, up 6 percent on the previous year.
Boost: Segro said there had been a ‘significant increase’ in rental prices and predicted that revenues from this would rise further towards 2027 as more vacant space is let
This was boosted by a spike in rental income, which rose 13 percent in the year to £587 million. In a bid to please investors, the FTSE 100 group also increased its dividend by 5.7 per cent to 27.8p per share.
Mark Crouch, analyst at investment platform eToro, said: “This earnings report will give shareholders a lot to be positive about.”
Shares rose 1.2 percent to 843.4p.