Derwent forecasts return to rental growth

By Graham Ruddick 600AM GMT eighteen March 2010

Derwent London

The FTSE 250 skill company, that specialises in redeveloping and refurbishing offices in offbeat West End locations, denounced the plans as it reported a pointy squeezing in annual pre-tax waste for 2009.

John Burns, arch executive, foresee that let values will grow by the finish of the year in executive London, following pointy falls over the last dual years.

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The company, whose tenants embody EDF and Saatchi & Saatchi, expects collateral output on projects to reach �63.5m this year with a serve �200m to follow in 2011 and 2012.

Robert Rayne, chairman, pronounced "Economic indicators have nonetheless to denote a postulated liberation but rents inside of the Central London villages have probably stabilised and, for the initial time given early 2008, an expectation of let expansion is emerging."

The collateral worth of Derwent"s skill rose 12.3pc in the second half of 2009, following a 9.8pc decrease in the initial half. This alleviation meant pre-tax waste narrowed from �606.5m in 2008, when values slid 22pc, to �34.9m.

Net item worth per share, a key magnitude for skill companies, fell from 1,226p to 1,168p.

Derwent offloaded �208.3m of properties last year but done no poignant acquisitions. However, it has �425m of unutilised comforts and a loan to worth comparative measure of 35pc.

Derwent will compensate a last division of 18.85p on Jun 17.