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REG - British Land Co PLC - Final Results- Part 3 <Origin Href="QuoteRef">BLND.L</Origin> - Part 2

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 Annualised Rent & Estimated Rental Value (ERV)1                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 At 31 March 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Annualised rent           ERV £m            Average rent £psf  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (valuation basis) £m2                                          
 Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           JVs & Funds               Total             Total              Contracted3              ERV   
 Regional                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        54                        84                138                155                      32.8  35.9  
 Local                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           97                        27                124                134                      24.2  24.7  
 Multi-lets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      151                       111               262                289                      28.0  29.7  
 Department Stores & Leisure                                                                                                                                                                                                                     51                        -                 51                 44                       15.3  13.1  
 Superstores                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     9                         35                44                 43                       21.4  20.8  
 Solus/Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     18                        -                 18                 16                       18.8  16.0  
 Retail & Leisure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                229                       146               375                392                      24.0  24.3  
 West End                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        125                       -                 125                165                      51.5  60.6  
 City                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5                         94                99                 162                      50.0  60.3  
 Offices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         130                       94                224                327                      51.0  60.4  
 Residential4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3                         -                 3                  4                                    
 Offices & Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                                           133                       94                227                331                                  
 Canada Water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    8                         -                 8                  9                        18.7  21.6  
 Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           370                       240               610                732                      30.1  32.6  
 Table with previous classification provided on Company website at www.britishland.com/results                                                                                                                                                   
 1 Excluding developments under construction and assets held for development                                                                                                                                                                     
 2 Gross rents plus, where rent reviews are outstanding, any increases to ERV (as determined by the Group's external valuers), less any ground rents payable under head leases, excludes contracted rent subject to rent free and future uplift  
 3 Annualised rent, plus rent subject to rent free                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 4 Stand-alone residential                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
 Rent Subject to Open Market Rent Review1                                                         
 At 31 March 2016                                                                                 2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2017-19  2017-21  
 For period to 31 March                                                                           £m    £m    £m    £m    £m    £m       £m       
 Regional                                                                                         15    12    17    10    18    44       72       
 Local                                                                                            11    24    21    12    11    56       79       
 Multi-lets                                                                                       26    36    38    22    29    100      151      
 Department Stores & Leisure                                                                      -     -     -     -     -     -        -        
 Superstores                                                                                      5     4     8     12    14    17       43       
 Solus/Other                                                                                      -     1     -     -     -     1        1        
 Retail & Leisure                                                                                 31    41    46    34    43    118      195      
 West End                                                                                         6     20    20    15    2     46       63       
 City                                                                                             1     4     13    14    16    18       48       
 Offices                                                                                          7     24    33    29    18    64       111      
 Canada Water                                                                                     -     -     -     -     -     -        -        
 Total                                                                                            38    65    79    63    61    182      306      
 Potential uplift at current ERV                                                                  1     2     4     2     1     7        10       
 Table with previous  classification provided on Company website at www.britishland.com/results   
 1 Excluding developments under construction, residential assets and assets held for development  
 
 
 Rent Subject to Lease Break or Expiry1                                                          
 At 31 March 2016                                                                                2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2017-19  2017-21  
 For period to 31 March                                                                          £m    £m    £m    £m    £m    £m       £m       
 Regional                                                                                        13    12    9     13    9     34       56       
 Local                                                                                           9     6     8     11    9     23       43       
 Multi-lets                                                                                      22    18    17    24    18    57       99       
 Department Stores & Leisure                                                                     -     1     -     -     -     1        1        
 Superstores                                                                                     -     -     -     -     -     -        -        
 Solus/Other                                                                                     1     -     -     -     6     1        7        
 Retail & Leisure                                                                                23    19    17    24    24    59       107      
 West End                                                                                        10    8     10    4     19    28       51       
 City                                                                                            17    3     17    14    8     37       59       
 Offices2                                                                                        27    11    27    18    27    65       110      
 Canada Water                                                                                    1     -     1     -     1     2        3        
 Total                                                                                           51    30    45    42    52    126      220      
 % of contracted rent                                                                            7.3%  4.4%  6.5%  6.1%  7.6%  18.2%    31.9%    
 Potential uplift at current ERV3                                                                4     3     11    4     1     18       23       
 Table with previous  classification provided on Company website at www.britishland.com/results  
 1 Excluding developments under construction and assets held for development                     
 2 Based on office space only                                                                    
 3 As determined by the Group's valuers, excluding near term developments                        
 
 
 Superstores                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                       Stand-alone Superstores1  In Multi-let assets 2  Total Exposure1,2,3                    
 Store Size                                                                                                            No of Stores              Valuation (BL share)   Capital Value        WALL to FB        No of Stores   Valuation (BL share)  Capital Value  WALL to FB         No of Stores    Valuation (BL share)              Capital Value  WALL      
 '000 SQ FT                                                                                                                                      £m                     psf                                                   £m                    psf                                               £m                                psf            to FB     
 >100                                                                                                                  8                         177                    351                  12.4              5              357                   538            13.0               13              534                               457            12.8      
 75-100                                                                                                                13                        270                    467                  17.9              2              55                    415            12.8               15              325                               457            17.0      
 50-75                                                                                                                 16                        256                    404                  12.6              1              12                    196            11.1               17              268                               385            12.3      
 25-50                                                                                                                 8                         52                     226                  8.3               3              32                    457            14.6               11              84                                281            10.4      
 0-25                                                                                                                  2                         8                      177                  9.1               17             80                    436            11.1               19              88                                387            10.9      
 March 2016                                                                                                            47                        763                    383                  13.9              28             536                   482            12.7               75              1,299                             419            13.5      
 March 2015                                                                                                            57                        924                    395                  14.5              29             529                   491            13.9               86              1,453                             426            14.4      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Geographical Spread                                                                                                                             Gross Rent (BL Share)  Lease Structure                                       
 London & South                                                                                                                                  57%                    Tesco                                                 £37m                  RPI and Fixed                     8%                                                
 Rest of UK                                                                                                                                      43%                    Sainsburys                                            £30m                  OMRR                              92%                                               
                                                                                                                                                                        Other                                                 £5m                                                                                                                      
 1 Excludes £8m non-foodstore occupiers in superstore led assets, and £10m Sainsburys Newquay, sold post period end                              
 2 Excludes non food-format stores e.g. Asda Living                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 3 Excludes £101m of investments held for trading comprising freehold reversions in a pool of Sainsbury's Superstores                                                   
 Recently Completed & Committed Developments                                                                                                     
 At 31 March 2016                                                                                                      Sector                    BL Share               Sq ft                PC Calendar Year  Current Value  Cost to complete      ERV            Let & Under Offer  Resi End Value  Resi Sales Exchanged & Completed  
                                                                                                                       %                         '000                                        £m                £m1            £m2                   £m             £m                 £m              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 5 Broadgate                                                                                                           Offices                   50                     710                  Completed         469            8                     19.2           19.2               -                                                 
 Yalding House                                                                                                         Offices                   100                    29                   Completed         37             1                     1.9            -                  -                                                 
 Whiteley Leisure, Fareham                                                                                             Retail                    50                     57                   Completed         12             1                     0.6            0.6                -                                                 
 Glasgow Fort, M&S & Retail Terrace                                                                                    Retail                    75                     112                  Completed         35             3                     2.0            1.7                -                                                 
 Total Completed in Period                                                                                                                                              908                                    553            13                    23.7           21.5                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 4 Kingdom Street                                                                                                      Offices                   100                    147                  Q2 2017           81             64                    9.5            -                  -                                                 
 Clarges Mayfair                                                                                                       Mixed Use                 100                    192                  Q4 2017           404            107                   6.2            -                  456             259                               
 Glasgow Fort (MSCP & Additional retail / leisure units)                                                               Retail                    75                     12                   Q3 2016           2              5                     0.4            0.2                -                                                 
 The Hempel Phase 1                                                                                                    Residential               100                    25                   Q2 2016           26             2                     -              -                  50              36                                
 The Hempel Phase 2                                                                                                    Residential               100                    32                   Q3 2016           48             12                    -              -                  72              8                                 
 Aldgate Place, Phase 1                                                                                                Residential               50                     221                  Q2 2016           44             14                    -              -                  79              55                                
 Total Under Construction                                                                                                                                               629                                    605            204                   16.1           0.2                657             358                               
 Retail Capital Expenditure 3                                                                                                                                                                                                 107                                                                                                       
 Data includes Group's share of properties in Joint Ventures & Funds (except area which is shown at 100%)                                        
 1 From 1 April 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 2 Estimated headline rental value net of rent payable under head leases (excluding tenant incentives)                                                                                                                        
 3 Capex committed and underway within our investment portfolio relating to leasing and asset management                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
 Near term Pipeline                                                                                                                                    
 At 31 March 2016                                                                                                                                      Sector       BL Share  Sq ft  Start On Site  Total Cost 1  Status          
 '000                                                                                                                                                  £m           
 100 Liverpool Street                                                                                                                                  Offices      50        520    2017           279           Consented       
 1 Triton Square 2                                                                                                                                     Offices      100       217    2017           370           Pre-submission  
 1 Finsbury Avenue                                                                                                                                     Offices      50        303    2017           150           Consented       
 5 Kingdom Street 3                                                                                                                                    Offices      100       240    2017           228           Consented       
 Blossom Street, Shoreditch                                                                                                                            Mixed Use    100       340    2017           256           Consented       
 Plymouth Leisure                                                                                                                                      Retail       100       102    2016           41            Consented       
 New Mersey Shopping Park, Speke - Leisure                                                                                                             Retail       66        66     2016           20            Consented       
 Crawley Homewares Park                                                                                                                                Retail       100       52     2016           26            Consented       
 Aldgate Place, Phase 2                                                                                                                                Residential  50        145    2016           59            Consented       
 54 The Broadway, Ealing                                                                                                                               Residential  100       34     2016           21            Consented       
 Total Near term                                                                                                                                                              2,019                 1,450                         
 Retail Capital Expenditure 4                                                                                                                                                                       90                            
 1 Total cost including site value. Excludes notional interest as interest is capitalised individually on each development at our capitalisation rate  
 2 Existing net areas, scheme in early design stages                                                                                                                                                                              
 3 210,000 sq ft of which is consented                                                                                                                                                                                            
 4 Forecast capital commitments within our investment portfolio over the next 2 years relating to leasing & asset enhancement                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 
 
 Medium term Pipeline                                      
 At 31 March 2016                                          Sector       BL Share  Sq ft  Status          
 '000                                                      
 2 - 3 Finsbury Avenue                                     Offices      50        550    Submitted       
 Eden Walk Shopping Centre, Kingston                       Mixed Use    50        562    Submitted       
 Canada Water Masterplan 1                                 Mixed Use    100       5,500  Pre-submission  
 Forster Retail Park, Bradford, Phase 3                    Retail       100       63     Consented       
 Meadowhall Leisure                                        Retail       50        330    Pre-submission  
 Glasgow Fort - Retail Extension                           Retail       75        60     Consented       
 Putney High Street                                        Residential  100       110    Consented       
 Total Prospective                                                                7,175                  
 1 Assumed net area based on gross area of up to 7m sq ft  
                                                           
 
 
 Residential development programme                                                                                                                               
 At 31 March 2016                                                                                                                                         Sq Ft  No. Market Units  PC Date/   BL Share  Current Value1  Cost To come2  End Value3  Sales Exchanged & Completed    
                                                                                                                                                                                   Status                                                                                         
 '000                                                                                                                                                                              %          £m        £m              £m             £m                                       
 Clarges Mayfair4                                                                                                                                         103    34                Q4 2017    100       286             88             456         259                            
 Mixed use                                                                                                                                                103    34                                     286             88             456         259                            
 The Hempel Phase 1                                                                                                                                       25     15                Q2 2016    100       26              2              50          36                             
 The Hempel Phase 2                                                                                                                                       32     18                Q3 2016    100       48              12             72          8                              
 Aldgate Place Phase 1                                                                                                                                    221    154               Q2 2016    50        44              14             79          55                             
 Resi-led                                                                                                                                                 278    187                                    118             28             201         99                             
 Aldgate Place Phase 2                                                                                                                                    145                      Consented  50                                                                                  
 54 The Broadway, Ealing                                                                                                                                  34                       Consented  100                                                                                 
 Near Term prospective                                                                                                                                    179                                                                                                                     
 Total Committed Residential                                                                                                                              381    221                                    404             116            657         358                            
 Data includes Group's share of properties in Joint Ventures & Funds (except area which is shown at 100%)                                                        
 1 Excluding completed sales                                                                                                                                     
 2 From 1 April 2016. Cost to complete excludes notional interest as interest is capitalised individually on each development at our capitalisation rate         
 3 Includes completed units (£22.8m)                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 4 Includes 9,500 sq ft of affordable housing (11 units)                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
GLOSSARY 
 
Adjusted net debt is the Group net debt and the Group's share of joint venture
and funds' net debt excludes the mark-to-market on effective cash flow hedges
and related debt adjustments and non-controlling interests. A reconciliation
between Group net debt and adjusted net debt is included in table A within the
supplementary disclosures. 
 
Annualised rent is the gross property rent receivable on a cash basis as at
the reporting date. Additionally, it includes the external valuers' estimate
of additional rent in respect of unsettled rent review, turnover rent and
sundry income such as that from car parks and commercialisation, less any
ground rents payable under head leases. 
 
Assets under management is the full value of all assets owned and managed by
British Land and includes 100% of the value of all joint ventures and funds. 
 
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)
assesses the sustainability of buildings against a range of social and
environmental criteria. 
 
Capital return is calculated as the change in capital value of the UK
portfolio, less any capital expenditure incurred, expressed as a percentage of
capital employed (start value plus capital expenditure) over the period, as
calculated by IPD. Capital returns are calculated monthly and indexed to
provide a return over the relevant period. 
 
Capped rents are rents subject to a maximum level of uplift at the specified
rent reviews as agreed at the time of letting. 
 
Collar rents are rents subject to a minimum level of uplift at the specified
rent reviews as agreed at the time of letting. 
 
Contracted rent is the annualised rent adjusting for the inclusion of rent
subject to rent free periods. 
 
Customer satisfaction includes consumers as well as occupiers who relate
better to our focus on creating Places People Prefer. This includes exit
survey data for consumer satisfaction in the retail business, as well as
office and retail occupier satisfaction scores, and in future we aim to be
able to further expand to include consumer satisfaction for other sectors 
 
Developer's profit is the profit on cost estimated by the valuers that a
developer would expect. The developer's profit is typically calculated by the
valuers to be a percentage of the estimated total development costs, including
land and notional finance costs. 
 
Development uplift is the total increase in the value (after taking account of
capital expenditure and capitalised interest) of properties held for
development during the period. It also includes any developer's profit
recognised by valuers in the period. 
 
Development cost is the total cost of construction of a project to completion,
excluding site values and finance costs (finance costs are assumed by the
valuers at a notional rate of 5% per annum). 
 
EPRA is the European Public Real Estate Association, the industry body for
European REITs. 
 
EPRA Cost Ratio (including direct vacancy costs) is the ratio of net overheads
and operating expenses against gross rental income (with both amounts
excluding ground rents payable). Net overheads and operating expenses relate
to all administrative and operating expenses including the share of joint
ventures' overheads and operating expenses, net of any service fees, recharges
or other income specifically intended to cover overhead and property
expenses. 
 
EPRA Cost Ratio (excluding direct vacancy costs) is the ratio calculated
above, but with direct vacancy costs removed from net overheads and operating
expenses balance. 
 
EPRA earnings is the IFRS profit after taxation attributable to shareholders
of the Company excluding investment and development property revaluations,
gains/losses on investing and trading property disposals, changes in the fair
value of financial instruments and associated close-out costs and their
related taxation. These items are presented in the capital and other column of
the income statement. A reconciliation between profit attributable to
shareholders of the Company and EPRA earnings is included in table B within
the supplementary disclosures. 
 
EPRA NAV per share is EPRA NAV divided by the diluted number of shares at the
period end. 
 
EPRA net assets (EPRA NAV) are a proportionally consolidated measure. They
represent the IFRS net assets excluding the mark-to-market on effective cash
flow hedges and related debt adjustments, the mark-to-market on the
convertible bonds as well as deferred taxation on property and derivative
valuations. They include the valuation surplus on trading properties and are
adjusted for the dilutive impact of share options and the £400 million
convertible bond maturing in 2017. A reconciliation between IFRS net assets
and EPRA NAV is included in table B within the Supplementary Disclosures. 
 
EPRA net initial yield is the annualised rents generated by the portfolio,
after the deduction of an estimate of annual recurring irrecoverable property
outgoings, expressed as a percentage of the portfolio valuation 
 
(adding notional purchaser's costs), excluding development and residential
properties. 
 
EPRA NNNAV is the EPRA NAV adjusted to reflect the fair value of debt and
derivatives and to include deferred taxation on revaluations. 
 
EPRA Topped-Up Net Initial Yield is the current annualised rent, net of costs,
topped-up for contracted uplifts, where these are not in lieu of rental
growth, expressed as a percentage of capital value, after adding  notional
purchaser's costs (adding notional purchaser's costs), excluding development
and residential properties. 
 
EPRA vacancy rate is the estimated market rental value (ERV) of vacant space
divided by ERV of the whole portfolio, excluding developments and residential
property. 
 
Estimated Rental Value (ERV) is the external valuers' opinion as to the open
market rent which, on the date of valuation, could reasonably be expected to
be obtained on a new letting or rent review of a property. 
 
ERV growth is the change in ERV over a period on the standing investment
properties expressed as a percentage of the ERV at the start of the period.
ERV growth is calculated monthly and compounded for the period subject to
measurement, as calculated by IPD. 
 
Fair value movement is accounting adjustment to change the book value of an
asset or liability to its market value. 
 
Footfall is the annualised number of visitors entering our assets. 
 
Footfall growth movement in footfall against the same period in the prior
year, on properties owned throughout both comparable periods, aggregated at
100% share. 
 
Gross investment activity as measured by our share of acquisitions, sales and
investment in committed development. 
 
Gross rental income is the gross accounting rent receivable (quoted either for
the period or on an annualised basis) prepared under IFRS which requires that
rental income from fixed / minimum guaranteed rent reviews and tenant
incentives is spread on a straight-line basis over the entire lease to first
break. This can result in income being recognised ahead of cash flow. 
 
Group is The British Land Company PLC and its subsidiaries and excludes its
share of joint ventures and funds (where not treated as a subsidiary) on a
line-by-line basis (i.e. not proportionally consolidated). 
 
Headline rent is the contracted gross rent receivable which becomes payable
after all the tenant incentives in the letting have expired. 
 
IFRS are the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the
European Union. 
 
Income return is calculated as net income expressed as a percentage of capital
employed over the period, as calculated by IPD. Income returns are calculated
monthly and indexed to provide a return over the relevant period. 
 
Interest cover is the number of times net interest payable is covered by
Underlying Profit before net interest payable and taxation. 
 
IPD is Investment Property Databank Ltd which produces an independent
benchmark of property returns and British Land UK portfolio returns. 
 
Lettings and lease renewals are compared both to the previous passing rent as
at the start of the financial year and the ERV immediately prior to letting.
Both comparisons are made on a net effective basis. 
 
Letting performance against ERV comparison of achieved letting terms on long
term lettings and renewals against valuation assumptions on like for like
space, calculated on a net effective basis, aggregated at 100% share. 
 
Leverage see loan to value (LTV). 
 
Like-for-like rental income growth is the growth in net rental income on
properties owned throughout the current and previous periods under review.
This growth rate includes revenue recognition and lease accounting adjustments
but excludes properties held for development in either period and properties
with guaranteed rent reviews. 
 
Loan to value (LTV) is the ratio of principal value of gross debt less cash,
short term deposits and liquid investments to the aggregate value of
properties and investments. 
 
Managed portfolio consists of multi-let properties where we have control of
facilities and utilities management. 
 
Mark-to-market is the difference between the book value of an asset or
liability and its 
 
market value. 
 
Managed portfolio consists of multi-let properties where we have control of
facilities and utilities management. 
 
Multi-channel retailing is the use of a variety of channels in a customer's
shopping experience, including research, before a purchase. Such channels
include: retail stores, online stores, mobile stores, mobile app stores,
telephone sales and any other method of transacting with a customer.
Transacting includes browsing, buying, returning as well as pre- and post-sale
service. 
 
Net Development Value is the estimated end value of a development project as
determined by the external valuers for when the building is completed and
fully let (taking into account tenant incentives and notional purchaser's
costs). It is based on the valuers view on ERVs, yields, letting voids and
tenant incentives. 
 
Net effective rent is the contracted gross rent receivable taking into account
any rent-free period or other tenant incentives. The incentives are treated as
a cost-to-rent and spread over the lease to the earliest termination date. 
 
Net equivalent yield is the weighted average income return (after adding
notional purchaser's costs) a property will produce based upon the timing of
the income received. In accordance with usual practice, the equivalent yields
(as determined by the external valuers) assume rent is received annually in
arrears. 
 
Net Initial Yield is the current annualised rent, net of costs, expressed as a
percentage of capital value, after adding notional purchaser's costs. 
 
Net rental income is the rental income receivable in the period after payment
of direct property outgoings which typically comprise ground rents payable
under head leases, void costs, net service charge expenses and other direct
irrecoverable property expenses. Net rental income is quoted on an accounting
basis. 
 
Net rental income will differ from annualised net cash rents and passing rent
due to the effects of income from rent reviews, net property outgoings and
accounting adjustments for fixed and minimum contracted rent reviews and lease
incentives. 
 
Net reversionary yield is the anticipated yield to which the initial yield
will rise (or fall) once the rent reaches the estimated rental value. 
 
Occupancy rate is the estimated rental value of let units as a percentage of
the total estimated rental value of the portfolio, excluding development and
residential properties. It includes accommodation under offer, subject to
asset management (where they have been taken back for refurbishment and are
not available to let as at the balance sheet date) or occupied by the Group. 
 
Omni-channel retailing is the evolution of multi-channel retailing, but is
concentrated more on a seamless approach to the consumer experience through
all available shopping channels i.e. mobile internet devices, computers,
bricks and mortar, television, radio, direct mail, catalogue, etc. 
 
Over rented is the term used to describe when the contracted rent is above the
estimated rental value (ERV). 
 
Overall 'topped-up' net initial yield is the EPRA Net 'topped-up' Initial
Yield, adding all contracted uplifts to the annualised rents. 
 
Passing rent is the gross rent, less any ground rent payable under head
leases. 
 
Property Income Distributions (PIDs) are profits distributed to shareholders
which are subject to tax in the hands of the shareholders as property income.
PIDs are normally paid net of withholding tax currently at 20% which the REIT
pays to the tax authorities on behalf of the shareholder. Certain types of
shareholder (i.e. pension funds) are tax exempt and receive PIDs without
withholding tax. REITs also pay out normal dividends, called non-PIDs, which
are taxed in the same way as dividends received from non REIT companies; these
are not subject to withholding tax and for UK individual shareholders qualify
for the tax free dividend allowance. 
 
Portfolio valuation is reported by the Group's external valuers. In accordance
with usual practice, they report valuations net, after the deduction of the
notional purchaser's costs, including stamp duty land tax, agent and legal
fees. 
 
Proportionally consolidated measures include the Group's share of joint
ventures and funds and exclude non-controlling interests in the Group's
subsidiaries. 
 
Rack rented is the term used to describe when the contracted rent is in line
with the estimated rental value (ERV), implying a nil reversion. 
 
Rent-free period see Tenant (or lease) incentives. 
 
REITs are property companies that allow people and organisations to invest in
commercial property and receive benefits as if they directly owned the
properties themselves. The rental income, after costs is passed directly to
shareholders in the form of dividends. In the UK REITs are required to
distribute at least 90% of their tax exempt property income to shareholders as
dividends. As a result, over time, a significant proportion of the total
return for shareholders is likely to come from dividends. The effect is that
taxation is moved from the corporate level to the investor level as investors
are liable for tax as if they owned the property directly. British Land became
a REIT in January 2007 
 
Rent reviews take place at intervals agreed in the lease (typically every five
years) and their purpose is usually to adjust the rent to the current market
level at the review date. For upwards-only rent reviews, the rent will either
remain at the same level or increase (if market rents have increased) at the
review date. 
 
Rents with fixed and minimum uplifts are either where rents are subject to
contracted uplifts at a level agreed at the time of letting; or where the rent
is subject to an agreed minimum level of uplift at the specified rent review. 
 
Retailer sales growth movement in retailer sales against the same period in
the prior year, on occupiers providing sales data throughout both comparable
periods, aggregated at 100% share. 
 
Retail planning consents are separated between A1, A2 and A3 - as set out in
The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order. Within the A1 category,
Open A1 permission allows for the majority of types of retail including
fashion to be accommodated, while Restricted A1 permission places limits on
the types of retail that can operate (for example, a restriction that only
bulky goods operators are allowed to trade at that site). 
 
 Class  Description                          Use for all/any of the following purposes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 A1     Shops                                Shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, undertakers, travel and ticket agencies, post offices, pet shops, sandwich bars, showrooms, domestic hire shops dry cleaners, funeral directors and internet cafes.                                                                     
 A2     Financial and professional services  Financial services such as banks and building societies, professional services (other than health and medical services) and including estate and employment agencies. It does not include betting offices or pay day loan shops - these are now classed as "sui generis" uses.  
 A3     Restaurants and cafes                For the sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises - restaurants, snack bars and cafes.                                                                                                                                                                             
 D2     Assembly and leisure                 Cinemas, music and concert halls, bingo and dance halls (but not night clubs), swimming baths, skating rinks, gymnasiums or areas for indoor or outdoor sports and recreations.                                                                                                 
 
 
Reversion is the increase in rent estimated by the external valuers, where the
passing rent is below the estimated rental value. The increases to rent arise
on rent reviews and letting of vacant space or re letting of expiries. 
 
Scrip dividend British Land offers its shareholders the opportunity to receive
dividends in the form of shares instead of cash. This is known as a Scrip
dividend. 
 
Standing investments are assets which are directly held and not in the course
of, or held for development. 
 
Tenant (or lease) incentives are incentives offered to occupiers to enter into
a lease. Typically this will be an initial rent-free period, or a cash
contribution to fit-out. Under accounting rules the value of lease incentives
is amortised through the income statement on a straight-line basis to the
earliest lease termination date. 
 
TMT stands for technology, media and telecommunications. 
 
The residual site value of a development is calculated as the estimated (net)
development value, less development profit, all development construction
costs, finance costs (assumed at a notional rate) of a project to completion
and notional site acquisition costs. The residual is determined to be the
current site value. 
 
Topping out is a traditional construction ceremony to mark the occasion when
the structure of the building reaches the highest point. 
 
Total property return is calculated as the change in capital value, less any
capital expenditure incurred, plus net income, expressed as a percentage of
capital employed over the period, as calculated by IPD. Total property returns
are calculated monthly and indexed to provide a return over the relevant
period. 
 
Total return (total accounting return) is the growth in EPRA NAV per share
plus dividends paid, and this can be expressed as a percentage of EPRA NAV per
share at the beginning of the period. 
 
Total Shareholder Return is the growth in value of a shareholding over a
specified period, assuming dividends are reinvested to purchase additional
units of stock. 
 
Total Tax Contribution is a more comprehensive view of tax contributions than
the accountancy-defined tax figure quoted in most financial statements. It
comprises taxes and levies paid directly, as well as taxes collected from
others which we administered. 
 
Turnover rents is where all or a portion of the rent is linked to the sales or
turnover of the occupier. 
 
Under rented is the term used to describe when the contracted rent is below
the estimated rental value (ERV), implying a positive reversion. 
 
Underlying earnings per share (EPS) consists of Underlying Profit after tax
divided by the diluted weighted average number of shares in issue during the
period. 
 
Underlying Profit is the pre-tax EPRA earnings measure with additional Company
adjustments. 
 
No Company adjustments were made in either the current or prior year. 
 
Valuation uplift is the increase in the portfolio valuation and sales receipts
of properties sold during the period, net of capital expenditure, capitalised
interest and development team costs, and transaction costs incurred, expressed
as a percentage of the portfolio valuation at the start of the period plus net
capital expenditure, capitalised interest and development team costs, and
transaction costs. 
 
Virtual freehold represents a long leasehold tenure for a period of up to 999
years. A 'peppercorn', or nominal, rent is paid annually. 
 
Weighted average debt maturity - each tranche of Group debt is multiplied by
the remaining period to its maturity and the sum of the results is divided by
total Group debt in issue at the period end. 
 
Weighted average interest rate is the Group loan interest and net derivative
costs per annum at the period end, divided by total Group debt in issue at the
period end. 
 
Weighted average unexpired lease term is the average lease term remaining to
first break, or expiry, across the portfolio weighted by contracted rental
income (including rent-frees). The calculation excludes residential leases and
properties allocated as developments. 
 
Yield compression occurs when the net equivalent yield of a property
decreases, measured in basis points. 
 
Yield on cost is the estimated annual rent of the completed development
divided by the total cost of development including site value and notional
finance costs to the point of assumed rent commencement, expressed as a
percentage return. 
 
Yield shift is a movement (usually expressed in bps) in the yield of a
property asset, or like-for-like portfolio, over a given period. Yield
compression is a commonly-used term for a reduction in yields. 
 
This information is provided by RNS
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