Dec 18 (Reuters) - British landlord LondonMetric
Property LMPL.L is in talks to merge with London-based real
estate investment trust LXI LXIL.L , Bloomberg News reported on
Monday, citing people with knowledge of the discussions.
The companies are working with advisers to agree on the
terms of a merger that would create UK's fourth-largest listed
landlord by assets, with a combined portfolio of about 6.4
billion pounds ($8.11 billion), the report said.
($1 = 0.7894 pounds)
(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru)
((abyjose.koilparambil@thomsonreuters.com))