UKCPT Pays £50M For Leicester Park

U.K. Commercial Property Trust has acquired the St. George’s Retail Park in Leicester, U.K., from a fund run by JP Morgan Asset Management.

U.K. Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT) has acquired the St. George’s Retail Park in Leicester, U.K., from a fund run by JP Morgan Asset Management, The Wall Street Journal reports. The investment trust, managed by Ignis Real Estate, paid a total of £49.9 million for the acquisition.

The key tenants of the retail park include Wickes, PC World, Currys, Comet, Aldi, Pets at Home, Next, Brantano, Toys r Us, Mothercare and KFC. The buyer was represented by BNP Paribas Real Estate and Sanders Cartwright, adds Property Magazine International.

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