FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Real estate / 3 October 2026
Real estate: sector news on Saturday 3 October 2026
Average tone +4.7 (positive) across 3 companies with relevant coverage, from 15 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Securities | +5.7 | 9 | Coverage centred on Landsec's £516m purchase of the Metrocentre and the £500m raise alongside it. |
| British Land | +7.0 | 5 | Coverage was mostly positive, led by Goldman Sachs raising its price target on British Land and keeping a Buy rating. |
| LondonMetric Property | +1.3 | 1 | Coverage was limited to a small after-hours share price gain of 0.49 percent. |
| Segro | – | 0 | |
| Tritax Big Box REIT | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +9.2 Goldman Sachs Lifts British Land PT, Maintains Buy Rating
Goldman raised price target and kept Buy rating. - +8.7 Panmure Liberum keeps 'buy' rating on Landsec after Metrocentre acquisition
Broker keeps buy rating after acquisition - +8.3 Landsec buys Metrocentre for £516M, keeps 'buy' rating with growth expected by 2030
Buy rating retained, growth expected by 2030 - +7.5 British Land secures over 11,500 sq ft of leasing activity at Plymouth’s Drake Circus
Leasing activity secured at Drake Circus shows letting demand. - +5.8 British Land Co. climbs Friday, outperforms market
Share price rose and outperformed the market. - +5.7 Landsec boosts retail portfolio with £516m Metrocentre deal
Deal boosts retail portfolio - +5.0 Jewellery brands renew and expand at Meadowhall - FashionNetwork
Brands renewing and expanding at Meadowhall, a British Land property. - +5.0 Landsec acquires U.K. shopping center for $694m
Landsec acquires UK shopping centre, expanding retail portfolio - +5.0 British Land Securities to buy Metrocentre mall for $681 million
Landsec buying Metrocentre mall; name garbled but same deal - +4.7 Landsec exchanges contracts to buy Metrocentre for £516 million - lexpress-franchise.com
Contracts exchanged for £516m Metrocentre purchase - +4.2 Key facts: LSE:LAND buys Metrocentre £516m; £500m raise; ABB done
Summary of acquisition and completed £500m placing - +3.3 Kiehl’s marks 175th anniversary with Carnaby Street opening
New Carnaby Street store opening, likely a British Land estate.