Westquay Shopping Centre. THE owner of Southampton’s Westquay has collected less than half its second quarter rent despite retail restrictions easing. Hammerson, whose property portfolio also includes the Birmingham Bullring, London’s Brent Cross and Bicester Village, said it had received 48 per cent of second quarter rent due in the UK as market conditions remained “challenging”. Across the whole group, rent received stood at 40 per cent, with £27million still outstanding. But Hammerson, which last week revealed talks over a potential deal to sell its portfolio of UK retail parks, said a rise in shopper numbers across England was encouraging since the reopening of non-essential retail on April 12.
28 April 2021 | 14:13pm
StockMarketWire.com - Bupa has named James Lenton as its new group chief financial officer, replacing Martin Potkins who recently announced his departure.
Lenton was previously CFO of Hammersmith, the FTSE 250 property and investment group.
He will join Bupa later this year, with Potkins serving in the meantime in an interim capacity.
Inaki Ereno, group CEO of Bupa said: I m very pleased to welcome James to Bupa later in 2021. He brings a diverse range of experiences to the role, including an excellent track record of managing complex organisations through periods of transformation.
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