Although the ownership of some property can be traced back to Edward the Confessor, the estate as a whole essentially dates from 1066.
• Recent history – modernisation
• History
Some of our recent achievements illustrate this. During the last ten years we have:
• grown the value of the property portfolio from a £4 billion to a £8.1 billion business
• delivered over £2 billion to the Treasury for the benefit of the nation
• been awarded 'Investor in People' status every year since 2003, and the 'one to watch' status in The Sunday Times list of top 100 companies
• nurtured one of the nation's largest rural estates, which is now valued at almost £1.2 billion
• delivered an award winning £1 billion regeneration of Regent Street to create an international shopping and retail destination
• commenced a £500 million programme of investment to enhance and refine the properties in our other core central London portfolio, St James's
• constructed a significant portfolio of prime retail assets across the country
• established property partnerships with international, institutional investors, including Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Norges Bank Investment Management and Land Securities
• committed over £100 million to help drive the UK's fast growing offshore renewable energy industry
• won over 30 nationally recognised awards including 'Deal of the Year' from Property Week magazine, and in 2012 the IP Real Estate Awards 'Best Value-added Investment' and 'Best Institutional Investor in UK & Ireland', as well as Building Awards 2012 - Building Magazine Project of the Year
• overseen the installation of offshore wind farms that are already meeting the electricity needs of 1.4 million homes
• adopted a proactive, co-investment approach to our Round 3 offshore wind leasing, which has resulted in the UK leading the world in the offshore wind market
• helped establish a new renewable industry by completing the world's first commercial wave and tidal leading rounds
• invested over £1 million on maintenance and improvement of the mooring facilities on the River Hamble
• acquired three marinas as part of our marine diversification investment policy.
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