LSL Property Services plc (LSL) is one of the leading residential property services companies in the UK and provides a broad range of services to a wide range of customers including mortgage lenders together with buyers and sellers of residential properties .LSL’s operations cover four key areas; surveying, estate agency, corporate services and financial services.

British Land is building its own empire at home. The real estate investment trust (REIT) is one of the largest property owners in the UK (along with Land Securities). It owns and manages a roughly £14 billion ($22 billion) portfolio of office and retail properties in the UK and Western Europe. Retail properties account for about two-thirds of the portfolio, while Central London office assets comprise the remainder. British Land directly owns the majority of its holdings and the rest is owned through funds and joint ventures. Office properties include posh addresses such as its York House headquarters, Regents Place, and Broadgate. Tenants of its retail assets include Marks & Spencer, Tesco, and IKEA.

Kushner Companies which once owned and managed some 8 million sq. ft. of property, drastically reduced its apartment holdings by selling more than 17,000 units in 2007. The company's hotel division continues to be run by Westminster Hospitality. Westminster Communities, the firm's construction division, develops property in the Northeast.

At a time when most investors are bailing on the US mortgage market, Petra Real Estate Opportunity Trust sees a golden opportunity. The real estate investment trust (REIT) formed in late 2007 by the owners of Petra Capital Management, a hedge fund. Petra Real Estate Opportunity Trust plans to invest in commercial mortgage loans and other real estate-related assets that generate risk-adjusted returns, such as first mortgage loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), secured and mezzanine loans, Class B Notes, and land and real estate synthetic securities. It foresees investments ranging from $20 million to $70 million, with maturities ranging from three to seven years. Petra filed an IPO in June 2008.

Extensa develops and invests in commercial, industrial, and residential real estate. A subsidiary of holding company Ackermans & van Haaren, the company manages a portfolio worth more than E500 million ($650 million), including the holdings of publicly traded real estate investment trust Leasinvest Real Estate , in which Extensa owns a 30% stake. Extensa also redevelops inner-city properties for a combination of office, retail, and living space. The company is looking to Central and Eastern Europe for expansion and has offices in Romania, Slovakia, and Turkey, in addition to its core markets Belgium and Luxembourg.

Reyal Urbis is one of the largest real estate companies in Spain, and present in over 20 cities in Spain and Portugal with a widely-experienced team of professionals Among the company's many notable factors, the most outstanding features are its positioning in the widest and most stable sector of the market (first town homes for the middle classes), an extended network, diversification of products, low cost of acquiring land and a recognised brand.

Ventas, Inc. owns about 600 health care properties, including some 250 senior housing communities, about 200 skilled nursing facilities, and some 150 hospitals and medical office buildings. Its properties are located throughout the US and in two Canadian provinces; California and Illinois are its largest markets. Ventas leases more than a third of its properties to long-term care providers Sunrise Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living, and Kindred Healthcare.

The Equity Office portfolio, more than 59 million square feet of Class A office space through the US, is rich with signature properties in the nation’s leading gateway markets. Our company focuses heavily on meeting the current trends and changing strategic needs of companies and our chosen markets. We rely on a connected coalition of informed and market sensitive regional leadership groups made up of seasoned real estate professionals who keenly understand the nuances of their individual markets. With an average tenure of over 25 years in the real estate industry, our regional leaders also head teams with deep experience across the board from investment and asset management, to property management, development and construction.

The Hanley Economic building society provides investments, pensions, life insurance, and financial advisory services through its Hanley Financial Services subsidiary. The Hanley was established in 1854.Hanley Economic Building Society (or The Hanley, for short) operates about five branche offices in the West Midlands region of England. The mutually owned firm offers savings accounts (including ISAs), bonds, and trust funds, as well as specialized accounts for customers who prefer to bank by mail. Its lending activities consist of home mortgages, loans for home improvements, and personal loans.

Knight Frank represent the highest standards of quality and integrity in global property transactional, management and advisory services. Our reputation for uncompromising professionalism in everything we do is earned day in and day out serving our clients and earning their trust.Knight Frank & Rutley was founded in 1896 as a valuations, surveying and auctions business. Its first sale was held on 23 April at Conduit Street in London. Since then, Knight Frank has grown to become the world’s largest privately owned global property agency and consultancy. Today it is widely regarded throughout the world as the firm of choice for high quality commercial and residential property.In the 1960s the firm expanded into Europe, and in the decades that followed, acquired offices in Asia-Pacific and Middle East, Australia, Africa and the Caribbean. Its global network, including US based Newmark Knight Frank, encompasses 207 offices in 43 countries across six continents.More than 6,343 professionals handle in excess of US$886 billion (more than £594 billion) worth of commercial, agricultural and residential property annually, advising clients ranging from individual owners and buyers to major developers, investors and corporate tenants.

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