F&C REIT buys Runcorn scheme out of receivership

 

F&C Reit Asset Management has bought the 345,000 sq ft Halton Lea shopping centre in Runcorn, Cheshire, out of receivership.

 

It paid £29.1m, reflecting an 8.25% yield.

 

The scheme, which was previously owned by Fordgate subsidiary Arkminster,