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Nigel TAYLOR Published
November 27, 2025
With Shaftesbury Capital staging its inaugural investor event post-Capco merger on Monday morning (27 November) at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the property giant’s management team should have been able to stage quite a performance for its shareholders if its new trading update is anything to go by.
Providing an insight into its “unique, irreplaceable portfolio and its plans for growth”, chief executive Ian Hawksworth said beforehand: “Our excellent performance has continued into the second half, with a strong start to the Christmas trading period” and expects rental growth of 5-7% per annum on average over the medium-term.
And that’s mostly thanks to its core West End property portfolio that it describes as “one of the most vibrant global destinations with an unrivalled concentration of entertainment and cultural attractions”.
Its Covent Garden properties have included a number of recent brand activations across the Piazza, including Marc Jacobs and Sézane, and it continues to strengthen the customer line-up across the portfolio “with a flurry of new openings”, including luxury brands Hublot, Messika and Girard-Perregaux in Covent Garden's Royal Opera House Arcade.
At the meeting, Shaftesbury will be able to elaborate on a host of positives including high footfall across its prime portfolio. It has seen a strong start to the Christmas trading period with customers reporting sales in aggregate 12% above 2025 levels and 16%above 2025 levels. It has also seen high demand for space, lots of leasing activity in H2 totalling 220 transactions representing £15.6 million of rent, 6% ahead of 30 June. And vacancy rates remain low at just 2.2% available to let.
Hawksworth added: “Despite the uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, our prime West End portfolio continues to demonstrate its resilience and appeal. Backed by our strong balance sheet, we look forward with confidence with a focus on delivering further growth and attractive returns as the leading central London mixed-use REIT [real estate investment trust].”
The balance sheet will show £82 million of asset disposals completed, 12% ahead of its June valuation, with access to around £500 million of liquidity of 30%.