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France

We thank our French retailers for their feedback. This is helping us to identify opportunities to meet your needs as effectively as possible. If you need our assistance, please contact us.

Bertrand LabesseBertrand Labesse

Asset Manager

phone+33 (0) 1 53 439013

Bertrand joined British Land European Fund Management in November 2006, opening our office in Paris. Since then, he has been responsible for our French portfolio, as well as Belgian and Swiss assets in 2007 and Italian assets since 2008. Previously, Bertrand worked in the office, logistics and retail sectors, with Hammerson France and Rodamco as Portfolio Manager.

Managing our properties

Regular communication

We hold monthly meetings with our managing agent, Ségémurs, to discuss property management issues and feedback from occupiers, as well as establishing action plans. Ségémurs also visits our French properties each month, liaising with store managers as appropriate.

Marc Auger
  • Marc Auger
  • Ségémurs Managing Agent
  • +33 (0) 1 40 675171
  • Email me

Service charge costs

Ségémurs will continue to hold on-site meetings with retailers to share information on the scheme’s operations and management. As well as providing closing statements on service charge expenditure, they will now also present the breakdown of service charge costs and main drivers of changes. A recent external survey we commissioned on Property Land Taxation has led to positive cost adjustments for most of our retailers in France.

Rental levels

We share our retailers’ concerns about rental levels. Where available, we are checking your rental costs against turnover data, and have instructed Ségémurs to keep a close eye on sales ratios and rental costs.