British Land Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- National Freehold Land Society
- National Building Society
- Selected Land & Property Co Ltd
- Adamant Investment Corp Ltd
- BL Holdings Ltd
- Union Property Holdings Ltd
- Ritblat, Sir John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Property activities
Commercial property development & management exc industrial estates
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Property activities
Property development & management, general
Notes:
Established 1856 as British Land Co Ltd by National Freehold Land Society, established 1849, in order to carry out land transactions for the society. 1878 the connection was severed and subsequently the society merged with Abbey Road Building Society to form Abbey National Building Society. Expanded rapidly from 1950s through acquisition, inter alia, of Selected Land & Property Co Ltd and Adamant Investment Corp Ltd. 1959 reconstructed under BL Holdings Ltd. 1970 acquired Union Property Holdings Ltd, led by John Ritblat, in what was a reverse takeover. Continues in 2020 as a leading UK property business specialising in commercial/retail property
Publications:
- 1856-1956. The centenary of the British Land Co Ltd by Unknown
- No Stone Unturned. A history of the British Land Company, 1856-2006 by Weston-Smith, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- National Freehold Land Society
- National Building Society
- Selected Land & Property Co Ltd
- Adamant Investment Corp Ltd
- BL Holdings Ltd
- Union Property Holdings Ltd
- Ritblat, Sir John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Property activities Commercial property development & management exc industrial estates
- Property activities Property development & management, general
Notes:
Established 1856 as British Land Co Ltd by National Freehold Land Society, established 1849, in order to carry out land transactions for the society. 1878 the connection was severed and subsequently the society merged with Abbey Road Building Society to form Abbey National Building Society. Expanded rapidly from 1950s through acquisition, inter alia, of Selected Land & Property Co Ltd and Adamant Investment Corp Ltd. 1959 reconstructed under BL Holdings Ltd. 1970 acquired Union Property Holdings Ltd, led by John Ritblat, in what was a reverse takeover. Continues in 2020 as a leading UK property business specialising in commercial/retail propertyPublications:
- 1856-1956. The centenary of the British Land Co Ltd by Unknown
- No Stone Unturned. A history of the British Land Company, 1856-2006 by Weston-Smith, John