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Shopping centre slump is turning around

Fewer shopping centres changed hands in 2023 than in any year since the turn of the millennium, but a slump in values is beginning to draw back prospective buyers.

Investors spent £1bn on British shopping malls last year, data shows. That is two-thirds below the £2.7bn spent in 2022 and well shy of the record £6.5bn of deals struck in 2015, the peak of the market.

However, the second half of the year showed a 61% rise in activity, with £600m of centres changing hands.

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