UK property investor Wichford has acquired three UK properties for a total of £30.5 mln (EUR 45 mln), and that it is in advanced talks on the acquisition of properties in France and Germany worth around £110 mln.

UK property investor Wichford has acquired three UK properties for a total of £30.5 mln (EUR 45 mln), and that it is in advanced talks on the acquisition of properties in France and Germany worth around £110 mln.

Pre-tax profit for the six months to 31 March came in at £4.53 mln, up from £3.13 mln in the year-earlier period. Turnover rose to £14.6 mln, from £10.82 mln. The net asset value per share at end-March stood at 216.12 pence, down from 220.04 pence at end-September 2006.