Land Securities Group plc announced interim management statement for the third quarter ended December 31, 2013. For the quarter, the company announced that good progress on developments: £7.3 million of development lettings signed since 1 October 2013 with a further £7.9 million in solicitors' hands. 123 Victoria Street, SW1, 93% let.

62 Buckingham Gate, SW1, 57% let with a further 10% in solicitors' hands. 20 Fenchurch Street, EC3, 64% pre-let with a further 23% in solicitors' hands. Launch of Trinity Kitchen and Primark at Trinity Leeds.

Completion of pre-let retail development at Crawley. Construction commenced at Taplow, 79% pre-let with a further 12% in solicitors' hands. £243 million of new developments commenced at 1 New Street Square, EC4 and 20 Eastbourne Terrace, W2.

Positive planning decisions at Ealing Filmworks and White Rose, Leeds. The company announced the improved occupancy: £5.4 million of investment lettings signed since 1 October 2013, with a further £5.0 million of lettings in solicitors' hands. Voids in the like-for-like portfolio down from 2.0% at 30 September 2013 to 1.8% at 31 December 2013.

Retail Portfolio like-for-like voids down from 3.0% at 30 September 2013 to 2.5% at December 31, 2013. Of this figure, units let on a temporary basis represented 1.4% London Portfolio like-for-like voids up from 0.9% at 30 September 2013 to 1.1% at December 31, 2013. Overall occupancy rate for the Retail Portfolio up to 98.3% from 97.8% at 30, September 2013.

The company's capital expenditure on developments was £53 million. As at December 31, 2013, adjusted net debt (on a proportionate basis and adjusted for the nominal value of the company's bonds but excluding the mark-to-market on the swaps) amounted to £4,025.7 million (September 30, 2013: £4,421.3 million).