Grosvenor revenue profits halve; GB&I out-performs as European business swings to a loss
Dramatically lower numbers from 2018 to 2019 are "in line with expectations," says Grosvenor Group, and follow "deliberate decision[s] to accelerate UK asset sales pre 2016 and reduce [the] international development pipeline, anticipating [a] low point in the property cycle."
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