Walkie Talkie building sold to Hong Kong firm for a record £1.3bn

Walkie Talkie building sold to Hong Kong firm for a record £1.3bn

A Hong Kong firm has snapped up London's landmark Walkie Talkie skyscraper for a record £1.3bn.

The purchase by food and health products conglomerate Lee Kum Kee is the highest price ever paid for a single building in Britain.

It will acquire the two 50% stakes in the skyscraper - which is fully let and boasts a three-tiered sky garden with a restaurant - owned by Canary Wharf Group and Landsec.

Robert Noel, chief executive of Landsec, said: "The building has been an immensely successful project for Landsec and our partners.
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