Land Securities on Monday said it had exchanged contracts for the sale of its Queen Anne's Mansions office block in London to Arora Group for £245m.

OPEN The FTSE 100 was expected to open 14.4 points higher ahead of the open on Monday after wrapping up the previous session 0.42% lower at 9,138.90.

The average asking price for UK homes fell by 1.3% in August, according to data from Rightmove, down £4,969 to £368,740, as ...