The company said the second half of the year was off to a good start as it made a profit of 5.8 million pounds from a development land sale in Basingstoke.

The company had announced earlier this year an overhaul of its business, including the disposal of non-core development assets, as it looks to streamline its focus to regulated tenancies and the domestic private rental sector.

(Reporting by Vidya L Nathan in Bengaluru, Editing by Sunil Nair)