The ark, the precious hyressmäll of the economic crisis struck in Its

Last week, the owner of the property Delarka Holding ab to sell the reach of its corporate headquarters, the Police 2, also known as the Ark. The buyer has not been disclosed, but it will be a ”new " nordic companies”.

It is still too early to say whether the sales constitute a small ray of hope for the Its, which is struggling with major financial problems. Its been trying to rent out the three floors are empty, then, in 2017, to no avail. The empty spaces will cost the company around sek 30 million – about one-third of the base rent each year, according to the Dagens Industri newspaper.

"If you write such a long contract, the landlord has to be ready to make use of the entire building until the year 2026," says Philip Johnson, fastighetsanalytiker at Danske Bank.

long-term contracts are between the tenants and the landlords in the case of large-scale buildings, and, above all, the building itself is custom-made to the business to which the tenants are engaged. The ark, indeed, built in postnord's (formerly Posten) on behalf of you.

" But you can't write a long-term agreement is only in order to that's the way it's usually done. Of course, it is difficult to predict the future, but there are quite a lot of money, it's all about. Some of the types of needs you should be able to be identified.

the Building was owned from the beginning of the AP Property, as of 2008, joined forces with the real estate company Vasakronan. It was during a tennis tournament time, which, in Its renewed contract for the year 2026. The previous contract, which was written before the Post was moved into it, had a prior period to 2022.

In november 2013, and sold the Sheets to a real estate company, Delarka Holding ab, who had to pay for. : 1.2 billion Swedish kronor for the transaction.

started off in Its mind, and in the november of 2016, it emerged that the company would provide the 8,000-square metres of the Ark. The reason for this was that it would reduce the workforce in order to improve the efficiency of its operations. It is the job of the premises would be rented at the accommodation.

”three years ago, it was quite full-on here. We have now cleared three of the six planes, and we're not crowded,” said the company's president and ceo, Håkan Ericsson.

But the point is to find a player that is wanted by the of the available sites have been slow. So far nobody has shown any concrete interest in the empty spaces.

it got Its not enough. It said then that it did not intend to extend the contract for an additional in , but to let the current one run out in 2026.

”There is no possibility of Its withdrawal from the lease agreement early,” said one real estate company in connection with the agreement was terminated.

the Fact is, Its opening to the time the Ark has not been as it was originally intended.

" It's not hard to see that this is a result of living too much. However, we are in a business that is always changing, just as society is. I'm a firm believer that the decision to write a contract, was, after careful consideration, " said Anna Kjellander, press officer at Postnord.

" We are never comments on the details of the deal, but what I can say is that it is not unusual for you to write a long lease when it comes to such large buildings.

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