Directorate Change

Land Securities Group Plc
30 September 2004



30 September 2004


Land Securities Group PLC ('Land Securities' / 'the Group')



Board Appointment





Land Securities announces that it has appointed Mike Hussey, Managing Director,
London Portfolio to the Board.  Mike joined Land Securities as Development
Director in 2002 and has been responsible for overseeing Land Securities' London
development programme.  In particular Mike has introduced the Capital Commitment
campaign, focusing on marketing Land Securities' entire London development
programme rather than individual schemes.  More recently Mike has overseen the
forward sale of 450,000 sq ft of offices at Bankside 123 to IPC Media.



Commenting on the appointment, Land Securities' Chairman, Peter Birch, said, '
Mike's track record means that he brings to the Board a strong insight into the
London market and in particular the needs of modern occupiers.  This accords
well with the Group's focus on the customer.  We are delighted he has agreed to
join the Board.'



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For further information:

Land Securities                                Financial Dynamics
Francis Salway/Emma Denne                      Stephanie Highett/Dido Laurimore
020 7413 9000                                  020 7831 3113





Note to Editors



Land Securities is a FTSE 100 company, quoted on the London Stock Exchange.  Its
market capitalisation is £5.6 billion (Sept 2004).  It has been at the forefront
of the UK's commercial property industry for 60 years.  Today, the Group
maintains its market leading position as the UK's largest quoted property
company by providing commercial accommodation and property services to a wide
range of occupiers.  The Group's objective is to create attractive and
sustainable returns for its shareholders through its activities, which include
property investment, development and property outsourcing.



Land Securities holds a market leading position in three areas of the UK
commercial property market:



•         Central London offices

•         Retail, including shopping centres and out of town retail parks across
          the UK and

•         Property outsourcing.



Its £8 billion investment portfolio includes more than 735,000 m2 of office
space in Central London and substantial retail holdings in Oxford Street,
Tottenham Court Road and Notting Hill Gate.  In addition the Group owns 23
shopping centres and retail warehouse located across the UK.



It has a substantial development programme with over 20 development projects
either underway or being planned.  Projects include regeneration schemes in
historical British cities, three major retail-led urban regeneration schemes and
eight Central London developments.  The Group is also master planning one of
Europe's largest regeneration schemes in Kent Thameside.



The Group leads the market in property outsourcing where, through Land
Securities Trillium, it provides accommodation and property-related services to
the Department of Work and Pensions, the BBC, Aviva and through a joint venture,
Telereal, to BT.



The Group is committed to environmental initiatives and community involvement.
This has been recognised by the Group's inclusion in the BiTC Corporate
Responsibility Index, FTSE4Good Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Its environmental performance has been recognised by the award of three Green
Apple Environment Awards and receiving ISO14001 accreditation for its work with
the DWP.




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