Hammerson offloads 7 retail parks in £400m deal

// Hammerson to sell 7 retail parks, after separately disposing of 2 other locations
// The company has been cutting debt and fixing its balance sheetHammerson has said it will sell seven retail parks to private equity Orion for £400 million as it faces a tough trading environment in the UK.
The sale includes retail parks such as the Forge Shopping Park in Telford and Cleveland Retail Park in Middlesbrough.
The shopping centre operator has been cutting debt and fixing its balance