Lloyds Banking Group booked a pre-tax loss of £4 bn (EUR 4.7 bn) as bad debts in the first half of the year rose to £13.4 bn, of which £10.7 bn came from HBOS. The bulk of the bad loans comprised commercial real estate loans, the bank said.
Westland Shopping Centre in the Brussels neighbourhood of Anderlecht may be up for sale, according to Belgian media reports.
