11. Properties held for sale
Increases consisted of purchases of buildings and ongoing construction activities in development properties.
In January 2020, the shareholding in the proportional consolidated company Raffaele Investissement SA was increased from 50% to 100%. Hence, the property “Le Prado” was thereafter fully consolidated until August 2020, when 100% of the shares of Raffaele Investissement SA were sold. Moreover, several apartments of “Avenue Neuve 22” in Ardon, “Gstaadstrasse 6/8” in Saanen, “Route de Crans 89” in Lens and “Route de Vermala 43/45” in Crans-Montana, were sold in 2020. The property “Chemin des Chantres 8” in St.-Sulpice was reclassified as residential property.
In 2019, the consolidated Group company La Foncière de la Dixence SA was deconsolidated, together with the development project “Route de la Forêt Derrière” in Hérémence. Moreover, several apartments of “Route de Vermala 43/45” in Crans-Montana, “Route de Crans 89” in Lens and “Gstaadstrasse 6/8” in Saanen were sold. The increases relate to the acquisition of “Avenue Neuve 22” in Ardon and to ongoing construction activities in development properties. The properties “Vermala 43/45” in Crans-Montana and “Route de Crans 87” in Lens were reclassified from residential properties.