Half of the Bentall Centre is set to be sold off this week to a private equity firm, it has been announced.

Current owners Aviva Investors have agreed to sell half its stake in Kingston’s landmark shopping centre for about £130m.

A spokesman for Aviva Investors said: “The Aviva Linked Property Fund has agreed new terms with Meyer Bergman for the sale of a 50 per cent interest in Bentall Centre, Kingston.”