Legal & General鈥檚 investment management鈥檚 real asset division has bought a 20,000sqft office asset in northern England from Trinova Real Estate.

LGIM Real Assets said it acquired Steel Vulcan House in Sheffield for around 拢50m (鈧56.6m) on behalf of Legal & General鈥檚 Annuity Fund. The office, which will be refurbished, is fully let to a government department.

The UK insurer currently manages around 拢58bn of retirement annuities for policyholders and invest for their long-term return within Legal & General Retirement.

Tom Roberts, the head of strategic investment at LGIM Real Assets said: 鈥淭his is a great deal for the fund, offering a secure long-term income stream as well as satisfying our objective of increasing our exposure to public sector let investments.鈥

Sam Resouly, a partner at Trinova Real Estate said: 鈥淲e are delighted to have completed this transaction and enjoyed working with all parties to achieve this outcome.

鈥淭his is the first full life-cycle investment concluded on behalf of the Morood Investment Company and we are pleased that all parties achieved their goals.鈥