capital  regional said thursday that its footfall for the first four months of 2023 rose and continues to recover toward prepandemic levels and occupancy increased the property managementandinvestment company said footfall in the four months to the end of april rose 48 on year reaching around 844 of the footfall for the equivalent period in 2019 the nearest prepandemic equivalent in the year to date it has completed 29 new lettings and renewals for a combined rent of around 700000 pounds 865550 ahead of previous rent prices and estimated rental values occupancy rose 10 basis points over the four months from the end of 2022 capital  regional said it is progressing several repositioning projects across its portfolio supporting its mediumterm target of increasing adjusted profits by more than 20 we are confident that the strong operational performance and defensive nature of our assets allied to the actions taken over the last two years to reposition the company and its balance sheet leave us well placed to continue to perform despite some of the current broader economic uncertainties chief executive lawrence hutchings said