For 2016, before appropriation of profit, all amounts in € thousands

All amounts in € thousands

All amounts in € thousands, unless otherwise stated

The Retail Fund (Chamber of Commerce number 34366471) is a public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, with its corporate seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied unless otherwise stated.

The risk management function within the Fund is carried out with respect to financial risks. Financial risks are risks arising from financial instruments to which the Fund is exposed during or at the end of the reporting period.

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and adjusted for current market conditions and other factors.

A spread by strategy is applied in the analysis of the valuation of the investment property portfolio.

The future contractual rent from leases in existence on 31 December 2016, until the end of contract (accounted for on the basis of the minimum rent) can be analysed as follows:

In 2016, € 0.2 million (2015: € 0.1 million) of the maintenance expenses related to unlet properties.