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02 Apr 2020
SEGRO to pay final dividend

SEGRO to pay final dividend

Industrial and logistics giant SEGRO will pay its final dividend, the company confirmed today. The group said it was in a strong position financially and has collected 71% of the rent due for the first quarter of the year. It is in discussion with tenants representing 25% of total headline rent regarding appropriate relief, primarily through […]

01 Apr 2020

PHP reaffirms dividend policy

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has reaffirmed its dividend policy with its business less impacted by covid-19. The company, which owns primary healthcare facilities in the UK and Ireland, said 90% of its contracted rent is either paid directly or indirectly by the UK and Irish governments, with the balance mainly coming from pharmacies attached to its properties. […]

01 Apr 2020

Helical to review final dividend payment

Office developer Helical has placed its dividend distribution under review during the coronavirus pandemic. The group said it collected 84% of the £6.7m total rent due in the first quarter of 2020, with 9% more to be paid in instalments over the next three months. It also collected 90% of its service charge payments in […]

31 Mar 2020

Empiric Student Property suspends dividend

Empiric Student Property has suspended payment of its dividend to cover an expected hit on income due to the coronavirus pandemic. The group said in a worst case scenario it could lose up to £21m of revenue this academic year, as it allows students to exit their rental agreements early due to the enforced lockdown. […]

31 Mar 2020

Regional REIT to pay dividend

Regional REIT has confirmed that its dividend for Q4 2019 will be paid to shareholders. The group, which owns a portfolio of predominantly office properties in regional locations in the UK, will pay shareholders 2.55 pence per share on the 9 April 2020. In a trading update, the company said it had collected most of […]

30 Mar 2020

Hammerson collects 37% of rent and suspends dividend

Retail landlord Hammerson collected just 37% of its rent in the latest quarter but has vowed to help retailers through the covid-19 pandemic. The group, which owns shopping centres in the UK and France as well as outlet centres across Europe, has also suspended its final dividend of 14.8p per share in order to preserve […]

27 Mar 2020

Tumultuous week for property as impact of covid-19 bites

The extent of the disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic is starting to really bite for property landlords. Unsurprisingly, the retail sector (including leisure and food and beverage) is being hardest hit due to the enforced shutdown of all non-essential shops. A host of big named retailers, such as Primark and Burger King, have said […]

27 Mar 2020

U and I Group sells trio of retail assets in positive sign for property

U and I Group, the specialist regeneration developer and investor, has sold three retail assets for a combined £22.4m. It has sold Crown Glass Shopping Centre in Nailsea for £11.15m; two units at The Killingworth Centre in Newcastle for £7.5m; and 89-107 Queen Street in Cardiff for £3.75m. The combined assets were sold marginally below their […]

27 Mar 2020

GCP Student to pay dividend despite reduced revenues

GCP Student Living has said it intends to pay its third interim dividend but expects “materially reduced revenues” for the final term of the current academic year. The UK REIT said it has received around 74% of all budgeted revenues due to it this academic year but added that the closure of universities due to […]