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14 Jan 2020
PRS REIT

PRS REIT completed 256 new rental homes in final quarter of 2019

The PRS REIT has provided an update for the three months to the end of December 2019 during which it completed 256 new rental homes bringing its total portfolio to 1,617 homes. The new homes will contribute £2.6m per year to the company’s rental income, increasing its annualised rental income to £14.9m. The group said demand […]

13 Jan 2020
Assura updates on primary care portfolio

Assura updates on primary care portfolio

Assura, the investor and developer of primary care property, announced a trading update for the third quarter ending 31 December 2019 in which it made six acquisitions and completed its third development of the year. The company now has a portfolio of 563 properties that produces an annual rent roll of £105.8m. The six acquisitions competed […]

10 Jan 2020

Great Portland Estates sells Kurt Geiger-let office

Great Portland Estates has exchanged contracts to sell a central London office let to Kurt Geiger for £64.5m. The sale of 24/25 Britton Street, which is located in the City fringe area, to an overseas investor reflects a net initial yield of 4.07% and a capital value of £1,255/sq ft. It was also sold at […]

08 Jan 2020

CLS acquires office in Staines for £19m

CLS Holdings, the UK, France and Germany focused property company, has exchanged contracts to acquire an office building in Staines for £19m. It has bought ‘TWENTY’ Kingston Road, which comprises 44,230 sq ft of grade A, multi-let office space, for a net initial yield of 5.3%. The asset is currently let to four tenants with a WAULT […]

02 Jan 2020

Regional REIT snaps up Edinburgh office for £10.3m

Regional REIT has acquired an office asset in one of Scotland’s premier business parks for £10.3m. The office asset comprises 43,676 sq ft over three floors, currently 100% let to John Menzies, an international aviation business and one of Scotland’s largest companies. The current contracted rent of £880,000 a year provides a net initial yield […]

02 Jan 2020

CLS sells government-let office portfolio for £65m

CLS Holdings has sold a portfolio of government-let regional offices in the UK for a total of £65m to Elite Capital Partners – a Singaporean investment firm. The 19 offices are located across the UK outside of the South East and, following major lease re-gears last year, have less active asset management potential. The group […]

30 Dec 2019

Symphony sells Japanese ski resort land

Symphony International Holdings has entered into binding agreements to sell land at the Niseko ski resort, in Japan, and form a new joint venture to co-develop part of the land with Hanwha Hotels & Resorts. As initally announced on 30 August 2019, Niseko Property Joint Venture (NPJV), which Symphony holds a 37.5% interest in, will sell […]

30 Dec 2019

SDCL Energy acquires 50% stake in US energy portfolio for $110m

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT), the first UK-listed investment company of its kind to invest exclusively in the energy efficiency sector, has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in Primary Energy, a portfolio of recycled energy and cogeneration projects located in Indiana, USA, from a consortium led by Fortistar for an equity cash consideration […]

30 Dec 2019

Regional REIT secures series of lettings 3% ahead of ERV

Regional REIT has announced a series of lettings 3% ahead of the expected rental value (ERV). The six leasing deals, which are spread across the portfolio, amount to a total rental income of £589,856 a year and comprise: A 9,581 sq ft renewal at Star House in High Wycombe to Star Micronics for five years […]

23 Dec 2019

Derwent London sells 40 Chancery Lane for £121.3m

Derwent London has exchanged contracts to sell its long leasehold interest in 40 Chancery Lane for £121.3m. The 103,700 sq ft office and retail building is let to Publicis Group until July 2035, with a tenant break in July 2033, at a net income of £5.5m per annum. The sale price represents a net yield to […]