Tritax Big Box on road to serious growth – Tritax Big Box REIT posted an uptick in profits in the first half of the year on the back of strong rental growth. Operating profit before changes in fair value of investment properties increased by 5.7% to £60.7m, while rental income grew 3.5% to £166.8m. The […]
Stenprop records significant rental growth in industrial portfolio – Stenprop has reported strong leasing success and significant rental growth in its UK multi-let industrial (MLI) portfolio. In a trading update for the period from 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 the company completed 29 new lettings and 17 lease renewals at average rental uplifts of 24% and […]
Warehouse REIT drives up rent with Boots deal – Warehouse REIT has secured a 10-year lease renewal with Boots at a 42% uplift in rent. Boots has signed the lease renewal at the warehouse at Daneshill Industrial Estate in Basingstoke, which comprises 113,000 sq ft of distribution facilities on a six acre site, with no […]
Palace Capital converts to REIT – Palace Capital will join the UK REIT regime from today. The company has provided HMRC with notice of the conversion and said it expects to pay the first dividend as a UK REIT in December. It also announced a significant letting at its Sol Northampton leisure scheme. It has let […]
Sale of Green REIT progresses – Green REIT, the Dublin-listed developer and investor with an €1.48bn portfolio of offices and logistics in Ireland, is in exclusive talks to sell the company to UK private equity company Henderson Park Capital Partners. In a stock exchange announcement the company said: “Having assessed the bids received as part […]
Countrywide cuts losses as turnaround plan kicks in – The UK’s biggest estate agency group, Countrywide, reported hugely reduced losses in the first half of this year as its “back to basics” turnaround plan took effect. Losses were £37.7m in the first six months to June, down from £206.4m last year. Group income was down […]
Unite’s £1.4bn Liberty Living deal faces competition probe – The competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Unite Group’s £1.4bn takeover of student accommodation rival Liberty Living. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) could block the takeover if it concludes the deal would prove anti-competitive. The CMA is yet to set a deadline for its […]
Robust performance at Custodian REIT despite retail woes – Custodian REIT saw the value of its portfolio fall slightly in the quarter to the end of June as retail failures took its toll. The portfolio value stood at £568m, down from £572.7m at the end of March, driven largely by a marked reduction in value […]
Impact Healthcare continues strong growth – Impact Healthcare REIT, which owns a diversified portfolio of UK healthcare assets, reported its NAV had increased to just under £300m in the quarter to the end of June. NAV stood at £299.9m, or 104.67 pence per share, compared to £200.2m or 104.18 pence per share at the end […]
Hammerson continues non-core sell-off as NAV falls again – Hammerson has reported another fall in net asset value and announced the sale of its stake in a Paris mall. NAV per share dropped by 7.2% in the first six months of the year, while net rental income fell 12.3% to £156.6m. Adjusted profit for the half […]
