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08 Jul 2024

Unite Students ups rental growth forecast

Unite Group has upped its rental growth forecast for the forthcoming academic year to 7% (from 6%) due to high demand for its student accommodation, and said that the higher education policy remains stable under a Labour government. The company revealed that 94% of rooms were now reserved for the 2024/25 academic year, ahead of […]

04 Jul 2024

NewRiver REIT boosts capital partnerships business with acquisition

NewRiver REIT has acquired an asset management business, boosting its capital partnerships business to £1.5bn across a portfolio of 21 shopping centres and 18 retail parks, with 13 different partners. The company has bought Ellandi Management Limited, an asset and development management business focused on UK retail and regeneration, for £5m. The Ellandi business brings […]

02 Jul 2024

AEW UK REIT makes solid progress on dividend cover

AEW UK REIT has reported a NAV total return of 5.0% for the year to the end of March 2024. NAV fell 2.6% to 102.73p per share due to the impact of higher interest rates on the value of its portfolio. However, dividends of 8p per share over the year brought its total return into […]

01 Jul 2024

More suitors in for Tritax EuroBox

Tritax EuroBox has announced that it has received more expressions of interest in buying the company, as the deadline for private equity giant Brookfield is extended. The company revealed that following the announcement of Brookfield’s possible cash offer for the company on 3 June, it was now in discussions with a “number of parties” that […]

28 Jun 2024

Going off piste in search of yield

With headlines dominated by a certain £5bn merger and a potential lifeline thrown Regional REIT’s way, I suspect a smaller deal announced by Warehouse REIT may have gone unnoticed. Already on our radar this week due to annual results being published, the company made the surprising additional announcement of a retail park acquisition. That’s not […]

27 Jun 2024

SEGRO goes Dutch with €222m triple buy

SEGRO has acquired three fully leased logistics warehouses in The Netherlands for €222m. Undertaken via three separate transactions the assets build on SEGRO’s scale in a region, which acts as a key logistics hub for Continental Europe as well as the Dutch domestic market. They total 172,300 sqm of additional space and are in-line with […]

27 Jun 2024

Target Healthcare REIT sells four care home at book value

Target Healthcare REIT has completed the disposal of four UK care homes for £44.5m at a modest premium to the book value at 31 March 2024. The sales price reflects a net initial yield of 5.64%. Proceeds from the disposal, which represented 326 beds and 4.6% of the group’s overall portfolio value, will enable a […]

27 Jun 2024

Regional REIT in last chance saloon with proposed equity raise

Regional REIT has announced a capital raising of £110.5m through a fully underwritten placing. The company has also announced a 1 for 10 share consolidation. The capital raising, which is being underwritten by Bridgemere Investments, will enable the company to fully repay a £50m retail bond that is due to mature in August. The remainder […]

27 Jun 2024

Harworth sells development land to Microsoft for hyperscale data centre

Harworth Group has sold a parcel of land near Leeds to Microsoft for £106.6m for the development of a hyperscale data centre. The 48 acres of land at Harworth’s Skelton Grange site will be sold in two phases. The first plot, which comprises 27 acres, will be sold for £52.9m with completion expected in the […]