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20 Mar 2023

Dolphin Capital fires manager following “undisclosed” property agreement

The board of Dolphin Capital Investors has terminated the Investment Management Agreement (IMA) between the company and Dolphin Capital Partners (DCP) with immediate effect. It says that DCP “entered into an undisclosed option agreement with the purchaser of the Amanzoe resort in Porto Heli, Greece at the same time that the company sold its interest […]

16 Mar 2023

Good year for Empiric Student Property

Empiric Student Property has posted a 8.2% uplift in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) in annual results to the end of 2022. The student accommodation specialist said EPRA NTA was 115.4p at the end of the year, up from 106.7p. This was in part due to a 7.3% like-for-like increase in the value of its […]

16 Mar 2023

Home REIT looks to replace investment adviser

Home REIT’s board is considering candidates to become investment adviser of the company, as it continues to consider all options for its future. It said that discussions had commenced with a number of candidates to take over from Alvarium Home REIT Advisors Limited. The board is also considering selling some or all of its assets […]

16 Mar 2023

Ediston Property considers future

The board of Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC) has launched a strategic review into the future of the company that could result in it being merged with another REIT or sold. The company, like many other REITs, has been battling a persistent wide discount to net asset value (NAV), which has severely impacted its ability […]

14 Mar 2023

Supermarket Income REIT sells Sainsbury’s portfolio for £430m

Supermarket Income REIT has exchanged contracts for the sale of its interest in a portfolio of Sainsbury’s let supermarkets to Sainsbury’s for a total of £430.9m. As previously announced, Sainsbury’s has acquired 21 of the 26 stores in the Sainsbury’s Reversion Portfolio (SRP), concluding the contractual unwind of the SRP Portfolio structure. The transaction is expected […]

10 Mar 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 March 2023

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 March 2023: Workspace Group (WKP) has sold the residential component of the Riverside mixed-use redevelopment in Wandsworth, London, for £53.95m, in line with its September 2022 valuation (£43.95m is payable immediately with the remaining £10m payable in March 2024). Workspace initially secured planning consent for 402 residential units and a […]

03 Mar 2023

Inflation-linked leases boost Triple Point Social Housing REIT

Triple Point Social Housing REIT has reported a slight uptick in NAV in 2022 results as the positive impact of its inflation-linked leases offset yield movement caused by rising interest rates. Highlights include: EPRA Net Tangible Assets per share of 109.06 pence as at 31 December 2022 (2021: 108.27 pence), an increase of 0.7%. Portfolio independently valued at £669.1m (2021: £642.0m) The portfolio’s […]

02 Mar 2023

Tritax Big Box REIT sells £125m of assets

Tritax Big Box REIT has exchanged contracts for the sale of three investment assets for a total of £125m, in line with the 31 December 2022 valuations and reflecting a blended net initial yield of 4.6%. The purchaser is a leading global investor in real estate. The three assets, which have a combined WAULT of […]

02 Mar 2023

Prime property yield movement hits Tritax Big Box REIT

Tritax Big Box REIT has posted a 19.0% drop in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) in 2022 results. The fall, to 180.37p per share, was the result of the impact of rising interest rates on prime property yields, but was less than anticipated. The group’s portfolio value decreased 15.2% on a like-for-like basis in the […]