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19 Dec 2023
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 December 2023 – AIRE, BYG, CTPE, GSF, JGC

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 December 2023: Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) has completed the acquisition of a Virgin Active leisure club in Streatham, in South-West London for £5.1m. The price reflects a net initial yield of 9.8% and a discount to replacement cost. The acquisition of the asset redeploys the majority of the net proceeds […]

06 Dec 2023

abrdn Property Income Trust captures rental growth with series of deals

abrdn Property Income Trust (API) has captured strong rental growth within its portfolio with three rent reviews in its industrial portfolio. In Bristol, a rent review at Kings Business Park was agreed at £96,350 per annum, reflecting a 38.6% uplift to the previously passing rent. This was in line with the September 2023 valuation, but […]

06 Dec 2023

Schroder European REIT grows earnings, but NAV hit by yield expansion

Schroder European REIT (SERE) reported a 8.9% fall in net asset value (NAV) to 128.2 euro cents per share in annual results to 30 September 2023, reflecting the impact that challenging economic and geo-political risks have had on asset valuations. The group’s portfolio of European real estate declined in value by 8.5% to €214.1m, reflecting […]

05 Dec 2023

Residential Secure Income reduces dividend target

In line with the wider real estate sector, Residential Secure Income’s annual results were impacted by the higher interest rate environment. EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) was 81.8p per share, delivering a total return of -18.1%. Portfolio value was down 10% on a like-for-like basis with an 80 basis points (0.8%) outwards yield shift, reflecting […]

05 Dec 2023

Tale of two halves for Tritax EuroBox as values stabilise

It was a year of two halves for Tritax EuroBox, which reported a large fall in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) over the year to 30 September 2023 driven by falls in the value of its portfolio in the first half of its financial year. The value of the group’s European logistics portfolio fell by […]

04 Dec 2023

Life Science REIT makes major letting at Oxford tech campus

Life Science REIT (LABS) has completed a major letting at its Oxford Technology Park asset to Oxford Ionics, an Oxford University spinout and pioneer in quantum computing. The letting for the entire Building 6A, comprising 29,661 sq ft of space sees Oxford Ionics (an existing occupier of the park) increase its footprint at the campus […]

01 Dec 2023

Life Science REIT disposes of Oxford asset to focus on large scale developments

Life Science REIT (LABS) has completed the sale of Lumen House in Oxford for £7.65m to Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, a joint venture between Brookfield and the UK Atomic Energy Authority together with the Science and Technology Facilities Council. The disposal price represents a 5.6% net initial yield and is 2% ahead of June […]

01 Dec 2023

Tritax EuroBox sells Swedish scheme at substantial premium

Tritax EuroBox (EBOX) has exchanged contracts for the sale of its redevelopment site in Malmö, Sweden to a data centre owner-occupier for a headline price of SEK320 million (€28m). The net sale price is 39% above the valuation as at 31 March 2023. EBOX acquired the property with the intention of redeveloping the site for […]

28 Nov 2023

Tritax EuroBox completes Italian job, fully letting Turin asset

Tritax EuroBox has agreed a second lease at its two-unit asset in Settimo Torinese, a prime logistics location near Turin, Italy. The new six-year lease has been secured with the same leading Italian logistics provider which signed a lease for the other unit in August 2023. The letting for the second unit (14,197 sqm) at […]

28 Nov 2023

Tritax Big Box REIT updates on sales progress

Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has sold six assets so far in 2023 for a total of £327m. These disposals were conducted at or above most recent valuations, the company said, and delivered a blended net initial yield of 4.34%. The announcement provided top line detail on the assets, but it appears […]