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23 May 2024
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Helical’s blueprint for growth after painful year

A compelling outlook for real estate has resulted in Helical’s board concluding its strategic review into the company with a three-year blueprint for growth. Led by chairman Richard Cotton, a comprehensive business review found that the company’s “exciting pipeline of committed developments, which due to the quality of the schemes and anticipated supply shortages, are well […]

23 May 2024

Great Portland Estates launches £350m rights issues

London office developer Great Portland Estates (GPE) has launched a fully underwritten 3 for 5 Rights Issue to raise £350m (£336m net of expenses) through the issue of 152 million new shares at a price of 230 pence. The issue price represents a 44.5% discount to the closing price of 414.6 pence on 22 May […]

23 May 2024

NewRiver REIT weighing up bid for Capital & Regional

NewRiver REIT is weighing up a bid for shopping centre landlord Capital & Regional. In a stock market release this morning, Capital & Regional revealed that it was aware that its majority shareholder Growthpoint Properties (which holds 68.13% of the company’s issued share capital) had received a preliminary expression of interest from NewRiver REIT in […]

23 May 2024

Picton Property reports earnings growth and dividend uplift

Picton Property has reported solid earnings growth in full year results that support a 5.7% uplift in its annual dividend. The company posted a 2% increase in EPRA earnings to 4p per share in the year to 31 March 2024, which covered its annual dividend of 3.5p – which has now been increased to 3.7p. […]

22 May 2024

British Land posts robust results, with values stabilising

British Land has posted a robust set of annual results during one of the most turbulent periods, with EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) falling 4.4% to 562p in the year to 31 March 2024. The value of its portfolio was down 2.6% to £8,684m, and down just 0.2% in the second half of the year, […]

22 May 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 May 2024 – IHR, USF

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 May 2024: Impact Healthcare REIT (IHR) posted a 1.7% increase in NAV per share to 117.31p in the quarter to 31 March 2024. The value of its portfolio of care homes was up 1.5% to £660.8m, with contracted annual passing rent up 4% to £50.1m. Rent cover among its tenants […]

21 May 2024

Assura enters £250m JV to invest in NHS infrastructure

Assura Group, the healthcare property investor, has entered a £250m joint venture with Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) to invest in NHS infrastructure. The JV (which is split 80:20 in favour of USS – the principal pension scheme for universities and higher education institutions in the UK) will be seeded with an initial portfolio of seven […]

20 May 2024

abrdn European Logistics Income to wind down

abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI) has announced that it will undergo a managed wind down. Ahead of a continuation vote this year, the board launched the strategic review into the future of the company in November 2023, with the fund suffering from a wide discount to NAV and a materially uncovered dividend. The company received […]

20 May 2024

British Land sells Meadowhall stake for £360m

British Land has exchanged contracts to sell its 50% stake in the Meadowhall Shopping Centre to its joint venture partner Norges Bank Investment Management for £360m. The sale was in line with the company’s strategy to focus on retail parks and reduce exposure to shopping centres. The sales price, which values the whole site (including […]

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