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20 Mar 2024

Urban Logistics REIT pulls out of merger talks

Urban Logistics REIT has announced that it will not proceed with an offer for abrdn Property Income Trust. The company had made a merger proposal to the company’s board in February, rivalling a merger bid by Custodian Property Income REIT, and in March set out the terms of an alternative proposal that would see it […]

20 Mar 2024

abrdn Property Income sells duo of assets at book value – casting doubt on merger

abrdn Property Income Trust (API) has sold two assets for a combined £16.55m, reflecting a very slight discount of 0.3% to their 31 December 2023 valuations. The sales cast doubt on the merits of Custodian Property Income REIT’s (CREI’s) merger proposal, which as it stands values API at a 28.2% discount to NAV. API’s board […]

19 Mar 2024

Harworth delivers the goods with strong development activity

Property development company Harworth Group posted a 4.4% uplift in EPRA net disposal value (NDV) to 205.1p per share in annual results to 31 December 2023. With dividends, which were up 10% to 1.466p, the company delivered a NAV total return of 5.1% for the year. The increase was driven by the unlocking of development […]

18 Mar 2024

British Land sells stake in 1 Triton Square for £192.5m

British Land has sold a 50% stake in its 1 Triton Square, in London’s Regent’s Place, to Royal London Asset Management Property for £192.5m. This is the building that Meta (Facebook) surrendered its lease on last year, paying British Land £142m in order to walk away from its lease agreement. The combined impact of the […]

18 Mar 2024

Urban Logistics REIT details new proposal for abrdn Property Income

Urban Logistics REIT has outlined details of an alternative proposal for abrdn Property Income Trust (API), that it says provides a better deal for API shareholders than the current Custodian Property Income REIT (CREI) bid. The proposal involves the acquisition by Urban Logistics of API’s logistics and retail warehouse assets (portfolio 1 – 66% of […]

14 Mar 2024

Empiric Student Property delivers strong rental growth

Empiric Student Property has delivered a strong set of results with earnings growth of 17.6% and a net asset value (NAV) uplift of 4.6%. The company’s EPRA earnings per share jumped to 4.0p (from 3.4p) in the year to 31 December 2023, allowing it to increase its dividend by 27% to 3.5p. Revenue was up […]

14 Mar 2024

abrdn Property Income board rejects SHED offer

The board of abrdn Property Income Trust (API) has said it would not recommend the Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) proposed bid or new proposal (see details below) for the company on the current terms, reaffirming its recommendation of the Custodian Property Income REIT (CREI) bid. SHED has until the close of play on Friday (15 […]

12 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 March 2024 – RGL, THRL, LAND, GSF

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 March 2024: Regional REIT (RGL) says that it is exploring a possible equity capital raise of around £75m through a rights issue that would be at a material discount to the current share price. The company adds that the rights issue is one of a range of refinancing options it is […]

11 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 March 2024 – SHC, GPE, ARTL

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 March 2024: Shaftesbury Capital (SHC) has completed the acquisition of 25-31 James Street, Covent Garden, London for £75.1m. The properties have a contracted rent of £3.9m and comprise 21,000 sq ft of lettable area, including 12,000 sq ft of retail and 9,000 sq ft of residential and office accommodation. The company says […]

06 Mar 2024

CLS Holdings’ results shine light on office sector struggles

CLS Holdings, the office landlord with assets across the UK, France and Germany, has reported a sharp fall in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) in full year results to the end of December 2023, as the office sector continues to struggle with valuation declines. The group’s NTA fell 23.2% to 253.0p from 329.6p at the […]

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