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05 Feb 2021

QD view – Property tinkermen worth their weight in gold

There can be no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape in the property sector forever. So, it has been interesting to observe how different property companies have responded with the composition of their portfolios. Any manager worth their salt would have been exiting high street retail a long time ago. But it […]

04 Feb 2021

UK Commercial Property REIT posts 3.2% NAV rise

UK Commercial Property REIT has posted a 3.2% increase in net asset value (NAV) in the quarter to the end of December 2020. The group, which owns a diverse portfolio of property weighted to the industrial sector, saw the value of its portfolio rise 2.9% on a like-for-like basis in the period to £1.21bn. Together […]

03 Feb 2021

Standard Life Inv. Property Income posts 4.1% jump in NAV

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust has reported a 4.1% increase in net asset value (NAV) in the quarter to the end of December 2020. NAV total return for the period (including the payment of dividends) was 5.0%. The increase in NAV, to 82.0p per share from 78.8p in September 2020, was primarily down to […]

02 Feb 2021

Lok’nStore’s development pipeline to add 33% to portfolio

AIM-listed self-storage company Lok’nStore has said its development pipeline will add 33.1% to the lettable area of its portfolio. The company gave an update on its new store development pipeline which comprises: The exchange of contracts to purchase a new 56,000 sq ft store in Staines that is due to open in 2022; The purchase […]

02 Feb 2021

LondonMetric acquires service station portfolio for £22m

LondonMetric Property has acquired £21.9m of convenience service stations across three separate transactions reflecting a blended net initial yield of 5.1%. The seven assets have a weight average unexpired lease term (WAULT) of 18 years and all benefit from contractual rental uplifts. The transactions comprise four Co-op convenience service stations in Basingstoke, Dagenham and South […]

02 Feb 2021

Target Healthcare post 1.8% NAV total return for quarter

Care home investor Target Healthcare REIT has posted a net asset value (NAV) total return for the quarter to the end of December 2020 of 1.8%. The group’s EPRA NAV notched up 0.2% in the period to 108.2p per share, reflecting a 0.8% increase in the value of its portfolio to £647.7m. It paid an […]

02 Feb 2021

Civitas Social Housing agrees new debt facility

Civitas Social Housing has agreed a new debt facility that will allow it to grow its portfolio. The group made the announcement with its quarterly net asset value (NAV) update today, but said the terms of the facility would be revealed shortly. It added: “Following completion of certain formalities and on drawdown the company expects […]

29 Jan 2021

QD view – Timing just right for Big Box

Timing is everything in property, and it looks as though Tritax Big Box REIT has got it spot on again with its foray into development. Having launched in 2013, when the logistics sector was seen as the ugly cousin of the glamourous retail sector, the group foresaw the online shopping revolution way before anybody else. It […]

29 Jan 2021

Impact Healthcare REIT increases dividend target

Impact Healthcare REIT, the care home owner, has increased its dividend target for the year to 31 December 2021 by 1.9% after a strong year. The group said its target dividend for the year is 6.41p per share from 6.29p, in line with the inflation-linked rental uplifts it received in 2020. Net asset value was […]