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25 Nov 2020
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Helical posts 3.2% fall in NAV

London office developer and landlord Helical has posted a 3.2% fall in net asset value (NAV) for the six months to the end of September. NAV for the half-year came in at £579.2m, compared to £598.7m at the end of March, with EPRA net tangible asset per share down 3.6% to 505p (March 2020: 524p). […]

23 Nov 2020

Hotels and leisure assets weigh on LXI REIT

LXI REIT has reported a 2.9% fall in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) in half-year results, as the value of its hotel and leisure portfolio took a hit during the pandemic. The company, which specialises in inflation-protected long income real estate, posted an EPRA NTA of 120.8p at 30 September 2020, compared to 124.3p at […]

23 Nov 2020

Sirius Real Estate post 5% growth in NAV

Sirius Real Estate, the operator of business parks in Germany, has posted a 5% increase in net asset value (NAV) in half-year results to the end of September. The growth in NAV per share to 81.18c (March 2020: 77.35c) was mainly driven by a 4.3% uptick in the value of its portfolio to €1,229.7m. Sirius […]

23 Nov 2020

Harworth acquires Merseyside industrial park for £26m

Harworth Group has acquired an industrial park in Merseyside for £26m, as it continues to grow its exposure to the sector. The developer and investor has bought Saturn Park in Knowsley at a net initial yield of 7.7%. Located on a 35.2-acre site, Saturn Park comprises 416,000 sq. ft of modern warehouse space across three units […]

20 Nov 2020

QD view – The valuation game

Commercial property valuation has been a bone of contention for years. It is generally accepted that valuers are slow to react to changes in the sector. Just look at the recent history of retail valuations. Despite clear evidence that rents were falling due to the impact on retailer demand for space caused by a boom […]

19 Nov 2020

LondonMetric delivers strong half-year results

LondonMetric Property has delivered strong half-year results in which net tangible assets (NTA) jumped 3%. The company saw the value of its portfolio, which comprises industrial and logistics and long-income assets, increased by 2.3% to £2.4bn. As a result, EPRA NTA for 30 September 2020 was 175.5p, compared to 170.3p in March 2020. Net rental income […]

18 Nov 2020

AEW UK REIT posts 16.1% total return for six months

AEW UK REIT reported share price total return for the six months to the end of September of 16.1%. The group, which owns a diverse property portfolio, posted a net asset value of 92.73p per share (down slightly from 93.13p on March 2020). It paid dividends during the period of 4p per share, meaning its […]

18 Nov 2020

British Land makes £177m sale and reports gloomy half-year results

British Land has announced the sale of a West End development for £177m, at a 7.6% premium to book value, as well as half-year results. The group disposed of Clarges Mayfair, which consists of 50,000 sq ft of offices, 15,000 sq ft of retail and 34 residential apartments. It acquired the site in 2012 and […]

17 Nov 2020

McKay Securities “ideally placed to benefit” from shift in office sector

McKay Securities, which owns a portfolio of office and logistics assets in the South East of England, said it was “ideally placed to benefit” from a shift in the office sector caused by COVID-19. Its office portfolio, which accounts for 56.3% of its £438.95m portfolio, is predominantly located in towns in the Home Counties that […]