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06 May 2021

Standard Life Investments Property Income upbeat on future

Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust (SLI) reported a 4.0% increased in net asset value (NAV) in the first quarter of 2021. The group, which owns a diverse portfolio of property assets heavily weighted to the industrial and logistics sector, said NAV at 31 March 2021 was 85.3p (Dec 2020: 82.0p) resulting in a NAV […]

05 May 2021
UK Commercial Property REIT ups dividend by 40%

UK Commercial Property REIT ups dividend by 40%

UK Commercial Property REIT has increased its dividend by 40% due to the improved economic outlook for the UK. The group, which reported a 1.5% jump in its net asset value in the first quarter of 2021, said it will increase the quarterly dividend payable to 0.644p per share. This is still 30% down on the […]

05 May 2021

Alternative Income REIT ups dividend

Alternative Income REIT has upped its dividend following continued strong rent collection. The group, which owns a diverse property portfolio worth £108.7m, has increased its quarterly dividend to 1.25p per share, from 1.00p in the quarter ending December 2020. This increase followed rent collection since the start of the pandemic of 97.2%, with deferrals agreed […]

04 May 2021

Custodian REIT to up dividend

Custodian REIT has said it will increase its target dividend after reporting rent collection rates of 89% for the year to 31 March 2021. The group paid a dividend of 4.5p in the year, which was down on the 6.65p it paid for the year to March 2020 reflecting the decreases in rent collection rate and […]

04 May 2021

LXI REIT on the acquisition trail

LXi REIT has acquired an Aldi foodstore and a Dobbies garden centre for a total of £24m, as it continues to build its long-income portfolio. The acquisitions, which were acquired off-market, have an average net initial yield of 5.45%, a long average unexpired lease term to first break of 29 years and 100% of the income […]

04 May 2021

QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 May 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 May 2021: Syncona (SYNC) has provided an update on investee company Gyroscope Therapeutics’ proposed IPO in the US. SYNC says that Gyroscope has filed an amended registration statement on Form F-1 with the US SEC, which relates to a proposed IPO in the US of its American Depositary Shares (ADS), with […]

30 Apr 2021

QD view – Rent Wild West needs a solution

After last week’s news that several property landlords, including AEW UK REIT, had successfully sued some of its tenants for rent arrears that had amassed during the COVID pandemic, two of property’s big boys – Land Securities and British Land – have set up plans for a more amicable solution to the rent conundrum. The […]

30 Apr 2021

Standard Life Inv. Property Income posts COVID-affected results

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLI) has posted full year results for 2020. The highlights are: Net asset value (NAV) per share 82.0p (Dec 19: 89.9p), down 8.8% as valuations came under pressure, particularly in the first half of the year, due to COVID-19. NAV total return of -4.6% EPRA earnings per share 4.1p Dividends […]

30 Apr 2021

Stenprop makes letting progress

Stenprop, the UK multi-let industrial (MLI) property company, recorded a record quarter for leasing in the first quarter of 2021. The group completed 50 new lettings in the period (39 previous quarter) and 33 renewals (18 previously) worth £1.54m of annual rent. New lettings were at a 24% average uplift on the previous passing rent, while […]

29 Apr 2021

Aberdeen Standard European Logistics had stellar 2020

Aberdeen European Logistics Income (ASLI) has reported stellar results for 2020 in which it posted a 13.6% net asset value (NAV) total return. The group, which owns a portfolio of 15 logistics assets in continental Europe, said NAV increased 8.1% to €1.20 (31 Dec 19: €1.11). This was primarily driven by yield compression as investor […]