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10 Nov 2020

AEW UK REIT acquire industrial estate

AEW UK REIT has acquired a multi-let industrial estate, which increases its exposure to the sector to 54.3%. The company has bought Westlands Distribution Park in Weston Super Mare for £5.4m, using the proceeds from the sale of its largest asset earlier this year. The purchase price reflects a net initial yield of 6.4%, which […]

09 Nov 2020

Schroder REIT collects 84% of rent for quarter

Schroder REIT has provided a trading update in which it has stated it has collected 84% of rent for the quarter so far. The company, which owns a diverse portfolio of property assets in the UK, said the collection rate was ahead of the equivalent date in the previous quarter. The breakdown between sectors is 93% […]

09 Nov 2020

Urban Logistics REIT buys five assets for £33.1m

Urban Logistics REIT has bought five logistics assets for £33.1m just weeks after raising more than £90m in a fundraising. The deals were all conducted off-market at a blended net initial yield of 6.4%. The assets Ripon The group has acquired a 43,881 sq ft distribution unit in Ripon for £2.9m in a sale-and-leaseback deal […]

30 Oct 2020

QD view – Up in the AIRE

The COVID induced discounts that some UK real estate investment trusts (REITs) are trading on have been grabbing the attentions of investors for many months now. Private equity giant Brookfield Asset Management took a 7% stake in British Land in May and upped it to 9.2% last month, while KKR has snapped up a chunk […]

29 Oct 2020

Custodian REIT posts positive NAV total return for quarter

Custodian REIT has reported a modest 0.5% fall in net asset value (NAV) for the third quarter of 2020 and updated on rent collection. The company, which owns a diversified portfolio of property assets across the UK with a 47% weighting to the industrial sector, posted a NAV per share of 95.2p at 30 September […]

28 Oct 2020

Impact Healthcare REIT posts jump in NAV and updates on COVID

Impact Healthcare REIT, the care homes investor, has reported a 1.8% rise in net asset value (NAV) for the third quarter and confirmed 100% of rents for the year to date have been collected. In a trading update for the quarter ended 30 September 2020, the company said the unaudited NAV per share was 109.06p, compared to 107.17p at […]

27 Oct 2020

Glenstone looks to acquire 25% stake in Alternative Income REIT

Glenstone Property has announced its intention to acquire 25% of Alternative Income REIT (AIRE). The tender offer of up to 20,125,000 shares at a price of 59.25p represents a premium of 12.9% on the closing price on 26 October 2020, but a 29% discount to the 30 June 2020 net asset value (NAV) per share of […]

26 Oct 2020

Grit Real Estate reports sharp fall in NAV

Grit Real Estate Income Group, the pan-African real estate company, has reported a big drop in net asset value (NAV) as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on its retail and hospitality properties. The group said its NAV per share for the year to the end of June 2020 would be between US$1.18 and […]

23 Oct 2020

QD view – Will Landsecs return to former glory?

Mark Allan, the new chief executive of Land Securities, this week set out his strategy for growth at the former goliath of listed property companies. Since taking over the hot seat from Rob Noel in April, Allan has been undertaking a strategic review of the business. That review has concluded with four key pillars for […]