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28 Aug 2020

Working from home or back to work?

The debate around the future of the office continues to rage. It was reported today that the government is likely to set about on a campaign to get people back to the office. If the economy is going to bounce back quickly, cities like London, Manchester and Birmingham buzzing with office workers will certainly help. […]

21 Aug 2020

An unlikely saviour of shopping centres

The conundrum of what to do with the vast amount of vacant space in shopping centres has been staring landlords in the face for years. The solution has been mulled over countless times by the biggest landlords, but a deal to convert space left over by ailing department stores into logistics space has yet to […]

18 Aug 2020

Grit Real Estate collects 85.4% of rents

Grit Real Estate Income Group has released an update on rent collection figures for the period March to July 2020, for which 85.4% of rent has been received. The pan-African real estate investor said the figure includes pre-paid rent that was collected in the period – 77.4% without it. Short-term concessions amounted to 7.9% of […]

14 Aug 2020

University challenge may come good

On the same morning that the farcical A-level results were announced this week, student accommodation specialist Empiric Student Property released half-year numbers that revealed bookings for the upcoming academic year was at 65%, compared to 85% at the same period last year. On first look that does seem a startling drop, but given the disruption […]

14 Aug 2020

NewRiver REIT announces improved rent collection figures

NewRiver REIT has said it has collected 60% of rent for the quarter ended June 2020 with a further 20% deferred or re-geared. The company, which owns a portfolio of retail and pub assets, added that 1% of rent for the period had been waived and 19% was still outstanding. NewRiver also updated on its […]

13 Aug 2020

Empiric Student Property hit by decline in international students

A decline in international student bookings has left Empiric Student Property with just 65% of rooms booked for the 2020/21 academic year, compared to 85% at the same point last year. The company, which owns 95 student accommodation properties across the UK with 9,401 beds, reported half-year results today in which EPRA net asset value […]

12 Aug 2020

Impact Healthcare REIT continues growth

Care home investor Impact Healthcare REIT has reported growth across all metrics in half-year results to the end of June. The group saw its net asset value (NAV) increase slightly to 107.17p per share (Dec 2019: 106.81p), with its portfolio now valued at £346m (Dec 2019: £318.8m). Its contracted rent roll has grown to £29.5m […]

23 Jul 2020

Helical announces strong rent collection

London office landlord and developer Helical has said it expects to collect between 90% and 95% of rent this quarter. As at 22 July 2020, the group collected 77.3% of the June quarter rent, with agreements in place for a further 13.6% to be paid in installments in the period leading up to the September […]

23 Jul 2020

AEW UK REIT maintains dividend and sees NAV rise

AEW UK REIT has declared a dividend for the quarter to the end of June of 2p in line with its targeted annual dividend of 8p. The group has seen EPRA earnings per share for the quarter fall to 1.81p (March 2020: 2.12p) as rent collection figures fell slightly, but has decided to maintain its […]

20 Jul 2020

Schroder REIT reinstates dividend at 50% of previous level

Schroder REIT has reinstated its dividend at a level 50% below its previous rate. The company postponed the dividend for the quarter to 31 March 2020, but following better than expected rent collection it has reinstated the dividend for the quarter to the end of June. It will pay a dividend of 0.38575p per share, […]

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