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06 Oct 2020

Alternative Income REIT to amend investment policy after review

Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) has announced its intention to amend its investment policy following a review of the business by new investment adviser M7 Real Estate. M7’s review concluded that AIRE’s investment policy should change so that it can take advantage of investment opportunities in the market “at an attractive entry yield that are expected […]

05 Oct 2020

Regional REIT acquires two offices for £10.2m

Regional REIT has acquired two offices, in Swansea and Bristol, for £10.2m at a combined net initial yield of 10.1%. The group, which owns a diverse property portfolio in regional UK locations, has bought Waterside Business Park in Swansea and 2410 Aztec West in Bristol. Combined, the assets have a weighted average unexpired lease term (WAULT) to […]

05 Oct 2020

LXI REIT reports 6% increase in dividend

LXI REIT has announced a 6% increase in its quarterly dividend having collected 97% of rents so far for the current quarter. The company, which owns a portfolio of long-let, index-linked property, has increased the dividend guidance to 1.44 pence per share for the quarter ending December 2020. It said the dividend is expected to […]

02 Oct 2020

IPSX has watershed moment

After years in the making, the International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) could have its watershed moment. The first company announced its intention to float on the exchange this week, which if successful could signal a transformation in the way investors gain exposure to property assets. IPSX was established to enable the listing of individual properties […]

01 Oct 2020

NewRiver REIT makes £34.7m retail park sale

NewRiver REIT (NRR) has sold a 90% stake in a Northern Ireland retail park for £34.7m. The group has sold the stake in Sprucefield Retail Park, in Lisburn, to its joint venture partner BRAVO for a net initial yield of 9.0% and a 5% discount to its March 2020 valuation. NRR has now sold £50.4m of […]

01 Oct 2020

Inland Homes sells build to rent schemes for £52.8m

Inland Homes has sold two build to rent schemes in its Centre Square and Buckingham House developments in High Wycombe for £52.8m. The brownfield developer and housebuilder has sold Centre Square, a 123-unit scheme, for £31.5m and Buckingham House, an 85-unit scheme, for £21.3m.  The Centre Square sale has been structured so that £15.75m is paid upfront, with monthly […]

01 Oct 2020

Mailbox REIT to IPO and list on IPSX

Newly formed single asset real estate company Mailbox REIT has announced its intention to raise £62.5m in an IPO and be the first company to list on the International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX). Mailbox REIT owns the Mailbox, a large prime office-led mixed use property in Birmingham that has been independently valued at £179m, and will […]

01 Oct 2020

Schroder European REIT sells Paris office for €104m

Schroder European REIT (SERE) has forward sold an office in Paris for €104m, delivering a net profit of 35% and increasing the company’s net asset value by 15%. The sale of the Boulogne-Billancourt office asset, which was originally acquired in 2016 for €37.5m, is structured as a forward funding, with the building being handed over to […]

30 Sep 2020

Supermarket Income REIT publishes prospectus for £150m equity raise

Supermarket Income REIT announced its intention to raise £150m in a placing at an issue price of 104p per share, earlier this month. The issue price represents a discount of 6.3% to the closing price on 16 September 2020 and a 3% premium to its last reported NAV at 30 June 2020. The group’s investment […]

30 Sep 2020

ASLI posts 4.2% NAV total return in half-year results

Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income (ASLI) has reported solid half-year results with a net asset value (NAV) total return of 4.2%. The company, which owns a portfolio of 14 logistics assets across Europe, posted an unaudited NAV per share of €1.13 (103.0p), compared with the NAV per share of €1.11 (94.21p) at the end of 2019. […]