Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) has acquired a 25.5% stake in a portfolio of Sainsbury’s supermarkets in a joint venture (JV) with British Airways Pension Fund. The JV has acquired the stake in the 26 stores from British Land for £102m. SUPR’s contribution to the JV is £51m, excluding costs, which will be satisfied from its existing […]
AEW UK REIT has sold its largest asset for £18.8m. The car park asset at Geddington Road, Corby, was acquired in February 2018 for £12.4m and is fully let to Gefco UK for just over one year. AEW UK said it had not invested any capital expenditure in the asset during its hold period, which has […]
Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income (ASLI) has posted a 6.1% jump in net asset value (NAV) for the first quarter of 2020. The company, which owns a portfolio of 14 logistics assets across Europe, reported NAV per share of 99.92p (112.7c) at 31 March 2020, up from 94.21p (111.0c) on 31 December 2019. The increase […]
It was announced today that UK retail sales fell almost 20% in April as strict lockdown measures took hold. In the clothing retail sector, the impact of lockdown was even bleaker. Sales volumes plummeted over 50% when compared to March, which had already fallen by 34.9% on the previous month. With lockdown measures gradually being […]
Regional REIT has now collected 93.9% of rent for the current quarter, it announced in a trading update. The group, which owns office and industrial assets in regional UK cities, said the figure was ahead of that collected at the same point last year (92.7%). It said it will pay a dividend of 1.90 pence […]
Assura has reported strong full year results in which net asset value (NAV) increased 1.1%. The company, which owns a portfolio of 576 GP surgeries and medical centres, posted a diluted EPRA NAV per share of 53.9p. The group’s portfolio jumped in value by 8.1% in the year to £2.14bn due to acquisitions. On a […]
Great Portland Estates has posted a 1.8% rise in net asset value (NAV) in full year results to the end of March 2020. The central London office developer reported an EPRA NAV per share of 868p. Its portfolio valuation was stable, with a slight decrease of 0.3% to £2,624.1m. The increase in NAV was due to […]
Great Portland Estates (GPOR) has secured a 40,000 sq ft pre-let at its office development on Oxford Street. The deal is a significant boost to the central London office market as fears around a drop off in demand for office space mount amid the coronavirus crisis. GPOR has signed up Exane BNP Paribas, which will […]
LXi REIT has reported an 8.5% jump in net asset value (NAV) in full year results. The company, which owns a portfolio of inflation-protected very long income assets, saw NAV per share rise to 124.3p at the end of March 2020, compared to 114.6p last year. The jump is mainly attributable to acquisitions over the year […]
Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) has appointed M7 Real Estate as its new investment adviser. AIRE, which owns a diverse portfolio of 19 UK commercial property assets let on long leases, has made the appointment after the previous manager departed in February. M7, which is a leading specialist in the pan-European, regional, multi-let real estate market, will undertake a […]
