LondonMetric has announced plans to raise £100m through a placing to take advantage of investment opportunities during the covid-19 pandemic. The company, which owns a portfolio of logistics assets in the UK, said it would use the proceeds to buy an identified pipeline of long income, urban logistics properties. The acquisitions it has lined up […]
How the real estate sector adapts to a ‘new normal’ following covid-19 could have huge implications for listed property companies. QuotedData has reported on the likely effects on the retail and logistics sectors as well as the impact on valuations. One of the biggest unknowns, however, is the outlook for the office sector. This week […]
GCP Student Living has reported a 1.8% fall in its net asset value (NAV) for the quarter to the end of March 2020, driven by the impact of covid-19. The student accommodation provider’s EPRA NAV (ex-income) was 169.97 pence per ordinary share. Its portfolio, which is majority located in London, was valued at £986.5m at […]
Custodian REIT has reported a 2.2% fall in the value of its property in the first quarter of 2020. The fall in valuation to £559.8m, which take into account a ‘material uncertainty clause‘ due to the covid-19 pandemic, was behind a 2.7% fall in the net asset value (NAV) per share to 101.6p. Unlike some […]
CEIBA Investments (CBA), the real estate company focused on Cuba, has reported a slight increase in its net asset value (NAV) in full year results to the end of December 2019. The company, which owns four hotels and an office complex in the Caribbean island, saw its NAV per share increase to $1.50 from $1.49 […]
Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income (ASLI) has committed to its quarterly dividend but has put the payment level under review. The company, which owns 14 logistics asset across Europe, said it would continue to monitor rent collection closely, the evolution of covid-19 and its impact on its tenants. As at 24 April 2020, the company had […]
UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM) has committed to paying a quarterly dividend at a reduced rate of 50%. The company, which owns a diverse portfolio of 40 commercial properties in the UK, said it has put future dividends under review. It said: “The board has taken the decision to maintain a quarterly dividend, due in […]
Covid-19 has obliterated the property market with tenants across all sectors struggling with cash flow problems as various measures to restrict the spread of the disease have been stepped up in most countries. This has had a devastating effect on the rental income of property companies, which have in some cases received as little as […]
Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) has committed to paying a quarterly dividend for its financial year ending 30 June 2020. The group (previously named AEW UK Long Lease REIT – AEWL), which owns a diversified portfolio of 19 UK commercial property assets let on long leases, said it expected to continue paying a quarterly dividend but warned a prolonged […]
Globalworth Real Estate, which owns a portfolio of predominantly offices in Poland and Romania, has provided a covid-19 update. The group said its office assets in the two countries, which have both adopted measures similar to those seen in the UK, has yet to see a significant impact. It added, it was in discussions with several […]
