28 Nov 2016

Empiric Student Property is investing in Leicester

Empiric Student Property has entered into three forward funding arrangements with a Leicester-based property company to develop a total of 170 beds in Leicester across three properties for an aggregate investment of GBP15.975 million. 134 New Walk and 140-142 New Walk are located immediately to the west and east, respectively, of the Group’s recently acquired standing […]

24 Nov 2016

TR Property benefits from its European exposure

Post the referendum, the asset value of TR Property was a significant beneficiary given the appreciation of our European assets when measured in Sterling. The Trust’s asset value rose 10.7%, ahead of the benchmark which recorded 9.7%. Whilst UK property shares fell -3.8% over the period, their UK physical portfolio held up relatively well with a […]

23 Nov 2016

Hammerson buys four outlet centres

Hammerson plc and its partners in VIA Outlets, APG, Meyer Bergman and Value Retail, have signed an agreement to acquire, subject to regulatory clearance, four established outlet centres as part of its growth strategy in the European outlet market. The retail venues, located close to major cities in Germany, Portugal, Spain and Poland, represent total […]

23 Nov 2016

LondonMetric Property buys last mile distribution warehouses

LondonMetric Property has announced that it has acquired eight ‘last mile’ distribution warehouses for GBP39.9 million at a blended yield of 6.2% and with a WAULT of 9.0 years. Six of the distribution warehouses have been acquired from Helical plc for GBP26.0 million at a NIY of 6.5%. The 382,000 sq ft of warehouses are […]

21 Nov 2016

Construction problems for LXB Retail

LXB Retail is working to return cash to shareholders. They reported a fall in net asset value of 7.5p per share for the six months ended 30 September 2016, after adjusting for a return of capital of 38.0p per share in June 2016. The major constituents of this reduction are: losses caused by delays in the […]

18 Nov 2016

Alpha Real Trust NAV up 10% in difficult period

Alpha Real Trust, talking about the six month period ended 30 September 2016 (which was a difficult one for many property companies), reports: Its NAV per share rose to 151.9p from 137.9p on 31 March 2016, an increase of 10.1% Adjusted earnings per share of 3.9p for the six months ended 30 September 2016 (3.0p: six months ended […]

17 Nov 2016

New River REIT bumps up dividend by 11%

New River Reit has announced results for the six months ended 30 September 2016. David Lockhart, Chief Executive commented: “I am pleased to report that NewRiver has again produced growing cash profits from its high quality and defensively positioned portfolio. We have a proven track record of generating secure income returns and delivering a growing […]

16 Nov 2016

Trinity Capital completes disposals

Trinity Capital says that its subsidiary, Trinity Capital Mauritius Limited, completed the realisation of its investments in Trinity Capital (One) Limited and Trinity Capital (Five) Limited on 15 November 2016. Disposal proceeds of GBP8.7 million were received by Trinity Capital Mauritius Limited. The only remaining investment is Trinity Capital (Ten) Limited, held together with Immobilien […]