08 Dec 2015

Early days for K&C REIT

K&C REIT, which was admitted to AIM on 3 July 2015, has released its annual results for the year ended 30 June 2015. On its admission to AIM, the Group issued 43,035,622 ordinary shares, including 35,663,400 shares issued at 10 pence per share pursuant to a fundraising, generating gross cash proceeds of £3,566,340. Shortly after […]

07 Dec 2015

Derwent London sells Wedge House for £33.5m

Derwent London has announced the sale of old Wedge House, 40 Blackfriars Road SE1, a 38,700 sq ft vacant freehold office building, for £33.5m before costs to Ennismore. Derwent, in collaboration with Ennismore, obtained planning permission this summer for a 110,000 sq ft hotel and office scheme at the site. Ennismore will now undertake the […]

07 Dec 2015

Phoenix Spree buys in Berlin

Phoenix Spree Deutschland has exchanged contracts to buy four properties in Berlin and has sold two buildings in Nürnberg at a significant premium to book value. The four Berlin properties were bought for an aggregate consideration of €R19.8m (£14m), excluding acquisition costs; representing a price per square metre of €1,640. The deal covers 150 residential and 10 commercial units […]

04 Dec 2015

Aseana Properties says lenders are holding up capital distributions

Aseana Properties says lenders are holding up capital distributions Aseana Properties has released an update on their progress towards making a first capital repayment to shareholders. The intention had been to make a first return of capital of US$10m to shareholders as of the end of September 2015 and to then make further returns of capital […]

02 Dec 2015

LondonMetric Property sells PC World in Hove for £13.6m

LondonMetric Property has announces that it has sold its PC World property in Hove to clients of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC for £13.6m, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.4%. LondonMetric acquired the asset for £8.1m and recently signed a new 15 year lease (with a break at 10 years) with PC World at a […]

26 Nov 2015

LondonMetric NAV growth driven development activity and yield compression

LondonMetric Property has announced its interim results for the half-year ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company’s EPRA NAV has increased by 4.3% to 146.6p per share (31 March 2015: 140.6p). The company says that Valuation gains have been driven by development activity and market yield compression. During the period, EPRA earnings have […]

25 Nov 2015

Japan Residential received new approach at 73.5p

Japan Residential Investment Company (JRIC) has announced today that, following the announcement, on 13 November 2015, that Nikko III Pte. Ltd. and JRIC had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer by Nikko III Pte, for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of JRIC (at 72p in cash per […]

25 Nov 2015

Primary Health Properties to fund Swindon medical centre

Primary Health Properties has announced that it has contracted to fund and acquire a purpose built medical centre to be developed in Swindon Town centre. The net consideration for the property will be £10.0m. The property comprises of circa 2,500m2 to be fully let to NHS Property Services Limited for a 20 year term from […]

25 Nov 2015

TR Property revenues bolstered by lower refinancing costs

TR Property Trust, managed by Marcus Phayre-Mudge (pictured), has announced its interim results for the half year ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV rose by 0.6% on a total return basis, ahead of the company’s benchmark , which fell 2.0%, whilst the share price fell by 4.1% and the discount to NAV increased […]