Overview
Picton Property Income Limited invests in commercial property located throughout the United Kingdom.
As a closed-ended Property Investment Company, Picton’s investment objective is to provide shareholders with an attractive level of income, together with the potential for capital growth from directly or indirectly investing across the principal commercial property sectors; namely office, retail, industrial and leisure.
Research History
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07 Aug 2024 11 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – August 2024
August 2024 Winners and losers in July 2024 Best performing funds in price terms % Tritax EuroBox 13.3 Balanced Commercial Property Trust 10.5 TR Property 10.4 AEW UK REIT 9.9 Shaftesbury Capital 9.9 Picton Property 9.4 Schroder REIT 9.1 Tritax Big Box REIT 8.9 Capital & Regional 8.3 Unite Group 7.9 Source: Bloomberg, Marten & […]
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13 Dec 2023 15 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – December 2023
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data November’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. Property stocks bounced back in November after a difficult few months, with the median share price across the sector up 8.2%. Investor sentiment towards the sector improved as hopes that interest rates have hit […]
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11 Aug 2023 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – August 2023
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data July’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. Better than expected inflation figures in the UK raised hope that interest rates had peaked, and that commercial property values may have bottomed out. Improving investor sentiment towards the sector was reflected in an […]
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13 Jun 2023 15 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – June 2023
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data May’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. The property sector is a hotbed of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity as investors look to take advantage of the unloved sector and wide discounts to net asset values (NAVs). Higher than expected inflation […]
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16 May 2023 13 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – May 2023
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data April’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. Property stocks returned to positive territory in April after months of losses due to the impact of higher interest rates on valuations. The first signs of values stabilising are starting to feed through with […]
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09 Feb 2023 7 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – February 2023
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data January’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. 2023 started positively for the property sector, with a median average share price uplift of 1.3%. A gloomy economic outlook at the end of 2022 saw many property companies’ share prices fall to substantial […]
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40 min read
QuotedData’s Economic and Political Monthly Roundup February 2023
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | February 2023 A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage […]
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05 Jan 2023 11 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – January 2023
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data December’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. 2022 ended with another difficult month for property companies as the sector continues to get to grips with the impact of higher interest rates. There were several funds that performed well during December, however. […]
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07 Dec 2022 64 min read
QuotedData’s Economic and Political Monthly Roundup December 2022
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | December 2022 A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage […]
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12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – December 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data November’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. Valuation declines in the property sector are starting to feed through in NAV announcements and interim results (see page 2) as higher cost of debt continues to put pressure on pricing. Having seen dramatic […]
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14 Oct 2022 8 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – Third Quarter 2022
Real estate quarterly report Kindly sponsored by abrdn Choppy waters ahead High interest rates is a killer for real estate, and so the chancellor’s disastrous ‘mini budget’ at the end of September – which spooked gilt markets and saw interest rate forecasts for next year top 6% – had a catastrophic impact on the listed […]
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06 Oct 2022 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – October 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data September’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. The real estate sector is facing the perfect storm. Fears that interest rate rises will be higher and faster as the Bank of England looks to quell inflation, exacerbated by the chancellor’s disastrous ‘mini […]
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04 Aug 2022 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – August 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data July’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. Many of the logistics and office focused companies that have suffered in the past few months saw somewhat of a recovery in July, as the substantial discounts that their share prices trade at relative […]
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15 Jul 2022 8 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – Second Quarter 2022
Real Estate Quarterly Review Kindly sponsored by abrdn Storm clouds gather Fears that a perfect storm is brewing has weighed on the real estate sector. Central banks’ move to raise interest rates to curb spiralling inflation has stoked concerns that investors will turn away from real estate to less risky alternatives, such as bonds. Meanwhile […]
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10 Jun 2022 16 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – June 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data May’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. A perpetual theme in the listed property sector over the last few years has been the persistent discount to net asset value that many companies’ share prices have traded on. Some have succumbed to […]
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06 May 2022 9 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – May 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data April’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. Fears of a looming recession meant April was a difficult month for property stocks generally. There were a few positive performers in share price terms, however. Leading the way was London office landlord and […]
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12 Apr 2022 7 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – First Quarter 2022
Real Estate Quarterly Review Kindly sponsored by Abrdn Value to be found in topsy-turvy market The first three months of 2022 have been full of significant events. Investor caution followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and put paid to a London-listed property company with a portfolio of Russian assets (see page 6 for details). The cost-of-living crisis […]
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06 Apr 2022 15 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – April 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data March’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. Property stocks generally rallied in March, perhaps due to the relative inflation hedge they can provide. There were two outliers in Dublin office specialist Hibernia REIT and small-cap South East of England landlord McKay […]
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04 Feb 2022 7 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – February 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data January’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. Perhaps reflecting optimism around the strength of the economy coming out of COVID restrictions, a shift to value stocks was triggered in January, with property generalists and retail-focused companies the beneficiaries. Hammerson […]
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06 Dec 2021 13 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – December 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data November’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. November ended under a cloud of uncertainty, with the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant threating a return of restrictions that have wreaked havoc in the property sector over the past two […]
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15 Oct 2021 8 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – Third Quarter 2021
Real Estate Quarterly Review Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Rate rise fears dampens bounce back The quarter started with much promise, as activity picked up with the full opening of the economy. This was reflected in the valuation of commercial properties and in turn investor sentiment to the listed real estate sector. However, supply chain […]
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09 Sep 2021 9 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – September 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data August’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Traditionally a quiet month, August was anything but for property companies. While takeovers, IPO activity and large investment deals dominated the headlines, Tritax Big Box REIT continued its impressive performance. After reporting […]
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06 Aug 2021 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – August 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data July’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. It was no surprise that GCP Student Living topped the table for best performing property companies in July after it received a takeover bid 30% above its share price during the month. […]
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15 Jul 2021 8 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – second quarter 2021
Value hunters boost property The easing of lockdown restrictions throughout the quarter saw property companies stage somewhat of a comeback from the depths of the pandemic, despite ‘freedom day’ being delayed into July. The potential for an economic bounce in the second half of the year is growing and generalist real estate investment trusts (REITs), […]
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07 Jun 2021 14 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – June 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data May’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Unsurprisingly, St Modwen Properties saw a big rise in its share price in May having received a cash offer for the business (logistics developments and a housebuilding arm) from Blackstone, valuing it […]
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11 Feb 2021 6 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – February 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data January’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The UK’s vaccination programme has lifted optimism for a speedier opening of the economy than first feared at the start of the year. Property companies that reported positive valuation figures for the […]
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17 Dec 2020 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – December 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data November’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The eagerly awaited news of a successful vaccine candidate came at the start of November, boosting the stock market. Property companies that had seen their share price battered over the past eight […]
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13 Aug 2020 9 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – August 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data July’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. A number of REITs and property companies saw big share price gains over the month of July as covid-19 restrictions started to ease across the UK and greater economic stimulus was revealed. […]
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16 Jul 2020 7 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – Q2 2020
Real Estate Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments A polarised lens The covid-19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc in the real estate in the second quarter, but a polarisation of sectors and funds has started to become apparent. Companies focused on the retail, leisure and hospitality property sectors had already seen huge negative […]
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07 Jul 2020 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – July 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data June’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Uncertainty caused by the covid-19 pandemic continued to weigh on property stocks in June and we had the first real casualty in Intu Properties, which collapsed into administration. A number of companies […]
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07 May 2020 11 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – May 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data April’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Following two months of heavy falls as the covid-19 pandemic took hold and the UK was put on lockdown, many property companies saw a bounce in their share price in April, although […]
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10 Mar 2020 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – March 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data February’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Property stocks tumbled in February as fears over the spread of Covid-19 spooked financial markets around the world and resulted in the largest sell-off since the 2008 financial crisis. There were just […]
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07 Feb 2020 9 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – February 2020
Real Estate Roundup Performance data January’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The sluggish start to the year for listed property companies is hardly surprising given they were coming off a high base after the “Boris-bounce” following the general election in December. Topping the list was Triple Point Social Housing […]
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30 Jan 2020 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Annual Review – 2019
Property’s alternative theory The year was dominated by political and economic uncertainty, with Brexit negotiations casting a shadow over the market and the general election adding a further layer of doubt for much of the year. For a market that is staunchly aligned with political and economic sentiment, listed property companies and REITs performed well, […]
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10 Dec 2019 15 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – December 2019
Real Estate Roundup Performance data November’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. November saw a host of companies report interim and full year results with varying outcomes. CLS Holdings, which owns a diverse portfolio split between the UK, Germany and France, gave a positive trading update that outlined its capital […]
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19 Dec 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – December 2018
QuotedData’s economic roundup – December 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any […]
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11 Jul 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – July 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – July 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of June 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. July Investment Companies Roundup Money raised and returned in June Newcomer to the market, Yew Grove […]
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1 min read
QuotedData’s Economic round up – July 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – July 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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18 Jan 2018 1 min read
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year – Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside: US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises. Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life. Asia’s technology stocks surged. India’s […]
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11 Dec 2017 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – December 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – December 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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15 Mar 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – March 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of February 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. March Investment Companies Roundup
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14 Feb 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of January 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. February Investment Companies Roundup
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07 Dec 2016 1 min read
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – December 2016
QuotedData’s collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from comments made by chairman and managers of investment companies. december-economic-and-political-roundup
News
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06 May 2025 1 min read
Picton Property Income – Dividend uplift and rooftop residential consent
Picton Property Income has announced a 2.7% increase in its quarterly dividend, with shareholders set to receive 0.95p per share for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2025. This compares with the 0.925p paid in respect of the prior quarter. The dividend will be paid on 30 May 2025 to shareholders on the […]
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02 May 2025 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 May 2025 – CGL, APAX, TPOU/TPOS, PCTN, GCL
[QD comment MR: This marks a rare instance where a subscription exercise has been declined on valuation grounds and reflecting the sharp disconnect between the pre-set subscription terms and prevailing market conditions. Clearly GCL’s board are looking after its shareholders.] We also have: Stories you may have missed from yesterday:
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31 Mar 2025 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 March 2025 – RKW, AAS, MAJE, API, LSAA, PRSR, PCTN, LABS
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 March 2025: Rockwood Strategic (RKW) has announced that its investment management agreement has been novated from Harwood Capital LLP to Rockwood Asset Management (RAM), effective 31 March 2025. RAM is a trading name of Harwood Private Capital LLP, another FCA-authorised entity within the Harwood group. The change will see RAM […]
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31 Jan 2025 4 min read
REITs on the cheap
With REITs and property companies having been heavily discounted by the market over the past two-and-a-half years, and with share prices moving inversely in eerily close tandem with gilt yields – the sharks are no longer just circling; they are taking huge chunks out of the sector. Seven REITs and property companies were lost to […]
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30 Jan 2025 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 January 2025 – DNE, AEWU, PCTN, SRE
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 January 2025: Dunedin Enterprise (DNE) says it has made a first distribution payment under its liquidation of £3.52 per share AEW UK REIT (AEWU) has reported a NAV uplift of 0.9% to 110.02p per share over the quarter to 31 December 2024. This produced a NAV total return of 2.7% […]
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28 Jan 2025 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 January 2025 – BSIF, KPC, SGRO, PCTN
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 January 2025: Bluefield Solar (BSIF) will pay its first quarterly dividend of the new financial year on 7 March. The 2.2p dividend is the first of what is targeted to be 8.9p for the full year (up from 8.8p), which is expected to be covered by earnings post debt amortisation. […]
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10 Dec 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 December 2024 – APAX, AGT, PCTN, GPE, UKW
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 December 2024: Apax IX Fund in which Apax Global Alpha Limited (APAX) is a limited partner, has announced the full sale of its minority co-control stake in AssuredPartners, a leading mid-market property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. This transaction is expected to deliver […]
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12 Nov 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 November 2024 – 3IN, PCTN, BPCR
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 November 2024: 3i Infrastructure (3IN) announced its interim results for the six months to 30 September 2024. The company generated a NAV total return of 5.1% for the period and is on track to deliver its dividend target of 6.33p, 6.3% higher than the previous year which is to be […]
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13 Sep 2024 4 min read
Real estate’s Rocky moment?
Having taken a combination of macroeconomic blows over the last few years that sent the real estate market to the canvas, the sector appears set to stage a recovery. In true Rocky style, property seems to have beaten the 10 count and is back in the fight. There is always the threat of a knockout […]
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09 Sep 2024 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 September 2024 – SWEF, GRID, PCTN, AGR
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 September 2024: Starwood European Real Estate Finance (SWEF) has published its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024. SWEF says that it has made positive realisation progress during the half year with a total of £102.1m, 38.9 per cent of the Group’s 31 December 2023 total funded […]
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31 Jul 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 July 2024 – LMS, SHC, SREI, PCTN
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 July 2024: LMS Capital (LMS) announced its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2024. During the period, the NAV return was -13%. Chairman, James Wilson, commented: “The changes to Dacian, whilst resulting in a write down now, we believe have put Dacian on a sound footing going […]
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17 Jun 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s daily briefing 17 June 2024 – BHMG, SEQI, PCTN, CLI
In QuotedData’s daily briefing 17 June 2024: BH Macro (BHMG) has announced an increased annual buyback allowance. Under the new agreement, the allowance for 2024 (which would have previously been capped at 5% of issuance for each currency of shares) has been increased by an amount equal to its unused allowance for the sterling shares […]
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23 May 2024 2 min read
Picton Property reports earnings growth and dividend uplift
Picton Property has reported solid earnings growth in full year results that support a 5.7% uplift in its annual dividend. The company posted a 2% increase in EPRA earnings to 4p per share in the year to 31 March 2024, which covered its annual dividend of 3.5p – which has now been increased to 3.7p. […]
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01 May 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 May 2024 – PCTN, CREI, RGL
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 May 2024: Picton Property (PCTN) has announced a 5.7% increase in its dividend, following recent portfolio activity and the repayment of floating rate debt. The interim dividend payment for the first quarter of 2024 (to be paid this month), will be 0.925p per share (Q4 2023: 0.875p per share). Picton […]
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17 Apr 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 April 2024 – VNH, SJG, API, PCTN
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 April 2024: VietNam Holding (VNH) announced a monthly update highlighting that the company’s NAV rose +4.4% for March due to the outperformance of holdings in retail, telecoms, and construction. The manager noted that Vietnam’s economy continued its exports-led growth story in March, posting a relatively impressive GDP rise of 5.7% […]
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05 Dec 2023 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 December 2023 – PNL, IEM, LTI, PCTN, HLCL, HOME, TOWN, SHC
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 December 2023: Personal Assets Trust (PNL) announced its interm report for the six months to 31 October 2023. The company’s NAV fell by 2.7% while shares fell 4.5% with shares falling to a discount of around 1%. The company continues to be positioned defensively with almost 40% of the fund […]
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21 Nov 2023 1 min read
UK Commercial Property REIT and Picton merger talks off
UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM) has terminated discussions with Picton Property over a possible merger of the companies. It was announced on 8 November that discussions between the two parties over an all-share merger on a NAV by NAV basis had commenced after Picton approached UKCM. Today, UKCM said that its largest shareholder – Phoenix […]
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14 Nov 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 November 2023 – VEIL, VNH, LAND, PCTN
In QuotedData’s morning briefing November 14 2023: VietNam Holding Limited (VNH) provided a monthly update with NAV total return down 11.7% due to rising foreign exchange headwinds and geopolitical pressures. Despite the size of the move, this was still ahead of the benchmark VNAS fall of 12.5%. The company also announced it had won the […]
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10 Nov 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news update 10th November 2023
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew and Richard Williams covered the week’s top stories: • Downing Strategic Micro Cap • UK Commercial Property/ Picton This week’s interview was with Craig Martin from Vietnam Holding – watch […]
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08 Nov 2023 2 min read
UK Commercial Property REIT in merger discussions with Picton Property
UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM) has announced that it is in discussions with Picton Property Income (PCTN) in relation to a possible all-share merger. PCTN’s board has made the proposal to UKCM, with the merger discussions centring on an EPRA net tangible asset (NTA) for EPRA NTA basis. PCTN said the possible combined company would […]
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11 Oct 2023 1 min read
Picton Property sells office for student digs conversion
Picton Property has sold an office building to a student accommodation developer, as it continues to convert failing office space in its portfolio to alternative uses. The sale of the partially vacant office in Cardiff, which is conditional on gaining planning permission, will be at a price dependent on the exact planning consent obtained and […]
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26 Jul 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 July 2023
QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 July 2023 Primary Health Properties (PHP) reported a 1.3% fall in NAV to 111.1p per share for the six months to 30 June 2023. The group’s portfolio of GP surgeries and health centres was valued at £2.783bn at 30 June 2023, down 0.4% over the period (31 December 2022: £2.796bn) reflecting […]
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20 Apr 2023 2 min read
Picton Property to convert offices to residential
Picton Property (PCTN) is exploring converting some of its office assets into “higher value alternative uses”, as market conditions in the office sector continue to be tricky. The company has used permitted development rights to secure residential use at its part vacant Angel Gate office in London, EC1. Consent has also been secured across seven […]
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31 Jan 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 January 2023
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 January 2023: Picton Property (PCTN) posted a 12.4% fall in NAV to 102.2p per share for the quarter to 31 December 2022, as property yields moved out in response to higher interest rates. The group’s diversified portfolio fell in value by 9.0% over the quarter to £758.9m (less than the […]
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26 May 2022 2 min read
Record results for Picton Property
Picton Property has reported impressive annual results for the year to 31 March 2022, with profit after tax of £147m – its highest since launching in 2005. Net asset value (NAV) was up a massive 24.4% over the 12 months to £657m or 120p per share (2021: £528m and 97p), helped by a 21% like-for-like […]
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28 Jan 2021 1 min read
Picton Property posts 3% increase in NAV
Picton Property has reported a 3% rise in net asset value (NAV) in the quarter to the end of December 2020. The group, which owns a diverse property portfolio weighted towards industrial, said EPRA NAV per share was 95.5p at 31 December 2020, up from 92.7p at 30 September. NAV total return (including dividends paid) […]
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15 Jan 2021 2 min read
QD view – Don’t discount the property generalists
A host of rent collection figures for the first quarter of 2021 have been announced by property companies and, once again, it is the logistics-focused companies leading the way. It is not that surprising given the well-documented rise in online retailing and the positive impact on demand for logistics space, but it does underline the strength of […]
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12 Nov 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 November 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 November 2020: Further to its announcement on 17 September, Securities Trust of Scotland has provided an update confirming: Troy Asset Management Limited has been formally appointed as the Company’s investment manager James Harries is the named fund manager A discount control mechanism has been introduced that aims to ensure that the […]
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23 Jun 2020 1 min read
Picton Property sees valuations increase 1.4%
Picton Property reported a rise in the value of its portfolio of 1.4% in full year results to the end of March 2020. The company’s portfolio was valued at £665m, down from £685m in March 2019 after two asset disposals, but up 1.4% on a like-for-like basis. The valuation increase is in despite of material […]
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28 Apr 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 April 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 April 2020: Supermarket Income REIT raised £139.8m (versus an original £75m target) in a heavily oversubscribed issue of 135,748,028 new ordinary shares at 103p. This is an amazing result, especially in the current environment, and demonstrates investors’ need for certainty of income at this time. Picton Property has cut its quarterly […]
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17 Apr 2020 2 min read
Property valuations take a dive
We got the first real insight into the impact covid-19 is having on property valuations this week, with both Picton Property and BMO Commercial Property Trust announcing portfolio values for the quarter to 31 March 2020. BMO’s portfolio fell in value by 3.8% over the course of the period, while Picton’s was at a much […]
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15 Apr 2020 1 min read
Picton Property to review dividend level
Picton Property will review the level of its dividend due to the covid-19 pandemic. The company has collected 71% of rents due for the current quarter, as at 7 April 2020. Short-term monthly payment plans have also been agreed with some tenants, which brings this figure to 80%. Picton, which owns a £665m diversified UK […]
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31 Jan 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s other news 31 January 2020
In QuotedData’s other news 31 January 2020 Fidelity Asian Values confirms that with effect from 1 February 2020 its comparative index (performance benchmark) will be the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Small Cap Index (net) total return (in Sterling terms) PRS REIT’s NAV has slipped a little, from 95.8p at the end of June 2019 […]
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12 Nov 2019 1 min read
Picton’s NAV nudges up in half year results
Picton Property Income announced steady half-year results today that saw its net asset value (NAV) nudge up 0.9% to 94p per share. The slight increase in NAV was in part down to a 1.2% increase in the value of its property portfolio, driven by its large weighting to the industrial and office sectors. It posted […]
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07 Nov 2019 1 min read
Picton completes Croydon office sale for £18.2m
Picton completes Croydon office sale for £18.2m – Picton Property Income (PCTN) has completed the disposal of an office building in Croydon for £18.2m. Citylink, located on Addiscombe Road in Croydon, is a 48,000 sq ft detached office building constructed in 1986 and let to RBS and Fairfield School of Business. The building was sold […]
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17 Sep 2019 2 min read
Picton updates on portfolio activity
Picton updates on portfolio activity – Picton has completed 20 asset management initiatives since its June net asset value (NAV) update. Progress has been made across all sectors including lettings, lease renewals, regears and rent reviews. These have a combined annual rent of £2.4m and were agreed on average 4% ahead of the June 2019 […]
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QuotedData’s other news 17 September 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 17 September 2019 – Civitas Social Housing, announced the appointment of Liberum Capital Limited as joint corporate broker to act alongside Cenkos Securities PLC, the company’s existing corporate broker. PRS REIT, the new build private homes investors, provided a trading update covering the two months to end-August 2019, since the end of its […]
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18 Jun 2019 1 min read
Picton issue flops
Picton issue flops – Picton Property Income’s placing, which was announced on 12 June and trailed in its results announcement, has failed to raise its target. The company said it had identified important asset management initiatives “20 separate asset management initiatives… with total costs of approximately GBP15 million“, which it wanted to progress further over the short […]
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12 Jun 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 12 June 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 12 June 2019 – Picton Property Income plans to raise money via a placing of shares at 94.5p, a discount of 2.4% to the closing share price on 11 June 2019 and a premium of 1.9% to the last reported EPRA NAV as at 31 March 2019 of 92.7p. The money will be used […]
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22 May 2019 1 min read
Picton Property Income wants to be larger
Picton Property Income wants to be larger – Picton Property Income has released results for the year ended 31 March 2019. Highlights are: Increase in net assets of 2.5%, to GBP499 million, or 93p per share Total return of 6.5% Increased EPRA earnings to GBP22.9 million, or 4.3p per share Paid dividends of GBP18.9 million, or […]
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09 Aug 2017 2 min read
Picton buys multi-let building in Bristol
Picton buys multi-let building in Bristol – Picton, the property investment company, has completed the acquisition of a grade A office building located in Bristol city centre for GBP 23.15 million. Known as Tower Wharf, the building is situated in a prominent position on the waterfront, adjacent to Temple Way, and equidistant to both Temple […]
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22 Jun 2017 1 min read
Picton Property Income extends its 2018 revolving credit facility
Picton Property Income (Picton) has announced that it has extended one of its revolving credit facilities (RCF) with Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking. Picton has two revolving credit facilities, one of which expires in 2018 and the other in 2021. The 2018 facility has now been extended and will expire at the same time as […]
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07 Jun 2017 2 min read
Picton Property cuts debt as shareholders make 25% returns
Picton Property cuts debt as shareholders make 25% returns Picton Property Income has released results for the year ended 31 March 2017. These show: An increase in EPRA NAV per share of 6.0%, to 82 pence per share Income profit increased by 30% to GBP25.8 million Total return of 10.4% Shareholder total return of 25.6% […]
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14 Feb 2017 1 min read
Picton makes 80% on disposal
Picton Property Income has disposed of a non-core property in Drury Lane, Oldham, for GBP2.2 million, completing its business plan for the asset. The warehouse was purchased in April 2010 for GBP0.4 million with an annual rent of GBP74,000 as part of the acquisition of Rugby REIT. During Picton’s ownership, it secured planning consent to […]
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17 Jan 2017 1 min read
Picton Property Income sells two Bath retail properties for £3.23m
Picton Property Income has announced that it has disposed of two small, non-core retail assets in Bath for a total of £3.23m. The sale price reflects an aggregate net initial yield of 4.7% and a 29% premium to the 30 September external valuation. The company says that the disposals of 2 Bath Street and 6 […]
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15 Nov 2016 2 min read
Picton Property bucks trend with NAV increase
Picton Property Income has bucked a trend of falling capital values post the EU referendum by posting an NAV increase for the six months ended 30 September 2016. The EPRA NAV rose by 1.7% to 78.5p over the period as the portfolio valuation increased by 0.6% against a market backdrop of falling values. They say their outperformance was due […]
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18 Oct 2016 1 min read
Picton cuts debt as it repays zeros
Picton Property Income has published an update following the repayment of all its 7.25% zero dividend preference shares and revolving credit facility, together with asset disposals announced in August and October: GBP45 million of NAV accretive disposals, reducing central London office exposure. Repayment of GBP15.8 million previously drawn under a revolving credit facility. Repayment of GBP29.1 million […]
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17 Oct 2016 1 min read
Picton sells 1 Chancery Lane
Picton Property Income has disposed of its interest at 1 Chancery Lane, WC2 for GBP17.25 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 3.9%. 1 Chancery Lane comprises a 15,000 sq ft multi-let retail and office block, located in London’s Midtown, arranged over basement, ground and five upper floors. The disposal formed part of and now […]
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14 Oct 2016 1 min read
Picton gets settlement on lease dispute
Picton Property Income says it will receive a payment of GBP5.25 million following the final settlement of a dispute arising from guarantee provisions within an occupational lease at the Strathmore Hotel, Luton. The settlement will add just less than 1.0 pence per share on the forthcoming quarterly NAV for the period to 30 September 2016 […]
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31 Aug 2016 1 min read
Picton Property Income sells Boundary house, Jewry Street, London for £27.8m
Picton Property Income (Picton) has announced that the disposal of one of its City of London office assets, Boundary House, Jewry Street, EC3 completed on 30 August 2016. The disposal proceeds were £27.8m, which the company says is in line with the June 2016 valuation, and will be used to reduce its debt (Picton’s zero […]
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19 Aug 2016 1 min read
Property exposure through closed-ended funds
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28 Jun 2016 2 min read
Good year for Picton Property on new acquisitions and Angel Gate
Picton Property Income has announced results for the year ended 31 March 2016. The EPRA NAV increased by 12.7% to 77 pence per share. EPRA earnings increased by 30.1% to GBP19.9 million, equivalent to EPS of 3.7 pence per share (up 8.3% on the year before). The dividend has been increased by 10% to 3.3p. The total […]
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22 Jun 2016 1 min read
Picton Property has £27m credit facility
Picton Property has entered into a five year GBP27 million revolving credit facility (“RCF”) with Santander Corporate & Commercial Banking. The RCF, which is similar to the facility set up in March 2015, will provide the Group with greater operational flexibility. In addition to existing undrawn facilities, it can be used to meet the repayment […]
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23 Feb 2016 1 min read
Picton buys Metro, Trafford Road, Manchester
Picton Property has acquired a fully let office building in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester for £17.6m. After finance costs this transaction will increase the Company’s net income by approximately £900k per annum, rising to £1.2m per annum in April 2017. This reflects an increase in dividend cover of 5% and 7% respectively. The property, known as Metro, […]
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18 Nov 2015 2 min read
Picton Property grows NAV 6% during first half
Picton Property Income has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company’s EPRA NAV increased 6% to 73p per share (69p as at 31 March 2015), whilst its EPRA earnings per share increased by 13% year-on-year to 1.8p. The company has posted gains on its investment properties […]
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01 Sep 2015 1 min read
Picton Acquires 180 West George Street Glasgow
Picton Property Income has announced the acquisition of 180 West George Street, a multi-let office investment in Glasgow (pictured), for £14.25m. The acquisition reflects a net initial yield of 7.8%. The property, which was constructed in 2000, provides 52,100 sq ft of office accommodation over basement, ground and six upper floors and is located in the heart […]
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12 Aug 2015 1 min read
Picton buys Sheffield warehouse
Picton Property Income has acquired the freehold of a retail warehouse in Sheffield, for £17.7m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.6%. The property is well located close to Sheffield city centre, in an established retail warehouse location and adjacent to Queens Road Retail Park. It was built in 2002 on a nine acre site, […]
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09 Jun 2015 2 min read
Picton beats IPD and announces deal in Chatham
Over the year to the end of March 2015, Picton Property Income’s net asset value climbed from 56p to 69p and its earnings per share grew from 10.4p to 15.4p. To give a total return of 27.4%. They maintained the dividend but this year will increase it by 10% to 3.3p per share [corrected from version where […]
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06 Mar 2015 1 min read
Picton snaps up Gloucester Retail Park
Picton Property is paying £14.65m for a retail park in Gloucester. Gloucester Retail Park, on Eastern Avenue, has four units totalling 112,000 sq ft of space let to B&M Bargains, Carpetright, The Range and AHF with a weighted average lease life of 13.2 years. It generates rents of £1.067m, equivalent to a rent per sq […]
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13 Oct 2014 1 min read
Picton Property gets planning permission for scheme in Swindon
PCTN : Picton Property gets planning permission for scheme in Swindon Picton Property has a six acre site – Westlea Campus in Chelmsford Road Swindon. Planning permission has just been granted to build a 15,000 sq ft supermarket and 70 residential units on the site. Picton has already done a deal with Aldi to sell […]
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09 Sep 2014 1 min read
Picton spends last of cash in Peterborough
PCTN : Picton spends last of cash in Peterborough Picton Property is acquiring two retail units in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire for £9.075m. The adjacent properties are on Bridge Street, a pedestrianised shopping street, have 89,000 sq ft of space and are let to TK Maxx and New Look. The rent is just over £7 p sq […]
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23 Jul 2014 1 min read
Picton Property : PCTN – June NAV
Picton Property has announced its EPRA net asset value at the end of June 2014 was 58.9p – up 4.6% on the value at the end of March 2014. June was a good quarter for UK property. Picton report that, according to the IPD Monthly Index, total returns in the quarter to June 2014 were positive […]
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17 Jul 2014 1 min read
Picton Property Income acquires Belkin distribution warehouse for £20m
Picton Property Income has acquired a distribution warehouse in Rushden, Northamptonshire, for £20m. The 312,000 square foot warehouse is currently leased to electrical component manufacturer Belkin, until April 2020, and the transaction represents an initial yield of 7.7%. Following this purchase, Picton has now largely deployed the proceeds, that were allocated to new asset purchases, from the £35m fundraising […]
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16 Jun 2014 1 min read
Picton Property Income : PCTN – results
Picton Property Income has published results for the year that ended on 31 March 2014. Over the year its net asset value rose from 49p to 56p. Dividends paid fell from 3.5p to 3.0p. The total return on net asset for the year was 21.6% but the total return to shareholders was 50.2% as the company’s […]
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07 Apr 2014 1 min read
Picton Property : PCTN – acquisition
Picton Property has announced that it is buying a 335,000 square feet distribution warehouse in Grantham, Lincolnshire for £11.48m. The property produces a rent of c£3 per square foot (£1m per annum) and it is secured against The Random House Group (the publisher).
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25 Mar 2014 1 min read
Picton Property : PCTN and SEGRO : SRGO – asset swap
Picton Property has swapped its investment in Magna Park, Lutterworth for SEGRO’s investment in Parkbury industrial estate in Radlett, Hertfordshire. Picton sweetened its side of the deal by paying SEGRO an additional £6.5m Parkbury is a 32,810 sq m multi-let industrial estate located between junctions 22 and 21a of the M25 with 24 units and a net […]
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20 Feb 2014 1 min read
Picton Property : PCTN – disposals
Picton Property has sold its leasehold interest in 28 Austin Friars, EC2 (pictured) and a retail property in George Street, Richmond for a combined total of £6m – Picton bought these in 2010 for £3.6m.
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22 Jan 2014 1 min read
Picton Property Income : PCTN – NAV
Picton has announced that its net assets increased to £204.3m at the end of December 2013, from £180.3m at the end of September 2013 as the underlying property portfolio increased in value by 3.3% and PCTN raised £11.9m by issuing 22.2m shares at 53.5p. The EPRA NAV per share increased by 6.7% to 53.8p. PCTN […]
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18 Dec 2013 1 min read
Picton Property Income : PCTN – sells two assets
Sale of two non-core assets for 15% more than their value at the end of September Picton has sold Highgrove Industrial Estate, Portsmouth and Spencers Wood near Reading for £4.89m. Picton plans to use the proceeds from this and other sales to make larger acquisitions.
In The Press
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16 Jul 2024 1 min read
The investment trust sector to own when rates are cut
By Jean-Baptiste Andrieux, Reporter, Trustnet,16 July 2024: Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have suffered through a daunting couple of years as inflation and interest rates have risen, but those headwinds are dissipating. With many trusts trading at wide discounts, experts believe this is a good time to revisit the sector. Typically, higher inflation and rising […]
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25 Aug 2020 1 min read
Property trusts and funds remain under the cosh
Property trusts and funds remain under the cosh by Hannah Smith from interactive investor | 14th August 2020 11:39 Property trusts took a big hit from Covid-19 during the second quarter as non-paying commercial tenants caused dividend cuts and falling net asset values (NAVs). Investment trust analyst Winterflood said in a note that rent collection has affected the dividend policies […]
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09 Oct 2018 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider : F&C discount flags value in property trusts
Investment Trust Insider : F&C discount flags value in property trusts James Carthew, head of investment company research at QuotedData and Investment Trust Insider columnist wrote the following article: Investment Trust Insider : Trust buster Lazard World gets fatal taste of its own medicine Discounts seem to be widening in the property sector again but Intu (INTU), the retail property group, […]
