Overview
Home REIT plans to acquire and create a portfolio of homeless accommodation across the UK, let on long-term index-linked leases and delivering a much-needed positive social impact.
The company will target inflation-protected income and capital returns through investment in a diversified portfolio of homeless accommodation assets, let or pre-let to registered charities or housing associations that receive housing benefit from local or central government. It will aim to achieve a total shareholder return of 7.5% per annum over the medium term.
Home REIT will seek to add crucial high-quality fit-for-purpose accommodation and offer a sustainable cost-effective solution to local authorities, all of which have a statutory duty to house people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
Home REIT is targeting a yield of 5.5% on the initial issue price, to be paid quarterly, with the potential to grow this in absolute terms. The company’s dividend yield target is expected to be underpinned by secure and long-term lease agreements, funded ultimately by central government, which incorporate regular inflation-linked upward only rental growth. This enables Home REIT to offer a low-risk, inflation protected income stream to investors.
We wrote an IPO note on the company which you can read here
You can access the company’s website here
Fundamentals
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Research History
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19 Jun 2024 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – June 2024
June 2024 Winners and losers in May 2024 Best performing funds in price terms (%) Capital & Regional 22.0 Safestore 16.4 Big Yellow Group 15.6 Derwent London 13.2 British Land 12.8 Helical 9.8 Phoenix Spree Deutschland 9.2 Shaftesbury Capital 8.2 Workspace 7.5 SEGRO 7.5 Source: Bloomberg, Marten & Co Worst performing funds in price terms […]
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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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25 Apr 2023 8 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – First Quarter 2023
Real estate quarterly report Kindly sponsored by abrdn Headwinds mount up The headwinds facing commercial real estate continued to mount up in the first quarter of 2023, reflected in an 8.9% average share price fall across the sector. Already reeling from the impact of higher interest rates on valuations, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank […]
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09 Mar 2023 15 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – March 2023
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data February’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. It was a mixed month in terms of share price performance for property companies, with a mean average share price fall of 0.3% across the sector. On the positive side, shopping centre behemoth Hammerson […]
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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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24 Jan 2023 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Annual Review – 2022
Real Estate Annual Review Kindly sponsored by abrdn The year the rug was pulled out 2022 will be remembered as the year that the rug was pulled from under the property sector. Having benefitted from decades of low interest rates, which had fuelled debt-ladened deals and piqued the appetite of global investors looking for more […]
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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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9 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – January 2023
December 2022 Monthly roundup | Investment companies Winners and losers in December 2022 The Financials sector only has two constituents, one of these – Trian Investors 1 – has seen its discount narrow since it promised to return cash to investors by next June, and it has also benefited from underlying NAV appreciation. Last month’s […]
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07 Dec 2022 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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8 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – December 2022
Investment Companies Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn December 2022 Monthly | Investment companies Winners and losers in November 2022 As discussed in this month’s economic and political roundup, lower US inflation triggered a fall in the US dollar and drove equity markets higher over November. The big surprise was the resurgence of Chinese markets […]
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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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13 Oct 2022 14 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Quarterly Review – Third Quarter 2022
Third quarter of 2022 Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Piling on the misery In the face of rising inflation, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, central bankers have condemned for their relative inaction. However, in the third quarter of 2022, they stepped up a gear. Last month’s economic and political roundup […]
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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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9 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – October 2022
Investment Companies Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and abrdn October 2022 Monthly | Investment companies Winners and losers in September 2022 September’s median total share price return was -6.4% (+0.4% in August). The median NAV return over September was -1.2%. See Appendix 1 for a breakdown of how all the sectors have […]
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07 Sep 2022 11 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – September 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data August’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. AIM-listed small cap fund manager and investor First Property Group tops the list of best performing property companies in August. It was the only company to see a double-digit rise in its share price, […]
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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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07 Jul 2022 15 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – July 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by abrdn Performance data June’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. There were only a handful of property companies that saw share price growth in the month of June as interest rate rises and concerns of an impending recession took hold. Top of the list […]
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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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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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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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24 Jan 2022 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Annual Review – 2021
Real Estate Annual Review Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Bouncebackability Over the course of 2021, the property sector certainly rebounded from the depths of the pandemic-induced slumps of 2020, with the average share price of listed property companies up 14.2%. That didn’t mean there were not some ups and downs along the way. The […]
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07 Jan 2022 9 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – January 2022
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data December’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. The year of 2021 ended with positive news that the Omicron variant was less serious than first thought, resulting in a lockdown over the Christmas-trading period being avoided. It was Home REIT […]
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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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08 Nov 2021 8 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – November 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data October’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The best performing real estate funds in October were mainly sector specialists, however, the property generalists had a good month too, led by BMO Real Estate Investments. The company saw its share […]
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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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08 Oct 2021 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – October 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data September’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. With fears that economic growth will be stunted by supply chain issues, September wasn’t a great month for property stocks. However, development and regeneration specialist Harworth saw its share price rise 13.3% […]
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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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09 Jul 2021 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – July 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data June’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. In a month when Boris Johnson announced the easing of restrictions would be pushed back as COVID cases rose, only a handful of property companies saw share price gains. Topping the list […]
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11 May 2021 9 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – May 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data April’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Diversified property companies were the winners in April as progress in the UK’s vaccination programme and roadmap out of lockdown continued unabated. Six of the top 10 best performing companies in price […]
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19 Apr 2021 8 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – first quarter 2021
Lockdown cloud begins to lift The success of the vaccine rollout in the UK and the implementation of a roadmap out of lockdown saw the share prices of listed property companies – most of which had been decimated during the last year – make somewhat of a recovery. The economy is on firmer footing and […]
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14 Apr 2021 11 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – April 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data March’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Drum Income Plus REIT saw its share price rally 75% in March following the announcement that its board was undertaking a strategic review to consider the future of the company, which 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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22 Jan 2021 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Annual Review – 2020
Real Estate Annual Review Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Riding out the COVID rollercoaster The 2020 rollercoaster saw more downs than ups and at times felt like a pandemic induced freefall. Lockdowns, tiers and plenty of U-turns meant investing in property was not for the faint hearted. Positivity returned at the end of the […]
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14 Jan 2021 9 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – January 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data December’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The boost of coming out of the second national lockdown in early December was short lived as Christmas was cancelled for most of the UK with COVID-19 cases spiking. It did little […]
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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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12 Nov 2020 9 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – November 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data October’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. October finished with the threat of a second lockdown looming over the UK as COVID-19 cases continued to rise. However, this did not dampen demand for shares in some of the companies […]
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16 Oct 2020 8 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – Q3 2020
Real Estate Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Toughing it out It has been another challenging quarter for the real estate sector as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll. The economy bounced back in the early part of the quarter after the national lockdown was lifted, while government schemes such as […]
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11 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Quarterly Review – Third Quarter 2020
Investment Companies Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents In this issue Performance data Positive movers Negative movers Discounts and premiums Getting more expensive Getting cheaper Money in and out Money in Money out Major news stories Upcoming Events New research Guide The legal bit Stubborn resistance The end […]
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09 Oct 2020 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – October 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data September’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. There was an eclectic mix of property companies to feature in the top price movers for September. Top of the tree was private rented sector and residential development specialist Sigma Capital Group, […]
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14 Sep 2020 19 min read
Home REIT – Tackling Homelessness – IPO
IMPORTANT INFORMATION NB: Marten & Co has been paid to prepare this note on behalf of Home REIT Plc. This is a marketing communication and not a prospectus. The note is based upon publicly available information and information provided to us by Home REIT Plc and should be read in conjunction with the Home REIT […]
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19 min read
Home REIT – Tackling homelessness – IPO
IMPORTANT INFORMATION NB: Marten & Co has been paid to prepare this note on behalf of Home REIT Plc. This is a marketing communication and not a prospectus. The note is based upon publicly available information and information provided to us by Home REIT Plc and should be read in conjunction with the Home REIT […]
News
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14 Jan 2025 2 min read
Home REIT publishes 2023 annual accounts
Home REIT has finally published annual results to the end of August 2023, posting another large write-down in NAV. The company reported that NAV fell 37.3% from £345.9m, or 43.76p per share (at 31 August 2022) to £216.9m, or 27.43p. We are still awaiting up-to-date results for the year ended 31 August 2024, which the […]
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27 Dec 2024 5 min read
QuotedData’s review of the year 2024
This is the last of our weekly emails for 2024. We hope that you have been finding them useful. 2024 has been a year of setbacks and shrinkage for the UK investment companies industry, topped by the cynical and self-serving attack on seven trusts by US corporate raider Saba Capital (there will be much more […]
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06 Dec 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 6th December 2024
Thank you to everyone that listened in today on our YouTube channel. In this week’s show, James Carthew and Richard Williams covered the week’s top stories: Keystone Positive Change (0:23) Golden Prospect Precious Metals (4:36) Home REIT (6:09) Andrew McHattie spoke about the big moves in share prices and discounts over November 2024: Major rises over the […]
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04 Dec 2024 1 min read
Home REIT receives tender offer for company
Home REIT has received a tender offer from Southey Capital Ltd for its shares at 4p each, valuing the company at around £32m. Southey said that the offer provides shareholders with an opportunity to realise liquidity before a full de-listing. The board of Home REIT said that it was not contacted by Southey ahead of […]
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28 Nov 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 November 2024 – SST, RNEW, ANII, AEWU, HOME, ASLI
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 November 2024: Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies (SST) says its lead manager Vinay Agarwal has left FSSA Investment Managers by mutual agreement. The trust’s new lead manager is Sreevardhan Agarwal, who is now in charge of the portfolio. Sree has acted as the company’s deputy manager and, latterly, co-manager for the past […]
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23 Oct 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 October 2024 – HOME, DSM, PPET, AIE, BEMO
In QuotedData’s morning briefing on 23 October 2024: Home REIT (HOME) announced that it has sold a further 152 properties at auction for a total of £26.8m. Following the completion of these sales, it has sufficient proceeds to fully repay the outstanding Scottish Widows loan, which amounted to £72.0m as at 30 September 2024. It […]
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11 Oct 2024 2 min read
Home REIT finally publishes its 2022 annual results
Home REIT (HOME) has published its long-overdue annual results for the year ended 31 August 2022, which have also included a restatement of the 2021 results. The period saw a substantial loss and decrease in NAV for the period, the reasons for which came to light after the period end and which the board says […]
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30 Sep 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 September 2024 – SEIT, HOME, AERI
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 September 2024: SDCL Energy Efficiency Income (SEIT) has published an interim update statement. It says that its operational assets are performing in line with expectations, on a consolidated basis, and that the portfolio is also well positioned for growth. Two of SEIT’s largest investments, Onyx, an established provider of distributed […]
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23 Aug 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 August 2024 – ASLI, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 August 2024: abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI) posted a sharp fall in NAV due to the estimated costs of selling off its portfolio as part of the managed wind down of the trust. NAV over the quarter to 30 June was down 4.2% to 87.9 euro cents (GBP – 74.4p […]
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14 Aug 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 August 2024 – HOME, HMSO, DSM, NESF, RCOI
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 August 2024: Home REIT says that it has reached an agreement with Mansit Housing CIC, a non-performing tenant, for the surrender of its leases on 68 properties. The majority of the properties are occupied by private rented sector tenants on Assured Shorthold Tenancies. This should boost Home REIT’s rental income. […]
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08 Aug 2024 1 min read
Another HOME REIT tenant goes into administration
Another Home REIT (HOME) tenant has entered administration. One (Housing & Support) CIC, a tenant of 110 properties representing 7% of the company’s portfolio by number of properties as at 31 July 2024, has entered into administration, with Evelyn Partners acting as administrator. The company said it would work with the administrator to arrange for […]
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02 Aug 2024 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 August 2024 – RCOI, PEY, HOME, SOHO, AERS
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 August 2024: Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income (RCOI) has provided an update on its investment in a loan to Harland & Wolff Group Holdings Plc following an announcement by that company. Alongside other credit funds managed by Riverstone, RCOI is co-invested in a US$115m loan to Harland &Wolff, of which RCOI’s […]
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16 Jul 2024 2 min read
Home REIT to wind down
The board of Home REIT has proposed a managed wind down of the company after failing to secure a refinancing of its debt facility. That loan facility with Scottish Widows, which totals £114.6m, will need to be repaid by the end of the year – all the while incurring a charge on the outstanding amount […]
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03 Jul 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 July 2024 – DORE, SYNC, HOME, BBOX
in QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 July 2024: Downing Renewables & Infrastructure (DORE) announced that Downing Hydro has pre-qualified its first hydropower plant site for participation in the Frequency Containment Reserve markets (FCR) in Sweden. The FCR markets serve to stabilise the Swedish grid. The initial site pre-qualified is the Gottne hydropower plant. The site is […]
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28 Jun 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 28th June 2024
Thank you to everyone that listened in today on our YouTube channel. In this week’s show, Matthew Read covered the week’s top stories: Alliance Trust/Witan (0:00) Bankers (9:08) JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets (11:10) Home REIT (13:09) This week’s interview was with Nick Train from Finsbury Growth & Income Trust– watch it again here.
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 June 2024 – PEY, OCI, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 June 2024: Partners Group Private Equity (PEY) released its NAV update for 31 May 2024. Its NAV decreased by 0.7% to EUR 14.19 per share, with total net assets at €981.43m. This fall was largely the result of negative currency movements, which detracted 0.7%. This was slightly offset by value […]
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24 Jun 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 21st June 2024
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live or on YouTube. On Friday’s weekly show, James Carthew covered last week’s top stories: • Home REIT • NextEnergy Solar Fund We hosted a panel discussion between Nick Greenwood from MIGO Opportunities, Peter Hewitt from Columbia Threadneedle & Ben Ritchie from […]
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21 Jun 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 June 2024 – HOME, NSI, MPLF
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 June 2024: Home REIT (HOME) has sold a further 133 properties at auction, this time for £11.36m in total. These were 7.8% below the draft August 2023 valuations. Since August 2023, the company has completed on the sale of 774 properties and exchanged on a further 205 properties, for gross […]
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17 Jun 2024 1 min read
Home REIT fails to refinance loan
Home REIT will look to sell more of its portfolio after failing to secure refinancing of its debt. The company said that extensive discussions with a potential lender to refinance its debt facility with Scottish Widows (currently £131.8m) have fallen through. It said: “The board has now concluded that it will not be able to […]
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04 Jun 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 June 2024 – ROOF, CRS, HOME, LMP, SMIF, GABI
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 June 2024: Atrato Onsite Energy (ROOF) has bought a solar portfolio for £9.3m, using money from its revolving credit facility. The portfolio includes three solar assets with a total capacity of 13MW and comprises: 7.7MW of solar PV systems situated on residential rooftops owned by three different UK housing associations […]
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29 May 2024 1 min read
Home REIT says tenants have surrendered leases on over 600 properties
Home REIT says that it has reached an agreement with Big Help (a collection of tenants comprising; Big Help Homes CIC, Big Help Project Ltd, CG Community Council, Dovecot & Princess Drive Community Association, N-Trust Homes CIC and Select Social Housing CIC) for the surrender of its leases on over 600 properties which it leases […]
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10 May 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 May 2024 – HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 May 2024: Home REIT (HOME) has sold a further 76 properties at a public auction for a total of £14.6m (12.4% below the draft August 2023 valuation – which was already heavily marked down from the price the company bought them for). Since August 2023, the company has completed on the sale […]
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19 Apr 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 April 2024 – HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 April 2024: Home REIT (HOME) has sold a further 65 properties at auction for a total of £15.9m, representing 4.8% of the company’s portfolio by value and in line with the August 2023 draft valuation. Since August 2023, the company has completed on the sale of 533 properties and exchanged on a […]
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18 Apr 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 April 2024 – APAX, CVCE, CVCG, HEIT, HOME, PCA, GRP
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 April 2024: Apax Global Alpha (through its interest in Apax XI) is investing about €36m in Zellis Group. Zellis is leading provider of payroll and HR software solutions to customers in the UK and Ireland and an emerging leader in the global benefits administration software market, serving approximately one third […]
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28 Mar 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 March 2024 – IVPB, IVPG, IVPM, IVPU, RIII, TENT, DGI9, HOME, BHMG, BHMU, ESO, SMIF, SONG
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 March 2024: Not enough shareholders of Invesco Select Trust (IVPB / IVPG / IVPM / IVPU) voted on the plan to merge the four asset classes into just the global equity income class. The percentage voting requirement to get the deal approved has been relaxed and the timetable pushed back. […]
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05 Mar 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 March 2024 – GABI, AAIF, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 March 2024: The shareholder consultation exercise that GCP Asset Backed Income (GABI) was undertaking in connection with its strategic review is complete. Shareholders have expressed a broad range of views. Expect to see an announcement on the way forward in the week beginning 11 March 2024.That could include selling the […]
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15 Feb 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 February 2024 – RKW, IVPG, IVPE, IVPM, IVPB, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 February 2024 Invesco Select (IVPG / IVPE / IVPM / IVPB) has published a circular in connection with its plan to merge its share classes into the global equity income pool. Nothing seems to have changed from the original proposal. Holders of the managed liquidity and balanced risk classes can […]
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13 Feb 2024 1 min read
FCA launches investigation into Home REIT
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched an investigation into scandal-hit Home REIT. Trading in shares of the company has been suspended since January 2023 after allegations of serious wrongdoing by its manager Alvarium surfaced in a short-seller report in November 2022. The allegations in the short-seller report led to a delay in the publishing […]
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24 Jan 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 January 2024 – HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 January 2024: Home REIT (HOME) has sold a further 103 properties at auction for £6.6m as the manager attempts to stabilise the portfolio. The sales price was 8.4% below the August 2023 valuation [there was no mention on the discount to acquisition cost (as has been the case in previous […]
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18 Jan 2024 2 min read
Home REIT replaces chairman
The chairman of scandal-hit Home REIT, Lynne Fennah, has been replaced by Big Yellow Group director Michael O’Donnell. Fennah will remain on the board as a non-executive director for “continuity”. The remaining directors of Home REIT’s board will all step down when the company publishes its financial results (still no date for this). Fennah and […]
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20 Dec 2023 2 min read
Home REIT valuation report reveals 57.7% drop in value to price paid
A new valuation report on Home REIT’s portfolio has revealed a 57.7% reduction to the price it paid for them of £977.0m. The report conducted by JLL, which was appointed by Home’s new manager AEW, valued the portfolio at £412.9m at 31 August 2023. The majority of the properties have been valued on a vacant […]
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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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06 Nov 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 November 2023 – RCOI, EOT, TFG, INOV, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 06 November 2023: Riverstone Credit Opportunities (RCOI) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Breakwall Capital to provide sub-management services for all credit vehicles managed by Riverstone, including RCOI. Breakwall is a newly formed independent asset management firm expected to be regulated by the SEC, the US financial […]
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29 Sep 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 September 2023 – SYNC, 3IN, API, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 September 2023: Syncona (SYNC) has announced that it is launching a share buyback programme of up to $40.0m. SYNC’s board believes that the current share price materially undervalues its portfolio and its prospects and that the shares represent a compelling and unique investment opportunity. SYNC currently trades on a (42.3%) […]
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22 Sep 2023 1 min read
Home REIT reassigns leases on 146 properties
Home REIT has reassigned the leases at 146 properties that had formerly been occupied by Redemption Project CIC, which went bust earlier this month. Home REIT will now hope to receive rent on the portfolio of properties (which equates to 6% of its portfolio by number) having not been paid by Redemption for the whole […]
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07 Sep 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 September 2023 – GRID, IEM, SWEF, SOHO, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 September 2023: Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) reports a fall in its NAV and a -3.5% return for the six months ended 30 June 2023. Most of the negative impact comes from lower revenue forecasts (these took 15.5p off the NAV). The discount rate used to value the portfolio has […]
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04 Sep 2023 3 min read
Home REIT board to be replaced
The majority of Home REIT’s board will be replaced over the next 12 months, the company said in the first of its monthly updates since its stabilisation period commenced. The board – made up of Lynne Fennah, chairman, Simon Moore, Peter Cardwell and Marlene Wood – oversaw the tumultuous period of wrongdoing at the REIT’s […]
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25 Aug 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news update 25th August 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, Matthew Read covered the week’s top stories: • US Solar (0:39) • Ruffer (4:03) • Thomas Lloyd Energy Impact (9:19) • Ediston Property (12:40) • Home REIT (14:06) This week’s interview was […]
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23 Aug 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 August 2023 – RSE, CTPE, CYN, HOME
Riverstone Energy Limited (RSE) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Permian Resources will acquire Earthstone in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $4.5 billion, inclusive of Earthstone’s net debt. CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE) announced its results for the half year ended 30 June 2023. Share price total return for […]
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22 Aug 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 August 2023 – ASLI, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 22 August 2023: abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI) provided a NAV update for the quarter ending 30 June 2023. Its NAV per share fell by 2.8%, from 111.2c (97.7p) per share to 108.3c (92.9p) per share. This was equivalent to a -9.6% NAV total return over the period, accounting for […]
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04 Aug 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 August 2023 – SBO, HOME, MNTN
In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 04 August 2023: Schroder British Opportunities (SBO) has announced that one of its private equity investments, Rapyd, has acquired PayU Global Payment Organisation from Prosus, for $610m, subject to regulatory approval. Rapyd is a leading global Fintech-as-a-Service provider, while PayU is a payment solutions provider to both enterprise and SMB […]
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02 Aug 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 August 2023
QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 August 2023 Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) has posted a 0.7% increase in NAV to 84.2p for the quarter to 30 June 2023, following a 0.3% rise in the value of its portfolio to £107.0m. EPRA earnings were up 8.2% to 1.7p per share, and the board declared a quarterly dividend of […]
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28 Jul 2023 2 min read
Home REIT proposes changes to investment policy
Scandal-hit Home REIT is proposing changes to its investment policy as it looks to stabilise its business following the appointment of AEW as investment manager. The changes will be put to shareholders at a general meeting on 21 August. A summary of the changes Introduction of a stabilisation period A stabilisation period will commence on […]
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21 Jul 2023 5 min read
QD view – Where there’s smoke is there fire?
We have previously espoused the notion that the widespread discounts in the unlisted investment trust sectors are often unjustified. It is certainly true that many viable investment strategies are trading on ever wider discounts, if not their historically widest levels, with investors for example selling down their holdings out of fear of valuations cuts, or […]
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07 Jun 2023 1 min read
New article illustrates extent of Home REIT manager’s failings
Investment Week has a story this morning – ‘The circle is collapsing’: How a demolished house in Lancashire uncovered Home REIT’s broken business model – that details some frankly astonishing due diligence failings at Home REIT. You may have to register to read the article but here is a link to it. [I have been […]
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30 May 2023 4 min read
Controversy continues at Home REIT
Home REIT has announced an update on its internal investigation into allegations of wrongdoing including matters raised in the Viceroy Research report. As announced on 16 February 2023, the company instructed Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations (A&M), as independent forensic accountants to conduct an investigation. A&M delivered to Home REIT a detailed report prepared […]
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26 May 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 26th May 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 covered the week’s top stories: • Momentum Multi-Asset Value (0:21) • RM Infrastructure (4:09) • Home REIT (10:49) • LondonMetric/CT Property (16:14) This week’s interview was with Andy Ho & […]
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23 May 2023 3 min read
Home REIT appoints AEW as new manager
Home REIT has appointed AEW as its new manager as the company looks to turn around its fortunes after a series of damaging revelations involving malpractice and allegations of fraudulent activity. The board has entered into an agreement with AEW UK Investment Management LLP under which, effective immediately, AEW will act as the company’s property […]
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12 May 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 12th May 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, Matthew Reed and Richard Williams covered the week’s top stories: Update on Renewables Octopus Renewables Infrastructure (1:30) Bluefield Solar (6:13) NextEnergy Solar (7:18) HydrogenOne (9:36) US Solar no longer up for sale […]
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11 May 2023 2 min read
Home REIT board ‘ghosts’ potential bidder
Bluestar Group, which has bid for Home REIT, has launched a scathing attack on the board of the embattled homeless accommodation provider accusing it of effectively ignoring it or ‘ghosting’ it. The group complained that the board had not been in contact in weeks, despite offering 40p per share to buy the company on 14 […]
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13 Apr 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 April 2023
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 April 2023: Round Hill Music (RHM) had FTI Consulting produce another independent valuation report on its portfolio. The FTI Report supports the valuation as at 31 December 2022, prepared by the company’s original independent valuer, Citrin Cooperman. FTI comes up with two weighted average discount rates: one assumes the use […]
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05 Apr 2023 1 min read
Home REIT considering six for investment adviser role
Home REIT’s board has announced that it has received proposals from six candidates to act as the company’s investment adviser, which it is reviewing and expects to make an appointment over the coming weeks. The new investment adviser will take over from Alvarium Home REIT Advisors Limited, after its many failings that were first exposed […]
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16 Mar 2023 1 min read
Home REIT looks to replace investment adviser
Home REIT’s board is considering candidates to become investment adviser of the company, as it continues to consider all options for its future. It said that discussions had commenced with a number of candidates to take over from Alvarium Home REIT Advisors Limited. The board is also considering selling some or all of its assets […]
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06 Mar 2023 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 March 2023
In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 6 March 2023: Life Settlement Assets (LSAA) has announced that it has received federal approval for the sale of the portfolio of life policies to Acheron Portfolio Trust. The portfolio was sold for a gross consideration of $24m, with transaction costs estimated to be $5m. Castelnau Group Limited (CGL) has […]
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16 Feb 2023 2 min read
Home REIT considers sale after approach
Embattled Home REIT is considering the possible sale of the company after receiving an unsolicited approach from Bluestar Group Limited regarding a possible offer for the entire issued share capital of the company. The company said that any offer by Bluestar would likely be in cash but added “that there can be no certainty that […]
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31 Jan 2023 1 min read
Home REIT “under investigation for bribery” according to reports
Home REIT is being investigated for bribery by the National Crime Agency, according to reports. According to the reports in City AM and Investment Week, several documents have been handed over to the NCA, which is considering passing them on to the Financial Conduct Authority and the National Investigation Service (NATIS), which investigates serious organised […]
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25 Jan 2023 2 min read
Home REIT rent collection takes another hit
Embattled homeless accommodation provider Home REIT has suffered a further deterioration in rent collection with one of its tenants yet to pay rent for the quarter to 30 November 2022. Lotus Sanctuary, which represents 12.2% of the company’s overall rent roll providing 939 beds predominantly to vulnerable women, has suffered delays in the approval of […]
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19 Jan 2023 2 min read
Home REIT hires property manager to review portfolio
Home REIT’s investment advisor has hired a property manager to help the embattled homeless accommodation landlord to review its portfolio and recover rent arrears. Alvarium Home REIT Advisors has entered into an agreement with Simpact Group, a specialist social housing property manager, to “accelerate and further support the investment adviser’s ongoing asset management and monitoring […]
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04 Jan 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 January 2023
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 January 2023: On 30 December 2022 Alvarium RE Limited entered into an agreement to sell Alvarium Home REIT Advisors Limited (AHRA), the investment advisor to Home REIT (HOME), to a newly formed entity owned by the management of AHRA funded by way of a promissory note. These arrangements were made […]
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03 Jan 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 January 2023
Happy New Year to our readers. In QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 January 2023: Tufton Oceanic Assets (SHIP) has agreed to sell its last containership, the Riposte, for $13.0m (about equal to its depreciated replacement cost), following which its fleet will consist of twenty-two vessels. The realised net IRR on the Riposte exceeds 12%. In aggregate, the […]
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16 Dec 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 16th December 2022
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, Matthew Read covered the week’s top stories: • Home REIT – update (1:45) • Abrdn Property Income – debt (10:20) • Foresight Forestry – first results (15:08) This week’s interview was with […]
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12 Dec 2022 2 min read
Home REIT to strengthen management and board in wake of allegations
Home REIT says that it will strengthen its management team and bring in independent pre-purchase valuers as part of several changes to “maintain and enhance shareholder confidence” following a number of allegations in recent weeks. The company will also beef up its board with the appointment of a new non-executive director and hire the services […]
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07 Dec 2022 2 min read
Home REIT facing litigation claim from shareholders
Home REIT has come under more fire today, as law firm Harcus Parker launches a litigation claim alleging that shareholders were misled by information they were provided by the company and its associates. The collective action is seeking compensation for retail investors “in relation to significant losses on their investments”. Harcus Parker claims that while […]
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06 Dec 2022 2 min read
Home REIT’s board faces call to step down
The board of directors of Home REIT is facing a call to step down by activist investor Boatman Capital Research after it accused the company of being “over-optimistic in its assumptions” on the value of its portfolio. In an open letter to Home REIT senior independent director Simon Moore, Boatman Capital Research claims that the social […]
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30 Nov 2022 5 min read
Home REIT rebuffs short seller
Home REIT has responded to short seller allegations last week that saw its share price fall more than 20%. The company said it was “completely confident in the integrity of the business it is operating, its financial soundness and the beneficial impact the Company is having in reducing homelessness in the UK”. Allegation 1 In […]
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28 Nov 2022 1 min read
Home REIT delays results as it undergoes enhanced audit
Home REIT has delayed the release of its full year results as it undergoes an enhanced audit following a short-seller attack. The company had been due to announce results for the period to 31 August 2022 this morning, but it says that in the wake of the allegations made by short-seller Viceroy Research last week […]
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25 Nov 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 25th November 2022
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 covered the week’s top stories: • Renewables/infrastructure NAVs • Digital 9 Infrastructure • NB Global Monthly Income • Home REIT This week’s interview was with Bruce Stout from Murray International […]
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24 Nov 2022 2 min read
Home REIT hit by short-seller attack
Home REIT has said that a report by a short-seller attacking the company is “inaccurate and misleading” and “based on mistaken assumptions, misinformed comments, and disputable allegations”. Viceroy Research alleged that many of the tenants Home REIT works with to provide accommodation for homeless people “cannot afford rent, have not been paying rent, are in […]
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01 Nov 2022 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 November 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 November 2022: 3i Infrastructure (3IN) has completed its €394m investment in ground support equipment rental company TCR, buying the stake owned by funds managed by DWS. 3i Infrastructure now has about a 96% stake in the business, the balance is held by TCR’s management. Momentum Multi-Asset Value (MAVT) has renewed […]
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13 Sep 2022 1 min read
Home REIT continues portfolio expansion with £57m acquisitions
Home REIT has continued its acquisition drive with the purchase of 158 additional properties for £57.4m. The acquisitions were funded by proceeds raised in the company’s oversubscribed £263m equity issue in May 2022 (of which the company has now deployed a total of £227m or 88% of the proceeds). The properties have added a further […]
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05 Aug 2022 1 min read
Home REIT expands with £85m acquisitions
Home REIT has acquired 199 properties for homeless accommodation for £85.1m, as it continues to deploy the proceeds of its £263m equity raise in May. The company has now deployed a total of £170m (66%) of the proceeds with this latest tranche, which adds a further 869 beds to its portfolio bringing the portfolio total […]
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4 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 August 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 August 2022: Fidelity European (FEV) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. During the period, FEV’s total return was -12.0%, which it says compares to a total return of -15.1% for the FTSE World Europe (ex UK) Index which is the Company’s Benchmark Index. […]
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04 Jul 2022 1 min read
Home REIT deploys £92m on 216 homeless properties
Home REIT has acquired two portfolios of homeless accommodation properties for a total of £92.3m, its first deployment since its £263m equity issue in May 2022. The company has acquired 183 properties located across England for £84.9m, and in a separate transaction bought 33 additional properties for £7.4m. In total, these have added a further […]
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27 May 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 27th May 2022
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 covered the week’s top stories: • Windfall taxes: NextEnergy Solar, Greencoat UK Wind, Bluefield Solar • Fundraising: Gresham House Energy Storage, Home REIT This week’s interview was with Paul Bridge […]
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1 min read
Home REIT raises £263m to tackle homeless crisis
Home REIT, which funds the acquisition and creation of homeless accommodation across the UK, has raised gross proceeds of £263m in a significantly oversubscribed placing. It smashed its initial target of £150m with strong demand from investors in the capital raise. A total of 228,899,083 new ordinary shares at an issue price of 115 pence […]
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16 May 2022 2 min read
Home REIT looks to raise £150m
Home REIT hopes to raise £150m in a new placing of shares as it looks to grow its portfolio of homeless accommodation. The placing price of 115p represents a discount of 5.7% to the closing price of 122p on Friday 13 May 2022 and a 4.7% premium to the 28 February 2022 NAV of 111.2p […]
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05 May 2022 1 min read
Home REIT buys 156 properties
Home REIT has acquired 156 properties for £42.4m as it continues to grow its portfolio of homeless accommodation. Following the latest tranche of investments, since inception in October 2020, the company has deployed a total of £700m at a weighted average net initial yield of 5.86%. The Properties are located across England, providing an additional […]
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25 Jan 2022 1 min read
Home REIT completes £350m acquisition spree
Home REIT has now fully deployed the £350m it raised in September 2021, with £55.1m of new acquisitions. The company has announced the acquisition of 240 additional properties, providing 880 beds for homeless people, bringing the portfolio total to 7,953. The properties were acquired at a weighted average net initial yield of 5.9% and are […]
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11 Nov 2021 2 min read
Home REIT posts 7.2% NAV uplift in maiden results
Home REIT has posted a 7.2% increase in NAV in its maiden annual results. The NAV and EPRA net tangible asset (NTA) per share increased to 105.0p at 31 August 2021, an increase of 7.2% from the 98.0p (after share issue expenses) at the time of the company’s IPO in October 2020, reflecting the discount […]
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18 Oct 2021 1 min read
Home REIT adds 366 properties to portfolio with £166.4m buy
Home REIT has deployed £166.4m of the proceeds raised in its £350m equity issue less than a month ago. The company has acquired 23 portfolios comprising 366 properties located across England and Wales and added a further 1,850 beds to the portfolio, bringing the total to 1,077 properties and just under 5,700 beds. The acquisitions […]
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24 Sep 2021 2 min read
QD view – HOME run and a strike out?
Normally the dull end of the real estate world (meant in the nicest possible way), the social housing real estate investment trust (REIT) sector has thrown up two of the biggest pieces of news this week – Civitas Social Housing (CSH) coming under attack from a short seller and Home REIT (HOME) raising £350m in […]
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31 Aug 2021 2 min read
Home REIT eyes £262m fund raise
Home REIT, which invests in a portfolio of accommodation for the homeless, is looking to raise £262m from a placing. The group has fully deployed the net proceeds of its £240m IPO in October 2020 and over 70% of its £120m debt facility, establishing a £328m portfolio providing more than 3,800 beds for homeless people across […]
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20 Jul 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 July 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 July 2021: Miton Global Opportunities (MIGO) has posted its annual report for the year ended 30 April 2021. Over the 12 months, the trust achieved a NAV return of 55% and total share price return of 61.7%, significantly ahead of its SONIA 3 month plus 2% benchmark, which returned 2.1%. Managers, […]
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18 Jun 2021 2 min read
QD view – Is property still a good hedge against inflation?
Real estate has historically been a good hedge against inflation and, with the consumer prices index (CPI) rising to 2.1% in May heightening fears that stagflation could be round the corner, investors may be keen to double down on their real estate investment trust (REIT) exposure. However, traditional real estate market drivers are not at […]
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03 Jun 2021 1 min read
Home REIT adds 314 more beds for homeless people
Home REIT adds 314 more beds for homeless people – Home REIT has bought a further 14 separate portfolios of properties located across England for an aggregate purchase price of £47.1m (including acquisition costs). Following this deal, it has invested all of its IPO proceeds plus over 40% of its £120m 12-year debt facility, the remainder of […]
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30 Apr 2021 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 30 April 2021
QuotedData’s weekly news show 30 April 2021 Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on Youtube. In this week’s show, Shonil Chande covered the week’s top stories: Taylor Maritime – targeting a 250m IPO raise AVI plans to remove Symphony International’s board Dunedin Income Growth […]
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28 Apr 2021 2 min read
Home REIT reports maiden results
Home REIT, the investor in homeless accommodation, has reported its maiden results after launching in October 2020. The group raised £240m in an initial public offering (IPO) and has since spent all the proceeds on amassing a portfolio of 572 properties with 3,019 beds. Highlights from the results are: Net asset value (NAV) and EPRA […]
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12 Mar 2021 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 12 March 2021
QuotedData’s weekly news show 12 March 2021 Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on Youtube. In this week’s show, Richard Williams covered the week’s top stories: LXI REIT raised 125 m in oversubscribed issue Tritax Big Box REIT results Home REIT fully deployed IPO […]
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08 Mar 2021 1 min read
Home REIT fully invests IPO proceeds with £48.1m portfolio buy
Home REIT, the homeless accommodation investor, has fully invested the proceeds of its £240m initial public offering after the acquisition of 11 portfolios for £48.1m. The group, which launched in October 2020, now has a portfolio of 572 homeless accommodation properties that represent an average net initial acquisition yield of 5.83%. Significant remaining resources are […]
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15 Feb 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 February 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 February 2021: Tritax EuroBox (EBOX) has sold its asset in Lodz, Poland for €65.5 million, 15% above its most recent valuation at 30 September 2020 and, based on the company’s target gearing of 45%, delivering an attractive geared IRR of 16.5% to shareholders. They bought this is April 2019 and completed a […]
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25 Jan 2021 1 min read
Home REIT expands portfolio with £69.5m acquisitions
Home REIT, the recently launched fund that focuses on providing accommodation to the homeless, has acquired a further 171 properties for £69.5m. The acquisitions, in 11 separate portfolios, mean the company has now deployed £184m (or 78%) of the money raised in an IPO in October 2020. The properties, which add a further 798 beds […]
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14 Dec 2020 2 min read
Home REIT acquires twelve more property portfolios and secures debt facility
Home REIT (HOME) has announced the acquisition of a further twelve separate portfolios of properties located across England for a total purchase price of £64.3 million (including acquisition costs). This takes the total capital deployed by the Company since IPO to £115 million, which is just under 50 per cent. of the net IPO proceeds. […]
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 December 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 December 2020: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has announced that it has raised gross proceeds of £60 million by way of an Initial Placing, Offer for Subscription and Intermediaries Offer. The fundraising was significantly oversubscribed and so a scaling back exercise has been undertaken. The net proceeds of the Issue will be […]
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27 Nov 2020 3 min read
QD view – positive social impact
Thanks to everyone that tuned into the ‘E’ for environmental day of our ESG conference this week. If you missed it, you can listen back to presentations by the AIC, Bluefield Solar, SDCL Energy Efficiency and Jupiter Green here. Next Tuesday it is the turn of ‘S’ for Social. The line-up for the social day […]
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16 Nov 2020 1 min read
Home REIT buys £41.6m of homeless accommodation
Home REIT, the recently launched REIT that funds the acquisition and creation of homeless accommodation, has acquired a further five portfolios of properties in England for a total of £41.6m. The deal means that since its £240m initial public offering (IPO) on 12 October 2020, the group has invested more than £50m in accommodation that will house […]
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19 Oct 2020 1 min read
Home REIT makes first acquisitions
Home REIT, which is focused on providing accommodation to the homeless, has acquired its first properties since launching. The group has bought a portfolio of five properties located across the North West, North East and Midlands regions of England. The properties are recently completed and purpose-built to provide high quality accommodation to vulnerable, homeless people […]
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09 Oct 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 09 October 2020
In QuotedData’s weekly news show 9 October 2020 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 covered the week’s top stories: Fundraising in the sector including success for Home REIT and disappointment for Tellworth Investment Company’s plans for the future Jupiter US […]
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08 Oct 2020 1 min read
Home REIT raises £240.5m in IPO
Home REIT has raised just over £240.5m from its initial public offering (IPO). The company, that will invest in a portfolio of homeless accommodation across the UK, will trade on the premium segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange on 12 October 2020. It is targeting inflation-protected income and capital returns through the […]
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10 Dec 2024 1 min read
Boards in the spotlight
James Carthew in The Investment Trusts Handbook 2025: JAMES CARTHEW looks at the increasingly high-profile role that boards of investment trusts have had to play as the sector has de-rated and shrunk over the last three years. In my view, the role of the board is vital to the success or failure of investment companies. […]
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22 Jul 2024 1 min read
Friday Briefing: Could this be Home REIT’s final chapter?
Valeria Martinez, Investment Week, 22 July 2024: This October marks four years since Home REIT debuted on the London Stock Exchange. Typically, that would be a milestone to celebrate, if it were not for the fact that shareholders have been unable to trade its shares for nearly half of that time. After two rocky years […]
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16 Jul 2024 1 min read
Investors face £1bn loss after properties in social housing fund used as cannabis farms
By James Baxter-Derrington, INVESTMENT EDITOR, The Telegraph, 16 July 2024: Home REIT, a real estate investment trust, has announced it will be winding down after struggling with rising debts, legal action from disgruntled investors and an investigation by the City watchdog. The popular property trust was forced to suspend its shares in January 2023 after […]
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Home REIT shareholders left in limbo as legal troubles threaten capital returns
Valeria Martinez, Investment Week,16 July 2024: News of a proposed wind-down for the troubled investment trust Home REIT has brought shareholders closer to an exit after a turbulent two years, but legal troubles may hinder the prospect of capital returns. The decision unveiled today (16 July), which has been backed by the former FTSE 250 […]
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10 Apr 2024 1 min read
Home REIT paid over £1m for row of terraced houses later converted into large-scale cannabis grow
Valeria Martinez, Investment Week, 10 April 2024: Home REIT paid more than £1m for four adjacent houses in the Lincolnshire seaside town of Cleethorpes that criminals later unlawfully converted into a 6,400 square foot cannabis farm. A spokesperson for the Humberside Police confirmed to Investment Week that a suspected cannabis grow was discovered by officers […]
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14 Feb 2024 1 min read
FCA opens investigation into Home REIT
Valeria Martinez, Investment Week, 13 February 2024: The Financial Conduct Authority has opened an investigation into embattled trust Home REIT, more than a year since the suspension of its shares. In a stock exchange notice today (13 February), the Home REIT board said it had been notified by the regulator of its commencement of an […]
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21 Dec 2023 1 min read
Shareholders progress lawsuit against Home REIT and Alvarium after portfolio revaluation
Valeria Martinez and James Baxter-Derrington, Investment Week, 20 December 2023: The law firm representing Home REIT investors has progressed legal action against the trust and its former adviser, Alvarium, which today (20 December) reported its portfolio is now worth less than half of what it spent on acquisitions… In a regulatory update today, the trust […]
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18 Dec 2023 1 min read
Investment trust insider on 2023
Investment trust insider on 2023 – James Carthew: Dramatic 2023 leaves sector radically different The rationalisation of the sector continues. There has been a flurry of announcements over the past couple of weeks: Abrdn Diversified Income and Growth (ADIG) announced a managed wind down; Triple Point Energy Transition (TENT) declared it will begin an orderly […]
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09 Nov 2023 1 min read
Shareholder activism and M&A surge is a mixed blessing for investment trust sector
Valeria Martinez, Investment Week, 09 November 2023: Discounts not seen since the Global Financial Crisis are driving a fresh surge in shareholder activism and M&A across the UK investment trust space. While this is likely to help lift prices in the short-term, it could also lead to a significant shrinkage of the sector… Alternative trusts […]
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05 Sep 2023 1 min read
Investment trust insider on the sector’s recent failures
Investment trust insider on the sector’s recent failures – James Carthew: Legal actions could follow trust management failings People often quote Warren Buffet’s ‘Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked’ when looking at the problems besetting the investment company sector, but most of the worst examples of failures recently […]
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07 Jul 2023 1 min read
Investors lose out as REIT bought out on large discount
by Sam Benstead from interactive investor, 7th July 2023: An outside investor has purchased struggling real estate investment trust (REIT) Civitas Social Housing at a large discount, stripping investors of about 25% of the value of the business. The CSH board accepted Hong Kong-based CKA Group’s 80p a share, £485 million cash offer, which values […]
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12 Jun 2023 1 min read
‘Fighting a losing battle’: Home REIT investigation
Eve Maddock-Jones, Investment Week, 12 June 2023: This is one way to sum up the broken business model of Home REIT. Launched in October 2020, the trust came to market with a noble objective of delivering “tangible social impact”, focused solely on tackling homelessness “responsibly”, while enticing investors with the promise of a decent, inflation-protected […]
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09 May 2023 1 min read
Civitas Social Housing agrees £485m takeover by Hong Kong property developer despite bid ‘undervaluing’ the trust amid sector turmoil
By JANE DENTON and MIKE SHEEN FOR THIS IS MONEY, 9 May 2023: Civitas Social Housing has agreed to be snapped up by Wellness United Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CK Asset Holdings, in a £485million deal. London-listed investment trust Civitas aims to provide investors with income and the potential for capital growth from investing […]
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02 Mar 2023 2 min read
The trusts to buy for rising dividends
By Dave Baxter, Investors’ Chronicle, February 28, 2023: High dividend yields can be hard to resist, and there are many currently on offer in the investment trust universe. But a high yield can reflect recent price volatility, as with embattled Home REIT (HOME), or be a result of an especially esoteric portfolio, an example being […]
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09 Jan 2023 1 min read
Investment trust insider on discount opportunities
Investment trust insider on discount opportunities – James Carthew: Discount dislocations offer opportunities Today, at the same time as investors get to grips with higher inflation and interest rates, they are afflicted by wider share price discounts to net asset values (NAV) across the investment companies sector. Many years ago a former colleague of mine […]
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22 Nov 2022 1 min read
Investment trust insider on the electricity generator levy
Investment trust insider on the electricity generator levy – James Carthew: Government’s incompetence to renewables windfall tax a crying shame The incredible rise in power prices over the past year was undoubtedly good news for UK-focused renewable energy generators. Not all of the spike in the market price for power was captured by these companies […]
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08 Aug 2022 2 min read
QuotedData: Why are social housing specialists struggling?
Richard Williams for Investment Week, 21 July 2022: As the wider economic challenges grow, providing insulation from the worst of the downturn has become a priority. The social housing sector has all of the characteristics to provide this protection, while also delivering substantial social impact. Despite the fundamental asset being residential property, it has very […]
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13 Jun 2022 1 min read
Property Potential
AIC Compass, Jennifer Hill, Friday 10 June 2022: Jennifer Hill finds four compelling reasons to invest in UK Commercial Property Investors wrote off property during the Covid-19 pandemic, often in the mistaken belief that UK commercial property trusts are chock-full of high street retail and office assets. But as the cloud of lockdown has lifted, […]
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15 Nov 2021 2 min read
The alternative trusts allowing investors to capture new trends
Investment trusts enjoy record year for fundraising as they back a new wave of innovation November 11, 2021, Investors Chronicle, By Mary McDougall Investment trust fundraising amounted to £11.4bn in the first 10 months of the year, a record for the ancient fund structure which is now financing a new wave of innovation. Most striking is the […]
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26 Jul 2021 1 min read
Investment trust insider on social housing
Investment trust insider on social housing – James Carthew: Time for good social housing Reits to grow One bit of good news last week was that Home Reit (HOME) is ready to expand again. The trust, which launched last October, has invested all of the £240m it raised at its flotation, plus the £60m it borrowed. […]
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19 Jul 2021 1 min read
How to invest in property that makes a difference
Earn a steady income by backing social housing projects with these investment trusts By ANGHARAD CARRICK FOR THISISMONEY.CO.UK PUBLISHED: 07:42, 15 July 2021 | UPDATED: 07:42, 15 July 2021 More and more savers want to make a positive difference with their investments as well as a financial return. Environmental issues have been front of mind among investors for some time […]
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01 Feb 2021 1 min read
Ship shape and ready to float?
Ship shape and ready to float? IPO market picks up but headwinds remain for small launches Larger vehicles in better stead David Brenchley, Investment Week, 26 January 2021 The 21 months to end-September had been quiet for new issuance from investment companies, with 2019 the lowest annual total (£1.4bn) raised through IPOs since 2016, and […]
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18 Jan 2021 1 min read
Big investment trust themes to watch in 2021
Big investment trust themes to watch in 2021 by Faith Glasgow from interactive investor | 11th January 2021 12:22 We highlight the trends and themes for investment trust fans to keep an eye on over the next year… Board activity One of the most significant themes of 2020 has been the run of manager changes, closures and consolidations in the […]
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03 Nov 2020 1 min read
Investment trust IPOs: time to buy?
The Big Theme Investment trust IPOs: time to buy? By Dave Baxter, Investors Chronicle With equity markets riding high, investment trust launches are finally making an appearance this year. Home REIT (HOME), a trust that invests in accommodation for the homeless, raised £240m in October and Triple Point Energy Infrastructure Company (TEEC) amassed £100m. Other trusts that have announced plans to float include Round Hill […]
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19 Oct 2020 1 min read
Trusts could be the star of your portfolio
Trusts could be the star of your portfolio: Cash in by backing Sage of Omaha Warren Buffett and The Beatles By ANNE ASHWORTH FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 21:50, 16 October 2020 | UPDATED: 08:48, 17 October 2020 A number of investment trusts have come to the market in recent weeks. These include the successful launch of Home, which will […]
