LondonMetric Property : LMP

11 Sep 2025 3 min read

Morning briefing: 29% of Henderson European shareholders cash in their shares; plus CHRY, ALW, RTW, GABI, ENRG, ATR, LMP, PCTN, NRR, MWY

Henderson European (HET) says that holders of 89.775m shares opted for cash (29.04% of its share capital) and 219.332m shares were rolled into Fidelity European (FEV). The cap on the cash option was 33.3%, so everyone who wanted cash will get it. Henderson European will delist on 26 September. Having decided to hang onto all […]

20 Aug 2025 2 min read

Morning briefing: Panel prepares Warehouse REIT auction; plus TMPL, BFSP, AWEM, AEI, LMP, GRIT

Takeover Panel says it will hold an auction for Warehouse REIT next week; top-performing Temple Bar publishes strong half-year results; plus updates from Blackfinch Spring VCT, Ashoka Whiteoak Emerging Markets and dividends from Aberdeen Equity Income and LondonMetric Property. The Takeover Panel says it will hold an auction for Warehouse REIT (WHR) if neither Blackstone […]

01 Aug 2025 3 min read

Slim pickings in REIT sector as recovery takes hold

At a time when real estate fortunes are turning positive, the UK REIT sector offers slim pickings to attentive investors. Three years battling wide discounts to NAV and pulsating merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity has seen the number of listed real estate stocks almost halve. Mid-way through 2022, when the impact of soaring inflation and […]

09 Jul 2025 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 July: BLND, LMP, JII & JARA

This morning sees positive updates from two real estate investment trusts: British Land and LondonMetric.

20 May 2025 2 min read

M&A activity turbocharges LondonMetric

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has boosted rents, earnings and dividend growth at LondonMetric, as it delivers an impressive set of annual results. Net rental income increased 123% to £390.6m in the 12 months to 31 March 2025, with EPRA earnings up 120% to £268.0m (up 20.7% on a per share basis to 13.1p), following […]

14 May 2025 3 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 May 2025 – MHN, HNE, CGT, LMP, GPE, PSH

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 May 2025: We also have: Stories you may have missed from yesterday

09 May 2025 3 min read

LondonMetric firms up £698.9m bid for Urban Logistics

LondonMetric and Urban Logistics REIT have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash and share offer in which LondonMetric will acquire Urban Logistics for £698.9m. Each Urban Logistics share will be entitled to receive 0.5612 new LondonMetric shares and 42.8p in cash. On the basis of LondonMetric’s closing price of 191.5p, the acquisition values […]

14 Apr 2025 2 min read

LondonMetric makes £674m proposal for Urban Logistics

LondonMetric Property has made a proposal to acquire Urban Logistics REIT, valuing the company at £674m. The proposal, made on 13 April, consists of new shares in LondonMetric based on an adjusted EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) for adjusted EPRA NTA exchange ratio plus a fixed amount in cash. Under the terms of the proposal, […]

11 Apr 2025 1 min read

LondonMetric makes approach for Urban Logistics

Urban Logistics REIT has announced that it has received a preliminary, indicative proposal from LondonMetric Property regarding a possible offer for the company. The board said that it was reviewing the proposal with its advisers, adding that there can be no certainty that any offer will be made nor as to the terms of any […]

07 Apr 2025 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 April 2025 – GMP, LMP

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 April 2025: [QD comment: Although GMP’s announcement makes no mention of it, we note that the name change also reflects the fact that GMP is no longer an investment trust.] We also have: Stories you may have missed from Friday

27 Mar 2025 2 min read

LondonMetric to acquire Highcroft

LondonMetric has agreed a deal to acquire TISE-listed Highcroft, a UK REIT which owns a portfolio of real estate assets weighted towards logistics (52%) and retail warehousing (27%). The recommended all-share offer will see Highcroft shareholders receive 4.65 new LondonMetric shares for each Highcroft share. On the basis of the closing price per LondonMetric share of 181.1p […]

21 Mar 2025 3 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 March 2025 – MGCI, BPCR, SYNC, VIP, LMP, SUPR

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 March 2025: M&G Credit Income (MGCI) has announced the results of its placing and WRAP retail offer, which have collectively raised gross proceeds of £6.3m. MGCI will issue a total of 6,647,969 new ordinary shares at a price of 95.13 pence per new ordinary share, representing a 1.0% premium to […]

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 […]

15 Jan 2025 2 min read

LondonMetric makes £124m of sales and acquisitions

LondonMetric Property has sold 10 non-core properties for a total of £74.2m and acquired seven properties for £50.1m. The sales reflect a net initial yield (NIY) of 6.9%, while the acquisitions reflect a NIY of 6.5% that is expected to rise to 7.2% over five years Sales The sales comprise: A 138,000 sq ft retail […]

03 Jan 2025 8 min read

QuotedData’s analysts’ picks for 2025

As we begin another year, here at QuotedData, we thought we’d have some fun and challenge our analysts, once again, to come up with some ideas for investment companies that they like and think could do well over the course of the coming year but first, we’re also going to take a look back and […]

26 Nov 2024 3 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 November 2024 – LMP, SREI, HLCL, SHED, SSIT, VIP, AUGM

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 November 2024: LondonMetric Property (LMP) reported a 2.1% uplift in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) to 195.7p per share over the six months to 30 September 2024. The company’s portfolio of predominantly urban logistics and long-income assets was up 1.1% to £6.2bn. Net rental income increased 154% to £193.1m, while […]

18 Nov 2024 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 November 2024 – CAT, SRE, LMP

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 November 2024: Following its recently announced partial compulsorily redemption (which is expected to take place on 29 November 2024), CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities (CAT) will have redeemed the entirety of its interest in the Master Fund and distributed substantially all of the redemption proceeds it has received. Consequently, CAT’s board is […]

14 Oct 2024 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 October 2024 – TENT, LMP, LABS

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 October 2024: Further to its announcement on 4 October 2024 that it had only been partially paid the first instalment of £1m that it was due under a promissory note agreement in relation to loans sold to P3P Partners LLP (click here to see our coverage of this), Triple Point […]

25 Sep 2024 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 September 2024 – NAS, NBPE, LMP, IHR

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 September 2024: North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust (NAS) reported its interim results for the six month period to 31 July 2024. The NAV total return was 8.3% compared to 12.9% in the benchmark index. Performance was adversely impacted by the trust’s large cash holdings and the underperformance of the […]

24 Sep 2024 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 September 2024 – NRR, LMP, BLND, API, BPCR

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 September 2024: The boards of NewRiver REIT (NRR) and Capital & Regional (CAL) have reached agreement on the terms of a deal that would see NRR acquire CAL and are recommending shareholders of both companies to vote in favour of it. The deal would see each CAL share receive 31.25p […]

02 Sep 2024 1 min read

LondonMetric transacts on £120m of assets

LondonMetric Property has acquired £70m of warehouses and sold £50m of non core assets. The £70m of acquisitions consist of seven warehouses with a WAULT of 15 years, acquired at a blended net initial yield of 5.8%, rising to a minimum of 6.1% over the next two years and 6.5% after five years, with 91% […]

11 Jul 2024 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 July 2024 – RNEW, SRE, LMP, SERE

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 July 2024: Brett Miller has joined the board of Ecofin US Renewables (RNEW) as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect. Brett, who has wide-ranging investment trust experience, particularly in the restructuring and managed run-off of a number of listed closed end funds across a range of asset […]

05 Jul 2024 8 min read

An update on our analysts’ top picks for 2024

At the outset of 2024, we challenged our analysts to come up with some ideas for investment companies that they liked, and thought could do well over the course of this year (click here to read the original article which set out our analysts’ thinking and why they liked the stocks). We also promised to […]

04 Jun 2024 2 min read

Mergers boost LondonMetric’s performance

LondonMetric Property has published its first annual results since the acquisition of LXi REIT, resulting in a 20.3% boost in earnings. Net contracted rent increased over the year from £145m to £340m as a result of the merger, with EPRA earnings growing to £121.6m – up 5.4% on a per share basis. EPRA cost ratio […]

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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 […]

30 May 2024 1 min read

LondonMetric swaps unwanted LXi retail assets for urban warehouses

LondonMetric Property has sold seven properties in separate transactions for £31.3m, reflecting a blended NIY of 7.0% and a 3% profit over prevailing book values. They include £18.3m of non-core LXi REIT assets, which have been sold at 5% ahead of prevailing book values. The sales comprise: A 106,000 sq ft Asda foodstore in Scotland […]

06 Mar 2024 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 06 March 2024 – CVCE, LMP

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 March 2024: CVC Income & Growth (CVCE) has announced that 50,000 shares were issued as a result of its March 2024 tender. CVCE currently has 96.6m shares in circulation, 52.7m of which are held in treasury. The merger of LondonMetric Property (LMP) and LXi REIT (LXI) has completed. A total […]

23 Feb 2024 3 min read

QD view – Still a place for the generalist REIT?

Consolidation is in vogue in the investment trust space right now and nowhere is this more prominent than in the real estate sector, where it seems not a week goes by when another merger bid is made. This week’s latest proposal saw Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) table a surprise offer for abrdn Property Income Trust […]

19 Jan 2024 2 min read

QD view – the REIT entry point

The start of a new year often brings optimism and that was certainly the case in the real estate sector as inflation around the world continued its downward trajectory, raising the prospect of interest rate cuts this year. That optimism, which had seen share prices among the UK listed property companies jump 15.5% over the […]

12 Jan 2024 1 min read

QuotedData’s weekly news update 12th January 2024

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: • Atrato Onsite Energy (0:22) • LXi/LMP merger (9:57) This week’s interview was with Tim Levene from Augmentum – watch it again here.

11 Jan 2024 3 min read

LXi and LMP agree on merger terms

The boards of LondonMetric and LXi have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share merger. LondonMetric will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of LXi as the merger is effected by means of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act. Each LXi shareholder will […]

08 Jan 2024 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing for 8 January 2024 – AERI, CORD, SMIF, ICG, CLDN, RTW, LMP, PSDL

In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 8 January 2024: Aquila European Renewables (AERI) has announced that it has entered into a €50m five-year debt facility with ING Bank N.V. Sucursal en España. The facility is secured by AERI’s wholly owned Spanish solar PV portfolio, with the leverage equal to 26%. The pricing of the debt remains […]

05 Jan 2024 4 min read

QD view – Our analysts’ top picks for 2024

As we begin another year here at QuotedData, we thought we’d have some fun and challenge our analysts to come up with some ideas for investment companies that they like and think could do well over the course of 2024. To keep things interesting, each analyst has been asked to select two ideas – one […]

22 Dec 2023 3 min read

QD – review of the year

This is the last of our weekly emails for 2023. We hope that you have been finding them useful. We will be publishing our annual roundup in January. Ahead of that however, I thought it might be worth pulling out a few of the year’s highs and lows. In January, China’s market shone as hopes […]

19 Dec 2023 1 min read

LondonMetric and LXI REIT in £3.9bn merger talks

LondonMetric Property is in talks with LXi REIT over the possible merger of the two companies. The boards of the two companies are in discussions over the deal that would see LondonMetric acquire the entire issued share capital of LXi. A merger would create a combined company with assets worth £6.4bn and a market capitalisation […]

23 Nov 2023 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 November 2023 – ANII, WHH, NRR, LMP

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 November 2023: abrdn New India Investment Trust (ANII) announced its interim report for the six months to September 30 2023. Share price total return for the period was 13.7% while the NAV was up 13.2% with the discount narrowing slightly to -18.7% at last close. While impressive on an absolute […]

02 Nov 2023 1 min read

LondonMetric offloads £24.5m of assets

LondonMetric Property as sold four offices and two long income assets in separate transactions, for a total of £24.5m. Four non-core assets have been sold from the recently acquired CT Property Trust (CTPT) portfolio for £15.3m, comprising three regional offices and a car showroom in Newbury. The buildings have a WAULT of six years and […]

14 Sep 2023 1 min read

LondonMetric sells £40.5m industrial assets and will focus portfolio on triple net leases

LondonMetric Property has sold a portfolio of four multi-let industrial estates to Hines for £40.5m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.2% and in line with March 2023 valuations. The estates total 435,000 sq ft across 47 units and generate £2.7m of annual rental income, with a WAULT to first break of 2.9 years. Three […]

30 Aug 2023 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 August 2023 – AERI, AJOT, AWEM, LMP

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 August 2023: The board of Aquila European Renewables (AERI) has announced the appointment of Myrtle Dawes as a non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2023. Myrtle has over 30 years’ experience of the energy sector, both in the UK and overseas. She is CEO of the Net Zero Technology […]

06 Jul 2023 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 July 2023

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 July 2023: TwentyFour Select Monthly Income (SMIF) says 3,939,187 shares were tendered to its quarterly tender offer. 500,000 of these were purchased by Numis and the rest have been bought back into treasury – all at 72.62p per share. JPMorgan Multi Asset Growth and Income (MATE) passed its continuation vote […]

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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QD view – REIT mergers could combat vicious discount circle

Another week in property, another M&A announcement. This time it is LondonMetric pouncing on smaller peer CT Property Trust (CTPT) with an all share offer that values the company at around £200m. In recent weeks we have seen Industrials REIT taken private by Blackstone, Civitas Social Housing also recommending a bid for the company and […]

24 May 2023 3 min read

LondonMetric to buy CT Property Trust

LondonMetric and CT Property Trust (CTPT) have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share offer that will see LondonMetric acquire the entire share capital of CTPT. Under the terms of the acquisition, CTPT shareholders will receive 0.455 new LondonMetric shares per share. On the basis of the closing price of LondonMetric of 188.0 […]

23 Mar 2023 3 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 March 2023

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 March 2023: Gulf Investment Fund (GIF) has launched its latest 100% tender offer. Shares that are tendered will be put into a realisatin pool on 12 April, the pool liquidated and the proceeds (less about $100,000 of expected tender offer costs) returned to shareholders. There is a minimum size threshold […]

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 […]

24 Jan 2023 1 min read

LondonMetric reports strong logistics demand

LondonMetric Property reports strong occupational activity in the logistics sector and the capture of significant rental growth across its portfolio. The company has undertaken 62 lettings, lease regears and rent reviews since 30 September 2022, adding £2.4m of annualised rent. This comprised: Lettings and lease regears on 24 assets, signed with a WAULT of 10 […]

15 Dec 2022 1 min read

LondonMetric acquires London retail park for £38m

LondonMetric Property has acquired a retail park asset from an open ended property fund for £38.0m through one of its joint ventures (LondonMetric share: £19.0m). The acquisition price reflects a net initial yield of 5.4%, rising to 5.7% upon completion of short term asset management initiatives. The 68,000 sq ft property is located on a […]

23 Nov 2022 5 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 November 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 November 2022: Worldwide Healthcare (WWH) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022. During the period, WWH provided an NAV total return of 3.1%, modestly outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI World Healthcare Index, which returned 2.1% during the period. In absolute terms, net asset value […]

21 Oct 2022 2 min read

QD view – has logistics been oversold?

They say a week is a long time in politics, try a day. Wednesday was a breathtakingly embarrassing day for the government, with the calamitous Liz Truss finally falling on her sword of uncosted tax cuts on Thursday. This will mean that the UK will have its third prime minister in less than two months […]

16 Aug 2022 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing on 16 August 2022: LondonMetric Property (LMP) sold four assets, in two separate transactions, for £25.6m, reflecting a blended net initial yield (NIY) of 5.3%. In the first transaction, the company sold a portfolio of three multi-let industrial assets totalling 53 units across 235,000 sq ft, located in Halesowen and Aston, […]

26 May 2022 2 min read

Urban logistics focus pays off for LondonMetric as profits soar

LondonMetric Property reported a profit uplift in annual results of 185% to £734.5m, with its focus on the urban logistics sub-sector boosting values. The group’s portfolio valuation was up £1bn in the year to £3.6bn, helped by valuation gains and new acquisitions. EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) increased by 37.2% to 261.1p, driven by 67.9p […]

23 May 2022 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 May 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 May 2022: Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT) has invested approximately $46.1m (£37m) in Cartier Energy, a district energy platform in the US. The business is made up of eight district energy systems located across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest and provides diversified energy services such as heat (steam, hot water), cooling (chilled […]

19 May 2022 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 May 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 May 2022: Interim results released today for Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure (EGL) show that the trust is off to a great start in this financial year. For the six months ended 31 March 2022, it returned 14.1% in share price terms and 13.7% in NAV terms, both well-ahead of […]

27 Apr 2022 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 April 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 April 2022: Schroder UK Public Private (SUPP) holding BenevolentAI has completed its business combination with Odyssey Acquisition, a Euronext Amsterdam-listed investment company. Assuming sufficient secondary market liquidity, BenevolentAI will be valued using its unadjusted quoted price which will be reflected in the company’s daily indicative unaudited NAV per share as […]

16 Feb 2022 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 February 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 February 2022: The board of Smithson (SSON) has announced that its chair, Mark Pacitti, will retire on 28 February 2022. Diana Dyer Bartlett will become chair of the board and Lord St John of Bletso will replace Diana as chair of the audit committee. Meanwhile, Jeremy Attard-Manche has been appointed […]

09 Feb 2022 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 February 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 February 2022: NextEnergy Solar (NESF) has announced an interim dividend of 1.79 pence per ordinary share for the quarter ending 31 December 2021, to be paid on 31 March 2022. NESF will also be offering shareholders a scrip dividend alternative to this, with a reference price to be announced on […]

11 Jan 2022 1 min read

LondonMetric buys cold storage logistics scheme for £53m

LondonMetric Property has acquired a long let cold storage and logistics warehouse development for £53.4m. The 300,000 sq ft building is pre-let on a 25 year lease to AM FRESH GROUP, an international agri-tech company that supplies the majority of UK supermarkets with a range of items including fruits, plant-based fresh goods and flowers. The rent […]

22 Dec 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric acquires fund for £122.2m

LondonMetric Property has acquired Savills IM UK Income and Growth Fund in a corporate transaction for £122.2m, reflecting a blended yield on cost of 4.3% and an anticipated reversionary yield of 4.9%. The fund owns a portfolio of 15 assets across 482,000 sq ft with 75% in urban logistics and the remainder comprising long income […]

18 Nov 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric looks to raise £175m in placing

LondonMetric has announced a proposed fund raise of £175m, through a placing and retail offer (through PrimaryBid), to fund a pipeline of logistics acquisitions. The company said that it intends to use the proceeds of the raise, the price of which has yet to be determined, to acquired committed and under offer deals that total […]

15 Nov 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric makes £135m double buy

LondonMetric Property has acquired two logistics warehouses for £135.6m in separate transactions, reflecting a blended net initial yield of 4.2% and a reversionary yield of 4.8%. The properties generate a rent of £6.0m a year with 100% of the income benefiting from RPI linked rent reviews and have a WAULT of 22 years. The first […]

18 Oct 2021 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 October 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 October 2021: LondonMetric Property has bought two last mile logistics assets in Fulham and Tottenham for a combined purchase price of £20.2m. The assets total 44,000 sq ft and have been acquired with vacant possession in two separate transactions. LondonMetric will refurbish both properties at a cost of £1.4m which, once […]

14 Sep 2021 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 September 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 September 2021: Henderson High Income, managed by David Smith (pictured), made a great start to 2021 outperforming its benchmark by 3.9% to produce an NAV return of 12.3% for the six months ended 30 June. Shareholders did much better than that though as the discount was eliminated, providing a return […]

07 Sep 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric buys trio of urban logistics warehouses

LondonMetric Property has acquired three urban logistics warehouses for £35.4m in separate transactions, reflecting a blended net initial yield (NIY) of 4.4% and a reversionary yield of 4.9%. The properties generate a combined rent of £1.7m a year with 83% of the income benefiting from RPI or CPI linked rent review. The warehouses have a […]

20 Aug 2021 2 min read

QD view – Urban vibes

August has traditionally been a quiet month for property investment deals, as fund managers recharge their batteries ahead of a customary bumper final quarter of the year. Not this year, seemingly, with several high-profile deals going through in the last couple of weeks. For instance, LondonMetric sold a ‘big box’ warehouse for £102m earlier this week […]

16 Aug 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric makes big profit on sale of £102m big box

LondonMetric Property has exchanged to sell its Primark-let distribution warehouse in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, to EQT Exeter for £102.0m, reflecting a net initial yield of 4.1%. The group acquired the property in 2013 for £60.5m, at a net initial yield of 6.4%, and since acquisition, the property has delivered a total return of 123% and an […]

27 May 2021 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 May 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 May 2021: Apax Global Alpha is committing $90m to the new Apax Digital Fund II. like Apax Digital, the new fund will invest in a balanced portfolio of minority equity and growth buyout opportunities in mid-market technology companies globally. Apax has a longstanding focus on the technology sector and a global reach. […]

19 May 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric ups urban logistics weighting with £44m London buy

LondonMetric Property has acquired an urban logistics warehouse in London for £43.8m in a sale-and-leaseback deal. The 115,000 sq ft warehouse in Waltham Cross is let to Reynolds, a national foodservice business, on a new 23-year lease with the benefit of CPI+1 linked rent reviews of between 2% and 4%. The property generates a […]

04 May 2021 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 May 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 May 2021: Syncona (SYNC) has provided an update on investee company Gyroscope Therapeutics’ proposed IPO in the US. SYNC says that Gyroscope has filed an amended registration statement on Form F-1 with the US SEC, which relates to a proposed IPO in the US of its American Depositary Shares (ADS), with […]

25 Mar 2021 2 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 March 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 March 2021: Tufton Oceanic Assets (SHIP) raised gross proceeds of US$14.7m by issuing 15m shares at 98 cents each. [It said that it was after $25m, so perhaps this was a little disappointing. That’s a surprise to us as shipping rates have been soaring.] The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) raised about […]

16 Mar 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric doubles down in Milton Keynes

LondonMetric Property has acquired a data centre and urban logistics warehouse, both in Milton Keynes, for a combined £31.2m. The 66,000 sq ft data centre is let to TalkTalk and was bought for £23.9m and the 42,000 sq ft urban logistics facility was acquired for £7.3m. The blended net initial yield was 4.4%, with a […]

11 Mar 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric sells long income portfolio for £41m

LondonMetric Property has sold a portfolio of long income assets to Realty Income, an S&P 500 US REIT, for £40.9m, reflecting a blended net initial yield of 5.9%. The portfolio, which has a WAULT of 11 years, comprises: A 106,000 sq ft retail asset in Leicester let to B&Q, Home Bargain and Smyths Toys. The […]

05 Feb 2021 2 min read

QD view – Property tinkermen worth their weight in gold

There can be no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape in the property sector forever. So, it has been interesting to observe how different property companies have responded with the composition of their portfolios. Any manager worth their salt would have been exiting high street retail a long time ago. But it […]

02 Feb 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric acquires service station portfolio for £22m

LondonMetric Property has acquired £21.9m of convenience service stations across three separate transactions reflecting a blended net initial yield of 5.1%. The seven assets have a weight average unexpired lease term (WAULT) of 18 years and all benefit from contractual rental uplifts. The transactions comprise four Co-op convenience service stations in Basingstoke, Dagenham and South […]

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 […]

14 Jan 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric collects 98% of rent

LondonMetric Property has collected 98% of rent for the first quarter of 2021. The group, which has a large logistics portfolio as well as a long-income portfolio, said that of the £22.8m billed for the quarter and monthly for January, 98% has been received with a further 1% expected imminently. A sectoral split shows rent collection […]

12 Jan 2021 1 min read

LondonMetric Property buys two urban logistics warehouses

LondonMetric Property buys two urban logistics warehouses – LondonMetric Property has bought two urban logistics warehouses in Manchester and Birmingham for £39m, reflecting a blended yield on cost of 4.25%. The newly built warehouses are let for 15 years at an average rent of £6.60 psf and benefit from RPI linked rent reviews. In Manchester, […]

08 Dec 2020 1 min read

LondonMetric lets Birmingham logistics warehouse

LondonMetric lets Birmingham logistics warehouse – LondonMetric Property has exchanged contracts with a global retail company on a new 15 year lease at an annual rent of £1.6 million, subject to upward only inflation linked rent reviews, at its Tyseley development near Birmingham. The 120,000 sq ft last mile logistics warehouse will mark the completion of […]

27 Nov 2020 2 min read

QD view – Black Friday boon for logistics

It is that time of year again – Black Friday. The US export has quickly become one of the biggest shopping days in the UK. But with shops closed due to lockdown, it will almost entirely take place online this year. It is estimated that £6bn will be spent on Black Friday this year versus […]

19 Nov 2020 1 min read

LondonMetric delivers strong half-year results

LondonMetric Property has delivered strong half-year results in which net tangible assets (NTA) jumped 3%. The company saw the value of its portfolio, which comprises industrial and logistics and long-income assets, increased by 2.3% to £2.4bn. As a result, EPRA NTA for 30 September 2020 was 175.5p, compared to 170.3p in March 2020. Net rental income […]

16 Oct 2020 2 min read

QD view – Rent collection nuggets

Fourth quarter rent collection figures have been coming in thick and fast over the past week or so and overall they show a general improvement on collection rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are a few nuggets to come from the announcements so far. The first thing to say is that collection rates have improved […]

15 Oct 2020 1 min read

LondonMetric makes £22.2m of sales and acquires three-strong portfolio for £10.8m

LondonMetric Property has sold four retail properties from its long income portfolio for £22.2m and bought three convenience service stations for £10.8m. The sales reflect a blended net initial yield of 4.6% and comprise two M&S food stores in Haslemere and Ferndown, a Matalan unit in Leicester and a Boots and Spar let property on the Isle of […]

12 Oct 2020 1 min read

Logistics heavyweights post positive rent collection figures

Logistics focused property companies Tritax Big Box REIT and LondonMetric Property both announced positive rent collection figures today. Tritax Big Box REIT said it had received 89% of rent for the fourth quarter, with a further 10% expected by the end of November (through upfront monthly payments). The remaining 1% of rent is on payment […]

11 Sep 2020 1 min read

LondonMetric Property sells six distribution warehouses for £57.3m

LondonMetric Property (LMP) has announced that it has sold a portfolio of six distribution warehouses for £57.3m to Canmoor and AIMCo (a Canadian institutional investor) reflecting a blended net initial yield of 5.3%. LMP has built the portfolio over a number of years, which includes last year’s acquisition of A&J Mucklow. LMP says that the disposal will crystallise an £8.8m profit on cost and […]

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QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 September 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 September 2020: Schroder Asian Total Return has published its interim results for the half year ended 30 June 2020. The chairman, Sarah MacAulay, says that, the trust provided a NAV total return of 6.1% in the period, outperforming both the return of the reference Index of 0.7% and of the peer group […]

04 Sep 2020 2 min read

Shed heaven

Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) this week has announced another potential equity raise, having already invested all the proceeds of its £136m placing from March 2020. The news underlines the polarisation we are seeing in the property market, with other sectors such as retail and offices struggling in the face of uncertain futures. As many of […]

20 Aug 2020 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 August 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 August 2020: Great Portland Estates is issuing £150m of new unsecured US private placement notes. The Sterling denominated notes cover 12 year and 15 year maturities (weighted average of 14.5 years) and have a weighted average fixed rate coupon of 2.77%. The new issue priced on 5 August and, subject to […]

02 Jul 2020 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 July 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 July 2020: Schroder Oriental Income Fund says that shareholders overwhelmingly approved a resolution to shift the fund’s tax domicile from Guernsey to the UK. 99.78% of those voting approved the measure. The company should soon become a UK investment trust. Under fire Gabelli Value Plus+ reported a 25% fall in NAV […]

25 Jun 2020 1 min read

LondonMetric splashes £73m with Waitrose store buy

LondonMetric Property has acquired five Waitrose supermarkets and an urban logistics facility let to Ocado for a total of £72.9m. It has purchased the supermarkets from Waitrose in a sale-and-leaseback deal for £62m. Waitrose has signed new 20-year leases linked to CPIH. They are located in Keynsham, Malmesbury, Paddock Wood, Towcester and Yateley and range in […]

12 Jun 2020 2 min read

Varying fortunes of property sectors presents covid opportunities

There is no doubt that the biggest news story in the property sector this week was SEGRO’s whopping £680m equity raise. The over-subscribed placing, that will be used to fund development opportunities in the booming logistics sector, put an exclamation mark on the severe disconnection that is in play between the different property sectors. If […]

10 Jun 2020 1 min read

LondonMetric completes host of lettings

LondonMetric has made a host of lettings totalling 213,000 sq ft across its portfolio. The company has let a 141,000 sq ft distribution unit at its Stoke development to Pets At Home, at a rent of £6 per sq ft or £0.8m per annum. At Birmingham, the company has let a 38,000 sq ft unit […]

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LondonMetric reports dip in NAV

LondonMetric has reported a dip in net asset value (NAV) following the £455m acquisition of A&J Mucklow last year. The group, which owns a portfolio of logistics assets, said EPRA NAV at 31 March 2020 was 171.7p per share (March 2019: 174.9p). The fall was mainly due to the Mucklow acquisition, which accounted for 2.5p. […]

03 Jun 2020 1 min read

LondonMetric acquires £11.6m of assets

LondonMetric Property has made two acquisitions totalling £11.6m following its £120m equity raise last month. The company has bought five roadside service centres in a sale-and-leaseback deal with Kwik Fit. The assets were bought for £9.6m and are located in Barnet, Whetstone, Hounslow, Hammersmith and Slough. LondonMetric said each had a strong underlying residual value supported by […]

07 May 2020 2 min read

Investors flock to covid-resilient property companies

In the past couple of weeks we have seen two big over-subscribed capital raises by property companies that have caught many by surprise. First Supermarket Income REIT almost doubled its £75m target, raising £139.8m. And this week LondonMetric, the logistics focused company, exceeded its £100m target, raising £120m. It has caught many by surprise because […]

06 May 2020 1 min read

QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 May 2020

Fidelity European Values (FEV) has delayed changing its name to Fidelity European Trust, which was expected to be completed in time to be effective from 12 May. FEV noted: “The impact of covid-19, and the resultant Government’s stay at home measures, have caused substantial and significant delays as well as disruption to the usual statutory […]

05 May 2020 2 min read

LondonMetric plans £100m equity raise

LondonMetric has announced plans to raise £100m through a placing to take advantage of investment opportunities during the covid-19 pandemic. The company, which owns a portfolio of logistics assets in the UK, said it would use the proceeds to buy an identified pipeline of long income, urban logistics properties. The acquisitions it has lined up […]

02 Apr 2020 2 min read

LondonMetric collects majority of rent and confirms quarterly dividend

LondonMetric Property has provided a covid-19 update in which it has confirmed it will pay its third quarter dividend. The group, which owns a portfolio of mainly logistics assets, said it had collected 85% of its rent for the quarter as at 1 April 2020. It added that 7% is expected to be received shortly and […]

20 Dec 2019 2 min read

LondonMetric sells £145.3m of big box warehouses

LondonMetric Property has sold four distribution warehouse assets for a combined £145.3m. Across three deals, the company has disposed two mega box warehouses and two regional distribution warehouses as it continues to reduce it ‘big box’ exposure. In Newark, it has sold a 726,000 sq ft warehouse to an international investor for £80.8m, reflecting a net […]

27 Nov 2019 1 min read

LondonMetric post 16.6% uplift in net rental income

LondonMetric has reported a 16.6% uplift in net rental income to £54.9m in half year results following the acquisition of A&J Mucklow in the period. The company, which saw net asset value (NAV) remain flat at 174.9p per share, said the acquisition has significantly increased its portfolio weighting to the urban logistics sub-sector that has […]

14 Oct 2019 1 min read

LondonMetric makes first sale from Mucklow portfolio acquisition

Industrial and logistics investor LondonMetric Property has made the first disposal from the Mucklow portfolio it acquired earlier this year for £415m. It has sold an office in Leicester for £5.9m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6%. The 21,000 sq ft office is let for a further nine years to My Home Move. The sale […]

23 May 2019 2 min read

LondonMetric bids for A&J Mucklow

LondonMetric bids for A&J Mucklow – The boards of directors of LondonMetric and Mucklow have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended offer. LondonMetric will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Mucklow by means of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act. For each Mucklow […]

07 Jan 2019 1 min read

LondonMetric Property sells three warehouses

LondonMetric Property sells three warehouses – LondonMetric Property has announced the disposal of three distribution warehouses for £24.3m (sold to a range of buyers), reflecting a blended net initial yield of 5.4%. The sale price achieved was 4% above book value. Two of the properties are located in Wakefield and the third is a regional distribution […]

11 Jul 2018 1 min read

LondonMetric Property swaps Odeon for shed

LondonMetric Property swaps Odeon for shed – LondonMetric Property has exchanged on the sale of an Odeon Cinema in Warrington for GBP13.7 million, reflecting a NIY of 4.8%, and acquired an urban logistics asset in Milton Keynes for GBP12.0 million, reflecting a deemed NIY of over 5.0%. At Warrington, the 10 screen, 36,000 sq ft cinema formed part of […]

02 Jul 2018 1 min read

LondonMetric Property swaps M&S for Lidl

LondonMetric Property swaps M&S for Lidl – LondonMetric Property has sold two M&S convenience stores for GBP10.7 million, reflecting a NIY of 4.5%, and purchased a convenience development in Durham pre-let to Lidl for GBP13.3 million, reflecting a yield on cost of 5.4%. The two M&S stores that have been sold were purchased by LondonMetric […]

20 Jun 2018 1 min read

LondonMetric Property buys urban logistics portfolio

LondonMetric Property buys urban logistics portfolio – LondonMetric Property has announced the acquisition of ten single let, mainly urban logistics properties for GBP55.0 million from the ACT Foundation. The purchase price reflects a blended net initial yield of 4.4% and a reversionary yield of 5.3%. The portfolio consists of nine urban logistics assets totalling 340,000 sq ft […]

30 May 2018 2 min read

LondonMetric announces its annual results

LondonMetric announces its annual results – LondonMetric (LMP) is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that specialises in distribution, convenience and long income property. LMP is a constituent of the FTSE 250. It focuses on strong and growing income and adding value through asset management initiatives and short cycle developments. LondonMetric has 14 million sq ft under management. […]

29 Nov 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric spends £48m on two logistics warehouses

LondonMetric spends £48m on two logistics warehouses – LondonMetric Property Plc has announced the acquisition of two logistics warehouses for GBP47.6 million, reflecting a blended net initial yield of 5.0% rising to a minimum of 5.6% after five years. The average lease length is over 18 years. At Ollerton in Nottinghamshire, LondonMetric has agreed to acquire a […]

27 Nov 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric Property sells two leisure assets

LondonMetric Property sells two leisure assets – LondonMetric Property has exchanged on the sale of an Odeon Cinema in Derby and a retail asset in Guisborough for GBP18.6 million reflecting a blended net initial yield of 4.8%. At Derby, the 10 screen, 37,000 sq ft cinema formed part of a portfolio of ten Odeon Cinemas […]

21 Nov 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric sells Tesco warehouse

LondonMetric sells Tesco warehouse – LondonMetric Property has announced the disposal of a Tesco’s logistics warehouse in Bolton for GBP24.4 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.35%. The 274,000 sq ft regional warehouse was acquired as part of the GBP117 million Cabot logistics portfolio in August 2017 off a blended NIY of 6.1%. The […]

10 Oct 2017 1 min read

Investment trust insider on industrial property prices

James Carthew: has Tritax paid too much as Hansteen hands back cash? In the past week we have seen a very large tender offer from Hansteen Holdings (HSTN), a real estate investment trust specialising in industrial property, and a deal where Tritax Big Box (BBOX) bought a large logistics facility from LondonMetric Property (LMP). Hansteen […]

04 Oct 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric buys logistics site in Bedford

LondonMetric buys logistics site in Bedford – LondonMetric Property Plc has unconditionally acquired the 40 acre Bedford Link site from the local authority. The site has planning consent for up to 670,000 sq. ft. of logistics space and all other conditions relating to the purchase have now been satisfied. Bedford Link is situated on the A421, […]

12 Aug 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric buys logistics portfolio from Cabot

LondonMetric buys logistics portfolio from Cabot – LondonMetric Property Plc has announced the acquisition of 14 urban and regional logistic warehouses for GBP116.60 million from Cabot Properties. The purchase price reflects a day one yield on cost of 6.1% and a reversionary yield of 6.6%. The 1.3 million sq ft of warehouses are in established […]

09 Aug 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric buys Currys PCWorld store in New Malden

LondonMetric buys Currys PCWorld store in New Malden – LondonMetric Property Plc has acquired Burlington Retail Park in South West London for GBP28.3 million from a large UK institution. The 51,500 sq ft unit in New Malden, South West London, is located next to the A3 and is majority is let to Dixons Carphone operating […]

04 Aug 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric Property sells Milford Haven retail park

LondonMetric Property sells Milford Haven retail park – LondonMetric Property Plc has announced that it has sold its retail park in Milford Haven for GBP15.3 million. The 84,000 sq ft Havens Head Retail Park was acquired in 2010 for a net GBP14.2 million and is anchored by a 38,000 sq ft Tesco food store with other […]

27 Jun 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric Property sells last Marlow office

LondonMetric Property sells last Marlow office. LondonMetric Property has announced that it has exchanged on the sale of its last remaining office asset in Marlow to Kildare Partners for GBP68.5 million. The 231,000 sq ft office property is 96.7% let off a WAULT of 7.0 years to Allergan, Dun & Bradstreet, Lexington Catering, Icon Clinical and […]

31 May 2017 3 min read

LondonMetric Property buys three urban logistics warehouses

LondonMetric Property buys three urban logistics warehouses as it announces results for year to 31 March 2017 that show NAV up 1.4%. LondonMetric Property buys three urban logistics warehouses LondonMetric Property has bought three separate urban logistic warehouses in Crawley, Coventry and Huyton for GBP23.9 million. The purchase price reflects a blended yield of 6.0% […]

23 Mar 2017 2 min read

LondonMetric raising cash to fund expansion

LondonMetric Property has announced a placing of up to 62,804,390 new shares (approximately 9.9% of its issued share capital). They intend to use the net proceeds of the placing to fund the acquisition of predominantly “last mile” distribution assets and to finance newly committed distribution developments. The cash will be used to fund committed and potential investments and new […]

20 Mar 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric buys two warehouses in Leeds

LondonMetric Property has announced the acquisition of two last mile distribution warehouses in Leeds for GBP12.0 million, reflecting a blended NIY of 6.0% and a reversionary yield of 6.5%. LondonMetric has acquired a new 100,000 sq ft warehouse on the Leeds ring road, close to the M1. The warehouse was completed in January 2017 and let […]

15 Mar 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric sells three retail properties

LondonMetric Property Plc has sold three retail parks in Christchurch, Bedford and Maidstone for GBP60.9 million (LondonMetric share: GBP52.6 million). At Christchurch, the 104,000 sq ft retail park has been sold to clients of Orchard Street Investment Management for GBP34.5 million, reflecting a NIY of 5.65%. The property was purchased in 2013 for GBP27.1 million and […]

21 Feb 2017 1 min read

LondonMetric buys two warehouses

LondonMetric Property has announced the acquisitions of a regional distribution warehouse in Wakefield for £9.5 million and a last mile distribution warehouse in Dartford for £6.3 million; reflecting a blended NIY of 5.8% and a reversionary yield of 6.4%. At Wakefield, LondonMetric has acquired a well specified 120,000 sq ft regional warehouse located on a […]

30 Nov 2016 3 min read

Residual retail and residential exposure holds back LondonMetric

LondonMetric Property says its EPRA NAV fell to 143p from 147.7p over the course of the six months ended 30 September 2016. Its EPRA earnings per share climbed to 4p from 3.7p however. The interim dividend has edged up by 0.1p to 3.6p. Year to date they have sold GBP84.2 million of retail and leisure […]

23 Nov 2016 1 min read

LondonMetric Property buys last mile distribution warehouses

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

17 Oct 2016 1 min read

LondonMetric Property buys distribution warehouse

LondonMetric Property has acquired a distribution warehouse in Stevenage for GBP7.3m at a NIY of 6.25%. The 74,000 sq ft distribution warehouse is located immediately adjacent to the A1(M), on an established South East distribution park. The unit is let to Dixons Carphone for a further 9 years at a rent of GBP6.50 psf with […]

01 Aug 2016 1 min read

Caledonia upgrades and expands gold resources at Blanket mine

Caledonia Mining has updated gold resources at its 49%-owned Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, after a six-month drilling programme in the deeper areas of the mine. It has upgraded 343 kt from Inferred to Indicated, bringing a total of 48 koz of gold into the higher confidence category, and has added 1.28 Mt of new Inferred […]

01 Jun 2016 1 min read

Increased focus on distribution for LondonMetric

Over the year to 31 March 2016, LondonMetric Property’s EPRA NAV increased from 140.6 to 1467.7. EPRA earnings increased from £40.9m to £48.5m which equates to an earnings per share increase from 6.6p to 7.8p. The dividend has been increased to 7.25p from 7.0p. They are implementing a policy of paying quarterly dividends the first […]

10 May 2016 1 min read

LondonMetric Property sells three retail parks

LondonMetric Property Plc has announced that the Metric Income Plus Limited Partnership (“MIPP”), its joint venture with Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd (“USS”), has sold its retail parks in Bridgwater, Chatham and Grimsby for GBP15.9 million (LondonMetric share: GBP8.0 million), reflecting a blended NIY of 5.7%. The 33,000 sq ft Range store in Bridgwater has been […]

26 Apr 2016 1 min read

LondonMetric adds to retail exposure

LondonMetric Property has announced that it has acquired two convenience assets in Matlock and Leicester and a development site in Ipswich for a total cost of GBP16.2 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.0%. In Ipswich, LondonMetric has acquired a three acre site from Tesco, where it intends to develop a new 30,000 sq […]

14 Apr 2016 1 min read

LondonMetric Property sells Taunton Odeon Multiplex for £9.1m

LondonMetric Property has announced that it has exchanged contracts on the sale of its freehold Odeon Multiplex Cinema, in Taunton, Somerset, for £9.1m. The purcasher is the Asda Pension Fund and the sale price reflects a net initial yield of 5.5%. The eight screen, 27,000 sq ft cinema is let to Odeon Cinemas Ltd for a […]

17 Mar 2016 1 min read

LondonMetric Property buys three distribution warehouses

LondonMetric Property has announced that it has acquired three distribution warehouses for £21.8m, totalling 212,600 sq ft and reflecting a net initial yield (“NIY”) of 6.6%, which contractually rises to 6.9% within two years. The warehouses are located in Castle Donington, Royston and Hemel Hempstead and are let to toy retailer Hamleys, Howdens and Goodrich respectively for […]

25 Jan 2016 1 min read

LondonMetric sells the Odeon Multiplex Cinema in Preston for £10.2m

LondonMetric Property has announced that it has exchanged contracts to sell the Odeon Multiplex Cinema, in Preston, for £10.2m. The sale reflects a net initial yield of 5.75% and the buyer is the Blackrock UK Long Lease Property Fund. The 33,000 square foot property has ten screens and is let to Odeon Cinemas Ltd for […]

13 Jan 2016 1 min read

LondonMetric announces disposal of three jointly owned retail parks for £30m

LondonMetric Property has announced that its joint venture with the Universities Superannuation Scheme, the Metric Income Plus Limited Partnership, has sold its retail parks at Camborne, Haverhill and Bristol for £29.5m. LondonMetric’s share of the sale proceeds is £14.7m, which reflects a blended net initial yield of 5.8%. Longwell Green Retail Park in Bristol has […]

10 Dec 2015 1 min read

LMP sells Birmingham distribution warehouse

LondonMetric Property has announced that it has exchanged contracts to sell its 210,000 sq ft WH Smith distribution warehouse in Birmingham to a UK institution for GBP18.2 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.2%. The property was acquired in 2013 for GBP10.1 million with 11 years remaining on the lease. Simultaneous with purchase, LondonMetric re-geared […]

02 Dec 2015 1 min read

LondonMetric Property sells PC World in Hove for £13.6m

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

26 Nov 2015 2 min read

LondonMetric NAV growth driven development activity and yield compression

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

30 Jun 2015 1 min read

LMP buys Next warehouse

LondonMetric Property has acquired a Next Distribution warehouse for £29m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.3%. The off market acquisition is from a private property company and will be funded from the Company’s existing resources. The warehouse is located two miles north west of Junction 38 of the A1(M) in South Elmsall, Doncaster near […]

02 Jun 2015 2 min read

LondonMetric ups exposure to M&S

LondonMetric Property has announced results for the year ended 31 March 2015 and separately has announced it is buying a portfolio of M&S convenience stores for £26m. Over the year to the end of March 2015, LondonMetric Property’s EPRA net asset value rose by 16% to 140.6p. The dividend is being maintained at 7p but they […]

20 Apr 2015 1 min read

LondonMetric books 60% profit on Travis Perkins depot

LondonMetric Property has announced that it is selling its Travis Perkins distribution facility in Brackmills, Northamptonshire for £14.4m. The buyer is CBRE Global Investors. LondonMetric paid £9m for the property in November 2013 when there was just four months remaining on the lease. They agreed a new ten year term with Travis Perkins for a […]

10 Apr 2015 1 min read

Tritax buys Brakes distribution centre

Tritax Big Box REIT is paying £37.2m to acquire the Brakes Brothers distribution centre in Flex Meadow, Harlow. the price is equivalent to a net initial yield of 5%. They say the centre is strategically positioned in a core South East location, close to the M11, the M25 and Central London, providing distribution reach across […]

26 Nov 2014 1 min read

LMP announces interims and a couple of deals

LMP : LMP announces interims and a couple of deals LondonMetric Property has published its interim results for the period that ended on 30 September 2014 and has also announced a couple of property transactions Over the period the fund’s EPRA net asset value rose by 6.4% to 128.8p on a 5.7% uplift in the […]

24 Nov 2014 1 min read

LondonMetric sells Bishop Auckland Retail Park

LMP : LondonMetric sells Bishop Auckland Retail Park LondonMetric Property is selling Bishop Auckland Retail Park to Standard Life Investments for £23.6m The price works out at an initial yield of 5.27%. LMP bought the land for £2.3m and then spent £15.8m over the course of 2012 and 2013 developing the site and so the […]

04 Nov 2014 1 min read

LondonMetric Property sells 1 Carter Lane

LMP : LondonMetric Property sells 1 Carter Lane LondonMetric Property has announced that it has sold 1 Carter lane, an office development near St. Pauls in London, for £124.8m net (£138.8m gross adjusted for rent free deductions). They expect the deal to complete in January 2015. The 129,081 sq ft property is 73% let by […]

01 Oct 2014 1 min read

London Metric buys Dixon Carphone distribution centre

LMP : London Metric buys Dixon Carphone distribution centre London Metric Property is paying £68.5m to acquire a 726,500 sq ft distribution centre in Newark leased to Dixons Carphone. The unit is let at a rent of £4.5m per annum with five yearly fixed uplifts to 3.0% pa compounded, and has an unexpired lease term […]

03 Jul 2014 1 min read

LondonMetric Property : LMP – acquisition

LondonMetric Property has a joint venture with Universities Superannuation Scheme called Metric Income Plus Limited Partnership. this joint venture is buying Trostre South Retail Park in Llanelli from Benesco, a charity, for £12.8m, equivalent to a net initial yield of 6.8%. The 75,400 sq ft Tostre South Retail Park is let to B&Q, Pets at Home and KFC […]

03 Jun 2014 1 min read

LondonMetric Property PLC : LMP – news and results

LondonMetric Property plc has sold a 22,000 sq. ft. retail development in Berkhamsted let to M&S Simply Food and Costa Coffee at a price equivalent to an initial yield of 4.5%; is getting £15.2m for its Odeon Multiplex in Huddersfield (an initial yield of 6.1%); and is selling three DFS warehouse units in Ashby, Droitwich and Bury […]

01 Apr 2014 1 min read

LondonMetric Property : LMP – new pre-let development

LondonMetric Property is to develop a new 1m square foot retail distribution centre on the A14 in Islip, Northamptonshire. The facility will cost £77m to build and has been pre-let on a 25 year lease at £5 per sq ft to a major retailer.

30 Jan 2014 1 min read

London Metric Property : LMP – acquisition

LMP has bought the Superdrug distribution centre in South Elmsall, Doncaster for £13m, equivalent to an initial yield of 7.3%. The 292,500 sq ft centre is located two miles from junction 38 of the A1(M) motorway and is fully let to Superdrug until 2025 with a break clause in 2020.

27 Jan 2014 1 min read

London Metric Property : LMP – sale of Odeon, Dudley

LMP has sold its Odeon Multiplex in Dudley for £7.7m, equivalent to a yield of 5.95% (falling to 5.8% in June). LMP bought the cinema as part of a package of ten. these were acquired in November 2013 for £80.6m, equivalent to an initial yield of 7.2%.

20 Dec 2013 1 min read

London Metric Property : LMP – two transactions

LMP has announced it is buying Royal Mail’s distribution centre in Daventry for £36m (on a yield of 6.7%) and selling a retail park in Congleton for £16.4m (the sale price equates to a yield of 5.8%, the park was acquired in Jun 2011 for £14.9m). After these transactions, LMP’s portfolio has 23%invested in distribution assets. […]

19 Dec 2013 1 min read

London Metric Property : LMP – £175m aquisition

LMP is buying (as part of a jv) a 30.5% stake in 22 retail warehouses, four industrial units and a headquarters building – all rented to DFS – for £175m. LMP is managing the properties and will get 4% of rents as a fee.

17 Dec 2013 1 min read

London Metric Property : LMP – sell property in Leatherhead

LMP has sold Unilever House in Leatherhead for £75.8m (equivalent to a yield of 5.9%). LMP had bought the property in June 2012 for £61.15m.

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