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08 Apr 2022

QD view – To B or not to B

With everything else going on, it feels like the topic of ‘net-zero’ has been pushed down the agenda. However, with new legislation due to come through on the energy efficiency of commercial property, landlords may be sitting on a ticking time-bomb. The government has set a target of lifting the minimum energy performance certificate (EPC) […]

07 Apr 2022
Supermarket Income REIT buys Sheffield Morrisons store

Supermarket Income REIT aims to raise £175m in placing

Supermarket Income REIT has announced its intention to raise £175m through a placing. The issue price of 121p is a discount of 4.3% to last night’s closing price of 126.5p and a 7.1% premium to its last reported EPRA NTA of 113p on 31 December 2021. The company’s investment adviser, Atrato Capital, has identified a near-term […]

07 Apr 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 April 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 April 2022: Augmentum Fintech (AUGM) is getting a boost from a series C financing round for Grover (a Berlin-based consumer tech platform). Grover has raised $330m in equity and debt. Augmentum will write up the value of its stake by £24.1m (more than double – Augmentum first invested in Grover […]

06 Apr 2022

Palace Capital to boost dividend following strong year

Palace Capital said it was set to up its dividend following good performance, but added that it was considering a range of strategic options, including returning capital to shareholders, as it looks to close its discount to net asset value (NAV). The group added an additional £1.9m of annualised net rental income during the year […]

05 Apr 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 April 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 April 2022: Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9) has completed the acquisition of Leeson Telecom (Host Ireland), a leading enterprise broadband provider in Greater Dublin. The purchase price was about €60m. Host Ireland owns and operates the highest capacity licensed microwave-based Fixed Wireless Access network in Greater Dublin. It provides high quality, […]

31 Mar 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 March 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 March 2022: HICL Infrastructure plans to sell its 100% interest in the Queen Alexandra Hospital PFI Project to InfraRed European Infrastructure Income Fund 4. HICL would get £108m and a 1.5p increase in its NAV. The hospital has over 7,200 staff and 1,200 beds, that serves over 675,00 residents across […]

30 Mar 2022

Phoenix Spree Deutschland reports 7% NAV rise in 2021

Phoenix Spree Deutschland, the Berlin residential landlord, has reported a 7.0% uplift in NAV in annual results, helped by an end to the Mietendeckel (rent control policy) in the German capital. EPRA net tangible asset (NTA) per share was €5.65 at the end of December 2021, up from €5.28 a year prior. This was largely […]

29 Mar 2022

Impact Healthcare REIT posts 8.4% NAV total return

Impact Healthcare REIT, the UK care home investor, has reported strong annual results, posting a net asset value (NAV) total return of 8.4%. NAV per share increased 2.6% (growth of 2.85p per share) in the year to 31 December 2021 to 112.43p and with dividends paid in the year of 6.41p per share resulted in […]

29 Mar 2022

Regional REIT “primed for growth”

Regional REIT, the UK office investor, says the regional office market is primed for growth in annual results to 31 December 2021. The group said it had seen an increase in demand from tenants for greater customer care, space that encourages collaboration, and a focus on health and well-being, as businesses return to the office. […]

29 Mar 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 March 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 March 2022 Pershing Square (PSH) is to start paying an enhanced dividend; beginning with the second quarter dividend and for the remainder of the calendar year 2022, the company will increase its quarterly dividend by 25% to $0.125 per share. The intended policy in future years will be to pay […]

28 Mar 2022

Urban Logistics REIT deploys £72m on new acquisitions

Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) has acquired four new assets for £72m, including its first central London property, at a blended net initial yield (NIY) of 4.6%. The group said all the assets are income producing and benefit from strong covenants, but also come with significant asset management potential. Following these transactions, the company has deployed […]

25 Mar 2022

Triple Point Social Housing REIT posts modest NAV rise

Triple Point Social Housing REIT reported a modest NAV increase of 1.7% in the year to 31 December 2021. Highlights of the results are: EPRA Net Tangible Assets (equal to IFRS net asset value) per share of 108.27 pence (2020: 106.42 pence), an increase of 1.7% Portfolio independently valued at £642.0m (2020: £571.5m) The portfolio’s […]

25 Mar 2022

Brookfield in €1.1bn bid for Hibernia REIT

Hibernia REIT has agreed a deal with Brookfield, the North American private equity giant, on the sale of the business for around €1.089bn. Under the terms of the cash offer made by Benedict Real Estate Bidco Limited (a subsidiary of one of Brookfield’s real estate private funds), Hibernia REIT shareholders would be entitled to receive […]

24 Mar 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 March 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 March 2022: Starwood European Real Estate Finance (SWEF) generated an NAV return of 6.6% for the year ended 31 December 2021 and paid a reduced dividend of 5.5p (down from 6.5p). Subject to the discount triggered realisation mechanism not being activated, the directors will put forward a realisation vote no […]

22 Mar 2022

Harworth posts record total return

Harworth Group, the property developer and owner, reported a NAV total return for the year to December 2021 of 24.6% – a record for the company. EPRA net disposal value (NDV) was up a whopping 23.5% in the year to 197.6p per share, or £637.5m, due mainly to valuation gains at its industrial and logistics […]

22 Mar 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 March 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 March 2022: Schroder British Opportunities (SBO) – managed by Tim Creed and Rory Bateman (pictured) – says that it thinks its portfolio of UK companies with strong growth prospects is a differentiated offer with appeal to all investors who believe in the UK recovery story. It therefore intends to increase […]

17 Mar 2022

Raven Property to de-list as Russian sanctions bite

The board of Raven Property Group, the owner of warehouses in Russia, has proposed a de-listing of its shares after the war in Ukraine and subsequent sanctions on Russia “have made it impracticable for the business to continue in its current form”. The board has entered into an arrangement to allow it to divest itself […]

17 Mar 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 March 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 March 2022: Gulf Investment has published details of the 100% tender offer that it promised investors late last year. Shareholders will need to be on the share register at 5:30pm on 21 March and tender forms must be submitted by 1pm on 31 March. The fund will be valued as […]

16 Mar 2022

CLS Holdings reports solid results

CLS Holdings, the office landlord with assets in Germany, France and the UK, has posted a 1.5% uplift in NAV in full year results to the end of December 2021. Highlights EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) up 1.5% – primarily due to EPRA earnings and portfolio valuation gains, which were offset by foreign exchange losses […]

15 Mar 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 March 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 March 2022: ThomasLloyd Energy Impact (TLEI) says that it has received formal approval by the Government of India for the purchase of a 43% economic interest in SolarArise India Projects Private Limited. The deal encompasses seven solar power projects in India with a total capacity of 434 MW. Completion of […]

11 Mar 2022

QD view – Cushion the inflation blow

Property has traditionally been a good inflation hedge, with rental uplifts usually coming in line with inflation. With inflation forecast to hit around 8% next month (and who knows what later in the year) it seems clear that this will not be the case this time. Leases with inflation protection built-in typically come with a […]

10 Mar 2022

Secure Income REIT expects boost to income due to rising inflation

Secure Income REIT said it expects significant earnings growth this year due to rising inflation forecasts, after reporting an 11.8% uplift in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) in full year results to 31 December 2021. The group, which invests in property with long index-linked leases mainly in the healthcare, hotel and leisure sectors, said its […]

10 Mar 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 March 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 March 2022: ScotGems (SGEM) says that yesterday, it received notice to terminate the investment management agreement from its manager, First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited. The termination will not take effect until a replacement manager is appointed, subject to a maximum period of six months from today’s date. The board […]

08 Mar 2022

British Land partners with AustralianSuper to bring forward Canada Water masterplan

British Land has sold 50% of its stake in the Canada Water Masterplan to AustralianSuper for £290m. Following completion of the sale, British Land and AustralianSuper, which is one of Australia’s largest pension funds, will form a 50:50 joint venture to accelerate the delivery of the 53-acre development, which is one of the largest London […]

08 Mar 2022

Unite sells digs portfolio for £306m

Unite Students has sold a portfolio of 11 properties, comprising 4,488 beds, for £306m (Unite share: £236m) to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. The disposal portfolio includes assets in Sheffield (1,700 beds), Reading (703 beds), Leicester (665 beds), Bedford (517 beds), Liverpool (390 beds), Birmingham (337 beds), Bristol (99 beds) and Leeds (77 beds), and […]

08 Mar 2022

Triple Point Social Housing REIT to amend investment policy

Triple Point Social Housing REIT has proposed making changes to its investment policy and investment restrictions. In summary, the company proposes to make the following changes to its investment policy and investment restrictions: Removing the company’s minimum lease term restriction Allowing the company to selectively take on the cost of funding planned maintenance Giving the […]

08 Mar 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 March 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 March 2022: JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income (JEMI) says its exposure to Russian securities amounts to three stocks, which are now valued at 0.25% of NAV (down from 3.6% at the end of January). Crystal Amber’s (CRS) shareholder meeting to approve its new investment strategy and management agreement saw significant […]

04 Mar 2022

Hammerson cuts losses as disposals strengthen balance sheet

Hammerson’s ongoing repositioning efforts have seen losses dramatically fall in full year results to the end of December 2021. The retail group said IFRS loss for the year was £429m against £1,735m the previous year. The loss was largely due to a £470m portfolio valuation fall. The group’s portfolio is now worth £5.4bn, down 7.9%. […]

03 Mar 2022

Developments paying dividends for Tritax Big Box REIT

Tritax Big Box REIT’s development programme turbo-charged returns for the year to 31 December 2021. The group posted impressive gains in earnings, portfolio valuation uplifts and profit in the year. NAV total return for the year was a whopping 30.5%. Adjusted earnings per share was up 14.8% to 8.23p, while the group upped its dividend […]

03 Mar 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 March 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 March 2022: MSCI has decided to remove Russian securities from its indices. MSCI Russia Indexes will be reclassified from Emerging Markets to Standalone Markets status. The reclassification decision will be implemented in one step across all MSCI Indexes, including standard, custom and derived indexes, at a price that is effectively […]

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