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16 Oct 2020
QuotedData's morning briefing

QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 October 2020: We have Grit Real Estate’s partial sale of its Acacia Estate asset in Mozambique and Metage Capital’s Open letter to Mr Bruce Lisman of Associated Capital Group (the outfit that is blocking the wind up of Gabelli Value Plus + Trust). previous story | next story

15 Oct 2020

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 […]

15 Oct 2020

Hammerson collects just 41% of rent for Q4

Hammerson has collected just 41% of rent due for the fourth quarter of 2020, as the retail sector continues to struggle. Broken down into countries, the group has received 38% from its UK portfolio, 33% in Ireland and 51% in France. It said the collection levels for this quarter are ahead of the same point […]

15 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 October 2020 Polar Capital Global Healthcare has agreed a fee reduction with its manager. The base management fee prior to the revision was 0.85% on the lower of the market capitalisation and adjusted net asset value. The revised fee, which is in place with effect from 1 October 2020, is 0.75% […]

14 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 October 2020 – Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) announced that it has raised approximately £15.0m through the issuance of a mixture of short-term and medium-term secured power bonds. The majority of the proceeds will be used to acquire an operating asset which is in the final stages of due diligence with an agreement […]

13 Oct 2020

Civitas responds to regulatory notices on two tenants

Civitas Social Housing has responded to notices served on two of its tenants by the Regulator of Social Housing. Westmoreland Supported Housing and Trinity Housing Association have been issued regulatory notices declaring them in breach of the Rent Standard. Specialist supported housing (which Civitas owns) is exempt from Rent Standard requirements because it has been designed […]

13 Oct 2020

Derwent London collects 80% of rent for Q4 2020

Derwent London, owner and developer of some of the biggest offices in London, has collected 80% of rents for the current quarter (billed on 29 September). This was far higher than the June and March quarter payment days at the equivalent time (70% and 73% respectively). The majority of the outstanding rent comes from the […]

13 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 October 2020 Seneca’s manager changing hands – Seneca Global Income & Growth says Momentum Global Investment Management plans to buy Seneca Investment Managers. The board is happy with this move as the two share a similar investment approach. SDCL Energy Efficiency has launched an £80m placing – it hopes to issue […]

12 Oct 2020

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 […]

12 Oct 2020

London office landlords reveal rent collection figures

Central London office developers and owners Great Portland Estates and Helical have announced rent collection levels for the final quarter of 2020. Great Portland Estates Great Portland Estates, which has developed and owned some of the best located offices in the capital, has received 65% of rent due for this quarter. The majority of the […]

12 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 October 2020: Henderson Alternative Strategies reports that cash accounts for about 74% of the portfolio as at 9 October 2020. The manager expects that the cash level will rise to about 79% by mid-November 2020. Given the high percentage of cash in the portfolio, the current intention is to put forward […]

09 Oct 2020

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 […]

09 Oct 2020

QD view – International investors back for London offices

There has been much debate about the future of the office, most of which has been conjecture and speculation. But finally, there is some actual concrete transactional evidence that points to a brighter future for the central London market than most have portrayed. International investors, always the bellwether for the health of the central London […]

09 Oct 2020

British Land and Land Securities reveal quarterly rent collection figures

The two listed real estate giants – British Land and Land Securities – both published rent collection figures today that sum up the division in the property market. Both companies own London offices as well as large retail portfolios. On the offices front, both received a large majority of rent billed for the final quarter […]

08 Oct 2020

Real estate companies report growing rent collection figures

A plethora of real estate companies have posted encouraging rent collection figures for the current quarter (payment day for which is typically on or around 29 September). Here we have rounded up the announcements. Urban Logistics REIT Urban Logistics REIT announced it had collected 99% of rent due for the quarter to December, with the remaining 1% […]

08 Oct 2020

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 […]

08 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 October 2020: Schroder UK Public Private Trust (formerly Woodford Patient Capital) acknowledges the potential uplift to its NAV to come from the merger of Seedrs and Crowdcube. Like Augmentum, Schroder UK Public Private is an investor in Seedrs. Hg Capital Trust has secured a £200m multicurrency revolving credit facility. this boosts available […]

07 Oct 2020

Sirius Real Estate reports jump in letting enquiries

Sirius Real Estate, the owner and operator of business parks in Germany, has provided a strong trading update for the six months April to September. The highlights includes collecting 97.2% of rents in the period, letting enquiries up 17.4% on the same period in 2019, a 1.1% like-for-like increase in average rent to €6.03 per […]

07 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 October 2020: Investment Company (INV), the £12.9m market cap UK equity income fund, announced annual results to 30 June 2020, delivering a NAV return of (9.5%). With respect to its future, INV’s chairman, I.R. Dighé had this to say: “In light of this volatility and the material uncertainty that surrounds the […]

06 Oct 2020

Target Healthcare REIT posts 7% NAV total return

Care home investor Target Healthcare REIT has reported a net asset value (NAV) total return for the year to 30 June 2020 of 7.0%. The group posted a 0.6% increase in EPRA NAV per share to 108.1p. Its dividend for the year grew 1.5% to 6.68p and it is proposing a further 0.6% increase for […]

06 Oct 2020

PRS REIT continues strong progress despite COVID

PRS REIT has continued its good progress, despite the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting delivery on new private rented homes. The group posted a 12% increase in profit after tax to £16.4m in the year to 30 June 2020. It added 909 new rental homes in the year (2019: 768) to take the portfolio at the year […]

06 Oct 2020

Alternative Income REIT to amend investment policy after review

Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) has announced its intention to amend its investment policy following a review of the business by new investment adviser M7 Real Estate. M7’s review concluded that AIRE’s investment policy should change so that it can take advantage of investment opportunities in the market “at an attractive entry yield that are expected […]

06 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 October 2020: Augmentum Fintech says Seedrs (which was 1.2% of its portfolio at the end of March) is planning to merge with Crowdcube. Also, Tide (11.5% of the portfolio) has been awarded another £25m (on top of the £60m it got in February 2019) of the RBS Alternative Remedies Package (the […]

05 Oct 2020

Regional REIT acquires two offices for £10.2m

Regional REIT has acquired two offices, in Swansea and Bristol, for £10.2m at a combined net initial yield of 10.1%. The group, which owns a diverse property portfolio in regional UK locations, has bought Waterside Business Park in Swansea and 2410 Aztec West in Bristol. Combined, the assets have a weighted average unexpired lease term (WAULT) to […]

05 Oct 2020

LXI REIT reports 6% increase in dividend

LXI REIT has announced a 6% increase in its quarterly dividend having collected 97% of rents so far for the current quarter. The company, which owns a portfolio of long-let, index-linked property, has increased the dividend guidance to 1.44 pence per share for the quarter ending December 2020. It said the dividend is expected to […]

05 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 October 2020: Tufton Oceanic (SHIP) announced the acquisition of two product tankers for an outlay of $23m, taking the fleet to 18 vessels. Both vessels have fixed-rate time charters deals for three to five years with a major commodity trading and logistics company. We also have news of a $182m […]

02 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s weekly news show 2 October 2020

QuotedData’s weekly news show 2 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: Jupiter UK Growth’s decision to give up Strategic Equity Capital’s new manager He then handed over to Andrew McHattie, who talked […]

02 Oct 2020

IPOs take off

IPOs take off – After a long hiatus, the investment company IPO market appears to be taking off. At present, Nippon Active Value is the only new trust to have launched this year. However, a queue of potential new funds is forming and we will soon find out which of them will make it across the […]

02 Oct 2020

IPSX has watershed moment

After years in the making, the International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) could have its watershed moment. The first company announced its intention to float on the exchange this week, which if successful could signal a transformation in the way investors gain exposure to property assets. IPSX was established to enable the listing of individual properties […]

02 Oct 2020

Regional REIT disposes of Juniper Park

Regional REIT disposes of Juniper Park – Regional REIT (RGL) has announced it has completed on the sale of Juniper Park, Basildon for £32.7m. This disposal reflects an uplift of 59.4% from the acquisition price, including subsequent capital expenditure, and 3.9% above the 30 June 2020 valuation. About Juniper Park Juniper Park is a 277,760 sq. […]

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