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20 May 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 May 2020

Rolls-Royce says it will shed 9,000 jobs in response to the covid-19 crisis – it expects any recovery in the airline industry to take several years (click here to read more). JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income (JAGI) reported interim results to end-March with the total market return coming in at (6.6%) compared with (9.3%) for the […]

19 May 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 May 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 May 2020 The Renewables Infrastructure Group is planning a fundraise through an issue of shares at 120p (a 5.8% discount to the share price and a 4.3% premium to NAV – more if you adjust for the 5p per share hit from power price falls discussed on 22 April). As usual, […]

18 May 2020

LXi REIT reports 8.5% jump in NAV

LXi REIT has reported an 8.5% jump in net asset value (NAV) in full year results. The company, which owns a portfolio of inflation-protected very long income assets, saw NAV per share rise to 124.3p at the end of March 2020, compared to 114.6p last year. The jump is mainly attributable to acquisitions over the year […]

18 May 2020

Alternative Income REIT appoints investment adviser

Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) has appointed M7 Real Estate as its new investment adviser. AIRE, which owns a diverse portfolio of 19 UK commercial property assets let on long leases, has made the appointment after the previous manager departed in February. M7, which is a leading specialist in the pan-European, regional, multi-let real estate market, will undertake a […]

18 May 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 May 2020

In a trading update, ahead of its annual results (to be published on or around 15 June), Jonathan Maxwell, the CEO of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income (SEIT)’s manager, noted: “In spite of the unprecedented global situation around covid-19, the portfolio continues to perform in line with expectations and deliver cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy […]

15 May 2020

What next for landlords in battle with Travelodge?

The dispute between Travelodge and its landlords took another turn this week with the budget hotel operator threatening to pursue a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) if rent cuts of up to 80% for 18 months was not agreed. In a letter sent to landlords, Travelodge said it had already lost the equivalent of several months […]

14 May 2020

Sirius Real Estate reaffirms dividend as lockdown measures in Germany ease

Sirius Real Estate has reaffirmed its dividend policy after reporting high levels of rent collection in April as lockdown measures in Germany ease. The company, which owns a portfolio of business parks in Germany, said it received 98.8% of normal levels of rent and service charge for April and no significant reduction in the first two […]

14 May 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 May 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 May 2020: Symphony International has reported a 38.4% fall in NAV to 60.4 cents over the first quarter of 2020. It sold the remainder of its stake in IHH Healthcare, freeing up $4.6m, got $7.5m in from its sale of land in Niseko (the Japanese ski resort) and, over 2020, sold […]

12 May 2020

Standard Life Investments Property Income reports 7.5% fall in NAV

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLI) has reported a 7.5% fall in net asset value (NAV) in the quarter to the end of March as the impact of covid-19 bites. The company, which owns a diverse portfolio of commercial properties in the UK, said NAV per share was 83.2p compared to 89.9p on 31 […]

12 May 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 May 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 May 2020: Gore Street Energy Storage says that construction work on its two 50MW battery projects in Northern Ireland has restarted (subject to social distancing measures). Construction is scheduled to be completed in December 2020, allowing sufficient time to complete necessary asset testing before the assets go online. the DS3 contracts […]

11 May 2020

Primary Health Properties buys medical centres portfolio for £47.1m

Primary Health Properties (PHP), has acquired a portfolio of 20 purpose-built medical centres for £47.1m. The company, which owns a portfolio of primary healthcare facilities, has also conditionally contracted to acquire a further two medical centres for £6.9m. The acquired properties are leased to GP practices, other NHS healthcare operators and pharmacies, with around 91% […]

11 May 2020

Phoenix Spree Deutschland collected 98% of April rent as Germany eases restrictions

Phoenix Spree Deutschland (PSDL), which specialises in German residential real estate, has released an update. To date, the impact on rent collection has been limited. In the month to 30 April 2020, PSDL said that 98% of rent due had been collected in total compared to 99% in January 2020. Germany begins to ease restrictions On […]

11 May 2020

Civitas Social Housing collects 99% of rent over March-end quarter

Civitas Social Housing (CSH) has released a trading and market update, covering the quarterly period to 31 March 2020. Performance was in line with expectations, with the company saying that it has so far not been adversely impacted by covid-19. In the statement, it was noted: “The board believes that the company operates a robust […]

11 May 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 May 2020

Lockdowns are beginning to ease across Europe. Along with this, news over the weekend that China would lower real lending rates, has pushed stocks higher this morning. In a quarterly update to 31 March, private equity sector company, HgCapital Trust (HGT), delivered a total NAV return of (6.2%). In it’s outlook statement, HGT noted: “We […]

07 May 2020

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 […]

07 May 2020

Impact Healthcare REIT posts slight uplift in NAV

Impact Healthcare REIT has posted a slight uplift in net asset value (NAV) for the first quarter of 2020. The group, which owns a portfolio of UK healthcare real estate assets, reported a NAV of 106.98p per share, up from 106.81p at the end of December 2019. It also declared a dividend for the first quarter […]

07 May 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 May 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 May 2020. As IAG (parent company of British Airways) says it does not expect to see 2019’s level of passenger demand for flights again until 2023 and BT suspends its dividend for the previous and current financial year – dealing another blow to UK equity income investors: Origo Partners says that […]

06 May 2020

Empiric Student Property expects £8m hit on income

Empiric Student Property has said it expects a reduction of income for the current academic year of up to 12% or £8m, in a trading update this morning. The loss of income from students being released from their rent obligations for the summer semester is below the company’s worst-case scenario of a £21m reduction in income. […]

06 May 2020

UK Commercial Property REIT posts 3.9% fall in NAV

UK Commercial Property REIT has reported a 3.9% fall in net asset value (NAV) for the quarter to the end of March. NAV per share at the group, which owns a diverse portfolio of UK real estate, was 86.3p at 31 March 2020, compared to 89.8p at the end of December 2019. The fall was […]

06 May 2020

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

Regional REIT rent collection rises to 92.8%

Regional REIT has provided an update on rent collection stating it had collected 92.8%. The group, which owns a diverse portfolio of office and industrial property assets in the UK, said the 92.8% of rent collected compares favourably with 91.6% rent collection at the same date in 2019. The collection rate, as at 1 May 2020, […]

05 May 2020

Stenprop collects 81% of rent

Stenprop, the UK industrial property focused company, has provided a first quarter trading update, adding that it had now collected 81% of rent for the current quarter. In the first quarter the group completed 28 new lettings and 25 lease renewals, totalling 186,513 sq ft and generating £1.03m per annum of contractual rental income. It […]

05 May 2020

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 […]

05 May 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 May 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 May 2020 Diverse Income received redemption requests from holders of 20.2m shares (5.35%) of the company. The price that they get for their shares will be revealed later this month. That is not a bad result given the market backdrop, but Diverse Income has turned out to be one of the […]

04 May 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 May 2020

Some encouraging signs from around the world, with countries ranging from Italy, Portugal, Thailand and Nigeria, beginning to ease lockdowns. NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE) agreed with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company to increase the existing credit facility by $50m to $300m. Downing Strategic Micro-Cap (DSM) reported annual results to 29 February 2020, with the […]

01 May 2020

The end of the office? No sirree

How the real estate sector adapts to a ‘new normal’ following covid-19 could have huge implications for listed property companies. QuotedData has reported on the likely effects on the retail and logistics sectors as well as the impact on valuations. One of the biggest unknowns, however, is the outlook for the office sector. This week […]

01 May 2020

GCP Student posts 1.8% fall in NAV

GCP Student Living has reported a 1.8% fall in its net asset value (NAV) for the quarter to the end of March 2020, driven by the impact of covid-19. The student accommodation provider’s EPRA NAV (ex-income) was 169.97 pence per ordinary share. Its portfolio, which is majority located in London, was valued at £986.5m at […]

30 Apr 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 April 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 April 2020, as Shell cuts its dividend for the first time since the Second World War: Yellow Cake has extended its $2m buyback programme to 21 July. $985,868 has been deployed so far – about half. Urban Logistics REIT has spent £47m of the £136m it raised in March buying seven […]

29 Apr 2020

Custodian REIT reports fall in property value

Custodian REIT has reported a 2.2% fall in the value of its property in the first quarter of 2020. The fall in valuation to £559.8m, which take into account a ‘material uncertainty clause‘ due to the covid-19 pandemic, was behind a 2.7% fall in the net asset value (NAV) per share to 101.6p. Unlike some […]

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