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PRS REIT to be fully invested by 2019 – The PRS REIT has published its first set of results, covering the 13 months from commencement of trading on 31 May 2017 to 30 June 2018. Financial highlights Total revenue of £1.8m, generated from rental income, with net rental income of £1.5m Operating profit of £2.7m Profit after […]
Warehouse REIT gets planning for Glasgow site – Warehouse REIT has secured planning permission for change of use on 16 acres of its land at the Queenslie Park industrial estate in Glasgow. The proposed development will deliver up to 250,000 sq ft of employment-led space, comprising a combination of distribution/logistics, industrial, commercial, storage, retail and hospitality space. […]
UK Commercial Property REIT sells Soho office – UK Commercial Property REIT Limited has completed the off-market sale of 15 Great Marlborough Street, an office asset in London’s Soho, to Royal London Asset Management for GBP73.2 million, ahead of the last valuation as at 30 June 2018. The 49,094 sq ft freehold office building, which is arranged […]
Alpha Real Trust gets positive planning decision on Monk Bridge – Alpha Real Trust has announced that a further planning consent has been granted at the monthly planning committee for Leeds City Council in respect of the Company’s Private Rented Sector (“PRS”) development site at Monk Bridge in central Leeds. Detailed planning consent was originally granted in May […]
Hansteen and Warehouse REIT talking about a deal – Warehouse REIT has confirmed that it is in discussions regarding the potential acquisition, in partnership with a third party, of a portfolio of industrial assets from Hansteen Holdings PLC, which could constitute a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules for companies. Any potential acquisition could be subject to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Custodian REIT has announced that it has acquired a 77,242 square foot health and fitness centre in Lincoln, located on the A46 within a mixed use, out-of-town scheme. Businesses in the immediate vicinity include Ibis Hotel, Fayre & Square and Frankie & Benny’s. The agreed purchase price of £4.3m was funded from the Company’s existing […]
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. […]
Name change for investment adviser of Local Shopping REIT – The Local Shopping REIT (LSR) has the objective of building a portfolio of properties and letting units in the convenience shopping market. The directors of The Local Shopping REIT have announced that they have been informed by the company’s investment adviser, Internos Global Investors Limited, that […]
Hammerson withdraws from its offer for Intu – On 6 December 2017, Hammerson (HMSO) announced an all-share offer for Intu Properties (INTU). HMSO has decided to with draw from the offer. HMSO had itself been subject to a take over bid from Klépierre, a French real estate investment trust and Europe’s second-biggest publicly traded mall operator, which it […]
F&C Commercial Property underperforms in 2017 – the NAV total return of F&C Commercial Property (FCPT ) for the year was 8.8% and the share price total return was 3.9% for the year to 31 December 2017. The total return from the portfolio was 8.7%, whereas the MSCI Investment Property Databank (‘IPD’) Quarterly Benchmark Index returned 10.3% […]
Highcroft’s property income grows 22% in 2017 – Highcroft Investments (HCFT) delivered its final report for the calendar year ending 31 December 2017. Headlines: 22.0% increase in gross property income, which is the strongest performance over the last 5 years 16.8% increase in investment property valuation Property acquisitions of £9,480,000 (net of costs) and disposal […]
Regional REIT NAV falls on dilutive share issuance and debt refinancing costs – Regional REIT has published its results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Its EPRA NAV fell to 105.9 from 106.9p, predominately due to the issuance of two tranches of new equity and debt refinancing costs. EPRA EPS rose to 8.1p from 7.7p. They declared dividends […]
Impact Healthcare REIT delivers small NAV uplift – Impact Healthcare REIT has published results for the period ended 31 December 2017. It made a 7.19% EPRA NAV total return for the period from the IPO to 31 December 2017, compared to 10.79% for the EPRA/ NAREIT UK REITs Index. The NAV was 100.65p per share as at […]
Empiric Student Property NAV slips on over distribution – Over the course of 2017, Empiric Student Property’s EPRA NAV fell from 106.2p to 104.5p. The portfolio value at 31 December 2017 was £890.1m. EPRA earnings per share rose from 0.4p to 0.7p, still well short of the 5.55p of dividends that they declared (and their 6.1p target) and this hit […]
Hansteen releases results after busy year – Hansteen has released results for 2017. Highlights are: EPRA NAV per share of 130.6p after return of capital at 11.1p premium to 31 December 2016 EPRA NAV of 128.9p Adjusted EPS was 6.9p (FY 2016: 6.7p) IFRS profit increased by 86.6% to GBP204.3 million (FY 2016: GBP109.5 million) […]
Klepierre made bid approach to Hammerson – Klépierre has confirmed that “on 8 March 2018, Klépierre made a proposal on a non-adversarial basis to the board of Hammerson with the intention of engaging in a constructive dialogue regarding a possible offer to acquire the issued and to be issued share capital of Hammerson on a […]
Empiric Student Property reports death of chairman – The Board of Empiric Student Property plc says that it is deeply saddened to announce that its non-executive chairman has died. Stuart Beevor, a non-executive director of the company, has agreed to assume the role of acting non-executive chairman with immediate effect. Mr Beevor said: “We are all deeply […]
Hansteen has announced that the Secretary of State for Transport has acquired Saltley Business Park, Birmingham from a subsidiary of the Company, by way of a compulsory purchase order. This has taken place under the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017, to enable construction of the first phase of the HS2 route. […]
Sirius Real Estate buys Hamburg business park – Sirius Real Estate says that on 1 March 2018, it acquired a business park in Schenefeld, a town on the edge of Hamburg, for €15.1 million (including acquisition costs). The Schenefeld business park has been acquired at an EPRA net initial yield of 7.8% and follows on from […]
Derwent London delivers a strong set of results – Derwent London (DLN), the REIT focused on central London offices with a particular focus on the West End and City fringes, released its final results to 31st December 2017 Highlights EPRA net asset value per share increased 4.6% to 3,716p from 3,551p and a 3.7% increase from […]
Hammerson reports well positioned portfolio and leasing driving performance – British property development and investment company Hammerson plc (HMSO) has reported that it has a 98.3% occupancy rate, which is a 17-year high. The achieved level of lettings in 2017 was the highest in the REIT‘s* 75 year history. This activity contributed to a 6.5% uplift in Earnings Per […]
Flat 2017 for Intu despite Brexit worries – Intu has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Highlights were NAV (adjusted and diluted) rising from 404p to 411p as the market value of their investment properties rose from £9,985m to £10,529m. Net rental income was up to £460m from £447m but underlying earnings per share were flat […]
Empiric buys Southampton’s Emily Davies Hall – Empiric Student Property has acquired the freehold of a 240 bed student accommodation property in Southampton, the Emily Davies Halls of Residence, for GBP10.6 million (excluding costs). The property comprises affordable student accommodation configured in three and four bed apartments with 65 commercially let car parking spaces. The […]
British Land buys Woolwich Estate – British Land has acquired the Woolwich Estate, a retail-focused, multi-use estate covering 4.9 acres in south east London for a headline price GBP103 million representing a net initial yield of 4.1%. Part of the attraction for British Land is that it builds their portfolio of places benefitting from the Elizabeth Line, […]
Hansteen sell IMPT portfolio to Warehouse REIT – Hansteen has agreed to dispose of the Industrial Multi Property Trust (IMPT) portfolio for GBP116 million to an entity owned by Warehouse REIT. Hansteen acquired the portfolio through its successful offer for IMPT which was declared wholly unconditional on 25 April 2017. The portfolio consists of 51 UK multi-let […]
Schroder European Real Estate sells two French supermarkets – Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust says that the Casino Group, the French retailer, has exercised a buy-back option on the fund’s 70% share in two retail assets in France. The sale price reflects a 10% premium to current valuation. Schroder European Real Estate acquired the […]
Hammerson sells Battery Retail Park in Birmingham – Hammerson plc has exchanged contracts for the sale of Battery Retail Park, Birmingham, to NFU Mutual for GBP57.5 million. The retail park, covering a total of 12,600m(2) , is located in Selly Oak, south west of Birmingham city centre. Built in 1990, Battery Retail Park has benefitted […]
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