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Home REIT has reassigned the leases at 146 properties that had formerly been occupied by Redemption Project CIC, which went bust earlier this month. Home REIT will now hope to receive rent on the portfolio of properties (which equates to 6% of its portfolio by number) having not been paid by Redemption for the whole […]
Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) announced its annual results for the year ended June 30 2023. The company saw resilient financial performance with strong income growth despite a 19% fall in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) in the year to 30 June 2023. With dividends, this equates to a 16% fall in NAV for the year and […]
GRIT Investment Trust (GRIT) has announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2023. The company’s NAV fell 29% over the period while shares fell 51.8%. Commenting on the results, Chairman Richard Lockwood noted: “The last six months have seen a continued increase in interest rates and high inflation in the UK. The […]
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, Matthew Read covered the week’s top stories: • Ediston Property (0:30) • Supermarket Income REIT (5:28) • ThomasLloyd Energy Impact (8:51) • Hipgnosis Songs Fund (13:34) This week’s interview was with Dean […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 September 2023: VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities (GSEO) has announced that it will implement at £10m share buyback program. The board remains aware of the impact of GSEO’s discount, and will undertake buybacks when it believes to be in the interest of shareholders. Blackstone Loan Financing (BGLF) has announced that […]
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 […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 September 2023: Primary Health Properties (PHP) has acquired Ireland’s first Enhanced Community Care (ECC) facility at Ballincollig, near Cork, for €29.64m. The property is fully let to the Health Service Executive on a 25-year lease and benefits from five yearly, compounded annually, Irish CPI indexed rent reviews. The government led […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 September 2023: Regional REIT (RGL) reported a 9.0% drop in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) to 66.9p per share for the six months to 30 June 2023 (Dec 2022: 73.5p). The value of the group’s portfolio of 150 regional offices fell 3.8% on a like-for-like basis to £752.2m (Dec 2022: […]
I have been working with closed end funds – as an investment manager and an analyst – for almost 30 years. At times, the sector has felt like the poor relation of the investment industry. It does not attract the vast sums that flow into open-ended vehicles, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or limited partnership structures, and […]
QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 September 2023: AEW UK REIT (AEWU) has acquired a mixed-use asset in Bath city centre for £11.5m, reflecting a net initial yield of 8.0% and a capital value of £223 per sq ft. Following this acquisition, the company is close to full deployment, with remaining cash available to invest of £3m. The […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 September 2023: Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) reports a fall in its NAV and a -3.5% return for the six months ended 30 June 2023. Most of the negative impact comes from lower revenue forecasts (these took 15.5p off the NAV). The discount rate used to value the portfolio has […]
The dedicated real estate stock exchange – IPSX (International Property Securities Exchange) – is winding down having struggled to find new investment. Launched in 2019, the exchange, which allows investors to invest in real estate investment trusts made up of a single asset or a group of assets with commonality, has just three companies listed. […]
The majority of Home REIT’s board will be replaced over the next 12 months, the company said in the first of its monthly updates since its stabilisation period commenced. The board – made up of Lynne Fennah, chairman, Simon Moore, Peter Cardwell and Marlene Wood – oversaw the tumultuous period of wrongdoing at the REIT’s […]
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: • Harmony Energy Income (0:35) • Triple Point Social Housing (8:19) Andrew McHattie looked at the major NAV, price and discount moves over August (12:46). […]
Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO) has announced that it has completed on the sale of four specialised supported housing properties, for a total of £7,586,600, to a private UK real estate investment firm. The sale price reflects a gain of £663,136 (9.6%) against the total purchase price (excluding transaction costs) and is principally in […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 August 2023: Balanced Commercial Property Trust (BCPT) says it has secured two key leasing initiatives in its industrial portfolio. At unit 8, Hams Hall Distribution Park, Birmingham, Nestle Purina, a leading pet care and food company, has agreed a 10-year lease extension commencing March 2025, with a break at the […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 22 August 2023: abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI) provided a NAV update for the quarter ending 30 June 2023. Its NAV per share fell by 2.8%, from 111.2c (97.7p) per share to 108.3c (92.9p) per share. This was equivalent to a -9.6% NAV total return over the period, accounting for […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 August 2023 The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has announced that is has deposed of three of its onshore wind farms. The sites are located in Ireland and were sold at a combined consideration of c. €25m, a 26% premium to their last valuation which was made on 31 December 2022. […]
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, Matthew Read covered the week’s top stories: • Thomas Lloyd Energy Impact (0:57) • Riverstone Energy (18:40) • Bluefield Solar (22:25) • NextEnergy Solar (27:16) • Ediston Property (30:16) • Empiric Student […]
Real estate is certain to remain unloved until interest rates have peaked or start to move downwards. The latest inflation data indicates that that point may not be that far off, so now may be the opportune time to pick up a well-run property company on the cheap. The vast majority of the sector is […]
Empiric Student Property is exploring bringing on board a joint venture partner to grow its portfolio of student accommodation. The company, which reported strong half-year results yesterday, said in an analyst briefing that it had engaged PwC to look at options to expand its portfolio. Chief executive Duncan Garrood said that traditional methods of growing […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing on 18 August 2023: Impact Healthcare REIT (IHR) has purchased a new £50m interest rate cap, which caps SONIA at 4.0% for two years expiring on 15 August 2025, at a cost of £1.76m. The group has now hedged or fixed the interest rates on 92% (£175m) of its current drawn […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 August 2023: In its final set of annual results (before it is absorbed by Asia Dragon), abrdn New Dawn (ABD) returned -6.8% in NAV terms for the 12 months ended 30 April 2023, and -7.3% in share price terms, both lagging the -5.2% return generated by the benchmark MSCI AC […]
Tritax EuroBox has signed two new leases across its continental European logistics portfolio, adding €1.3m of rental income. The first is the 14,150 sqm letting of Unit 1 of the speculatively developed Settimo asset in Italy to a “leading Italian logistics specialist”. The letting comes just three weeks after practical completion of the 28,300 sqm […]
Capital & Regional (CAL) is a UK focused REIT with a portfolio of in-town community shopping centres. It is buying The Gyle Shopping Centre in Edinburgh for £40m. To fund that it is using existing funds, a new debt facility of £16m, and approximately £25m of gross proceeds that it expects from a fully underwritten […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 August 2023: Derwent London (DLN) says that it has signed new leases totalling £7.0m since 30 June 2023. Activity includes Moelis & Company pre-letting c.50,000 sq ft at 25 Baker Street for a term of 15 years, with a tenant break option at year 10 – the commercial element of […]
Tritax EuroBox (EBOX) has successfully exchanged contracts for the sale of its warehouse asset in Hammersbach, Germany for a price of €64.6 million to a leading pan-European real estate investment manager. The sale price is broadly in line with the valuation as at 31 March 2023. The 43,153 sqm prime logistics property in Hammersbach, Germany was acquired […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 04 August 2023: Schroder British Opportunities (SBO) has announced that one of its private equity investments, Rapyd, has acquired PayU Global Payment Organisation from Prosus, for $610m, subject to regulatory approval. Rapyd is a leading global Fintech-as-a-Service provider, while PayU is a payment solutions provider to both enterprise and SMB […]
Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC) is in advanced discussions with a third party buyer over the possible sale of the company’s property portfolio. As part of its strategic review into the future of the company, announced in March, the board today says that it has entered negotiations over the sale of the group’s retail park […]
QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 August 2023: Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX) posted a 1.5% uplift in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) to 183.02p per share in the six months to 30 June 2023. Its portfolio valuation was stable at £5.05bn, while adjusted earnings were up 5.6% to 3.94p per share. This covered its dividend for […]
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