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European Real Estate Investment Trust says that terms have been agreed for the sale of its last real estate asset, located in La Gaude, Nice, France and formerly occupied by IBM. The completion of the sale is subject to a waiver of statutory pre-emption rights from the city of La Gaude. Subject to this the […]
LondonMetric Property has announced a placing of up to 62,804,390 new shares (approximately 9.9% of its issued share capital). They intend to use the net proceeds of the placing to fund the acquisition of predominantly “last mile” distribution assets and to finance newly committed distribution developments. The cash will be used to fund committed and potential investments and new […]
Regional REIT’s results for 2016 (its first full year as a REIT) are out. Its EPRA NAV slipped slightly to 106.9p from 107.8p. Fully diluted EPRA earnings per share were 7.7p (IFRS EPS 4.9p) derived from an operating profit before gains and losses of GBP29.9m and Profit Before Tax of GBP13.4m, with rental income of GBP43.0m and an […]
Hansteen Holdings has announced that its all-cash offer, of 300p per share, for Industrial Multi Property Trust (IMPT) has become unconditional. It says that, at 22 March 2017, it had received valid acceptances of its offer in respect of 2,500,657 IMPT shares, representing approximately 29.73% of IMPT’s issued share capital. In addition, Hansteen has acquired […]
The Board of Alpha Real Trust believes that the offer by Hansteen continues to grossly undervalue Industrial Multi Property Trust (IMPT) and have resolved to reject the offer. Given that the Board of Alpha Real Trust believes there is the potential for serious conflicts of interest between Hansteen and IMPT, resulting from Hansteen operating in the […]
The notice of the Annual General Meeting of Safestore to be held on Wednesday 22 March 2017 includes proposals to adopt a new Directors’ Remuneration Policy and the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), which is intended to replace the existing LTIP (the proposals). Following consultations with shareholders, Safestore no longer intends to seek shareholders’ approval for […]
LondonMetric Property has announced the acquisition of two last mile distribution warehouses in Leeds for GBP12.0 million, reflecting a blended NIY of 6.0% and a reversionary yield of 6.5%. LondonMetric has acquired a new 100,000 sq ft warehouse on the Leeds ring road, close to the M1. The warehouse was completed in January 2017 and let […]
Hansteen has announced that its board has agreed to dispose of its German and Dutch portfolios for €1.28 billion to funds advised by affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. and M7 Real Estate. Hansteen says that the price represents a premium of approximately €76 million (6 per cent.) to the Year End Valuation which itself […]
LondonMetric Property Plc has sold three retail parks in Christchurch, Bedford and Maidstone for GBP60.9 million (LondonMetric share: GBP52.6 million). At Christchurch, the 104,000 sq ft retail park has been sold to clients of Orchard Street Investment Management for GBP34.5 million, reflecting a NIY of 5.65%. The property was purchased in 2013 for GBP27.1 million and […]
intu properties has exchanged and completed contracts with entities of the Ivanhoé Cambridge Group to acquire Xanadú shopping centre in Madrid, Spain, long with its associated management company and the SnowZone operating company, for a total cash consideration of EUR530 million, before working capital and other adjustments. The centre itself, excluding the management company and […]
Raven Russia says that its diluted NAV per share rose to 71 cents from 70 cents over the course of 2016. Underlying earnings per share fell to 7.2 cents from 8.2 cents. They intend to distribute 2p by way of a tender offer buy back of 1 share in every 26 at 52p, making 2.5p […]
Green REIT has exchanged contracts for the sale of Parkway Retail Park in Limerick, with completion expected by the end of March 2017. The contract price of EUR24.3 million is payable in two tranches, with EUR1.3 million of the price subject to securing planning consent for a vacant unit in the property for which a tenant […]
Empiric Student Property has announced that it has agreed a new unsecured term loan facility of £10 million with First Commercial Bank Limited. The Facility is available to draw down in full over the next 12 months. It is repayable three years from the date of agreement with an all-in cost of 2.15% per annum. […]
Further to their announcement that they were in discussions regarding the potential sale of the Leadenhall Building (affectionately known as The Cheese Grater), British Land and Oxford Properties have announced that they have exchanged contracts for the sale of The Leadenhall Building, to C C Land, for a headline price of £1.15 billion. Completion is […]
Sirius Real Estate’s shares have been admitted to the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange’ main market for listed securities and have transferred from the Alt-X market of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange to its Main Board. SRE’s board expect this to have a number of benefits including: a more appropriate platform for the continued […]
Derwent London has published results for the year ended 31 December 2016. Its EPRA net asset value per share increased 0.5% to 3,551p from 3,535p at 31 December 2015, 1.3% lower than 3,598p at 30 June 2016. Net rental income increased 5.2% to GBP145.9m from GBP138.7m in 2015. EPRA earnings rose 8.9% to GBP85.7m from GBP78.7m last […]
British Land confirms that it and its joint venture partner, Oxford Properties, are in advanced discussions regarding the possible sale of their interests in The Leadenhall Building. British Land and Oxford Properties currently own The Leadenhall Building in a 50/50 joint venture. It is not certain that these discussions will lead to a sale of […]
intu has published results for the year ended 31 December 2016. It reported six per cent growth in underlying earnings per share (from 14.2p to 15.0p), an increased dividend (2.2% increase to 14p per share) and stable property values, leaving net assets per share (diluted, adjusted) unchanged at 404 pence. Net rental income rose from […]
Regional REIT has announced that it has reached an agreement with The Conygar Investment Company PLC to acquire UK regional office, industrial and retail & retail distribution investment properties owned by Conygar (the Conygar Property Portfolio) which, in total, are valued at circa £129m. Regional REIT says that it will acquire the properties by way […]
Industrial Multi Property Trust (IMPT) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the period, the company’s NAV per ordinary share increased by 17.9% to 298.5p (2015: 253.2p), whilst its adjusted NAV per share increased by 18.0% to 307.4p (2015: 260.6p). The company says that the increase in the NAV […]
LondonMetric Property has announced the acquisitions of a regional distribution warehouse in Wakefield for £9.5 million and a last mile distribution warehouse in Dartford for £6.3 million; reflecting a blended NIY of 5.8% and a reversionary yield of 6.4%. At Wakefield, LondonMetric has acquired a well specified 120,000 sq ft regional warehouse located on a […]
Hammerson has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016. The company describes the period as being one of, “robust operational performance across all parts of the portfolio”. During the period, net rental income increased by 8.8% to £346.5m and adjusted net profit increased by 9.9% to £230.7m (IFRS profit fell by […]
McKay Securities PLC has exchanged contracts for the unconditional disposal of the freehold of its remaining interest at Pinehurst Park, in central Farnborough to Pinehurst Investments Ltd (a subsidiary of Shaviram Developments Ltd), for GBP5.88 million. The purchaser has paid a GBP1.00 million non-returnable deposit, and McKay will retain income through to completion on 28(th) […]
The boards of Hansteen and Industrial Multi-Property Trust (IMPT) have announced that have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash offer for the entire issued ordinary share capital of IMPT by Hansteen. Under the terms of the offer, IMPT shareholders will receive 300p in cash for each IMPT share. This values the […]
For the second half of 2016, A&J Mucklow has reported EPRA earnings per share up to 12.54p from 11.89p, an interim dividend up to 9.88p from 9.59p and an EPRA NAV per share up a little to 448p from 446p. They say that average rental increases on new lettings and lease renewals have been maintained […]
The Board of intu properties plc (‘intu’) notes the recent press speculation regarding the potential acquisition of Xanadu shopping centre in Madrid. intu confirms it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with entities of the Ivanhoé Cambridge Group to acquire the centre. The transaction would be funded from a combination of bank financing and existing […]
British Land has announced that, four months after launch, its office space at 7 Clarges Street, a 51,000 square foot prime commercial development in Mayfair, is now 83% let, having secured terms with Capula Investment Management, Quantum Pacific and Fortress Investment Group. Capula Investment Management will occupy 23,700 square foot across three floors whilst US-based […]
Redefine International has announced that it has sold an office block at 201 Deansgate, in Manchester, for £29.15 million. The building was originally acquired as part of the AUK Portfolio in March 2016 and Redefine International says that the sale price represents a net initial yield of 3.6% and a 14.3% premium to the last […]
Redefine International (RDI) has announced that it has completed the sale of four German office assets for a gross consideration of €106m. The assets, which it says were disposed of via a share sale, were held in a joint venture with the Menora Mivtachim Group (Menora). RDI has earned an IRR of 27% on the […]
Empiric Student Property (Empiric) has announced that it has acquired the freehold of a 220 bed student accommodation scheme, Foss Studios, in York for £23.3m (excluding costs). Empiric says that Foss Studios was completed for the 2015/16 academic year and comprises 220 large, well specified, studio rooms across three purpose built buildings. The scheme is […]
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