Real Estate News
This sector includes mortgage companies, property management companies and REITs
This sector includes mortgage companies, property management companies and REITs
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 November 2020, as it looks as though Joe Biden is on his way to the White House: JPMorgan Emerging Markets reminds us that, if shareholders approve at today’s AGM, its shares will be split on a 10 for one basis from tomorrow morning. Shareholders should note that this should not change […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 November 2020 – It has been a quiet morning of news so far, with all eyes on the US election. Value and Income (VIN) has received notice from OLIM Limited, the investment manager responsible for the management of VIN’s equity portfolio, of its intention to terminate the investment management agreement. The […]
Regional REIT buys Cardiff office – Regional REIT has completed the acquisition of a modern Grade A flagship office building in Cardiff for £8.4m.The four-floor, 61,641 sq. ft. building is set in a 6.0 acre site with some 200 dedicated car parking spaces and is located in Global Reach, Cardiff. They say that it benefits from […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 November 2020 Finally, Waterfall has made its offer to investors in Alternative Credit Investments (ex P2P/Pollen Street Secured Lending). The bid is at 870p per share in cash plus a 12p dividend. It values the fund at £639.2m. This is a 6.3% discount to NAV. The bid is recommended by ACI’s […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 November 2020 – Downing Strategic Micro-Cap (DSM) reported interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2020. The NAV increased by 22.5% from the March 2020 low-point, but was down 5.5% over the period, on a per-share basis. Chairman, Hugh Aldous, noted the following: “I said in May that we […]
The COVID induced discounts that some UK real estate investment trusts (REITs) are trading on have been grabbing the attentions of investors for many months now. Private equity giant Brookfield Asset Management took a 7% stake in British Land in May and upped it to 9.2% last month, while KKR has snapped up a chunk […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 October 2020 – Augmentum Fintech (AUGM) successfully completed its placing and retail offer, with demand exceeding the issue size. Admission of the new shares to the LSE is expected on 3 November 2020. Tim Levene, CEO of AUGM’s manager, commented: “The success of this fundraise reflects the growing shift in the move […]
Custodian REIT has reported a modest 0.5% fall in net asset value (NAV) for the third quarter of 2020 and updated on rent collection. The company, which owns a diversified portfolio of property assets across the UK with a 47% weighting to the industrial sector, posted a NAV per share of 95.2p at 30 September […]
Supermarket Income buys Sainsbury’s in Newcastle – Supermarket Income REIT has bought a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, from the National Farmers Union for £53.1m, reflecting a combined net initial yield of 4.1%. The 11-acre site was originally developed in the 1980s and completely rebuilt in 2011. There is a 68,000 sq ft net sales area […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 October 2020: Henderson International Income, managed by Ben Lofthouse, reported a -3% return on NAV and -5.2% return to shareholders for the year ending 31 August 2020. Both some way behind the trust’s MSCI World (ex UK) Index, which returned +8.1%. The board notes though that higher yielding shares within the index […]
Impact Healthcare REIT, the care homes investor, has reported a 1.8% rise in net asset value (NAV) for the third quarter and confirmed 100% of rents for the year to date have been collected. In a trading update for the quarter ended 30 September 2020, the company said the unaudited NAV per share was 109.06p, compared to 107.17p at […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 October 2020 – Apax Global Alpha (APAX) announced that Genius Sports Group, a portfolio company of the Apax IX fund, and dMY Technology Group, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have agreed to combine. As a result of the business combination, GSG and dMY II shareholders will exchange their shares for […]
Glenstone Property has announced its intention to acquire 25% of Alternative Income REIT (AIRE). The tender offer of up to 20,125,000 shares at a price of 59.25p represents a premium of 12.9% on the closing price on 26 October 2020, but a 29% discount to the 30 June 2020 net asset value (NAV) per share of […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 October 2020: Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust will repurchase £43,904,000 of its 6.25% bonds, equivalent to 73.2% of the total issue. The purchase price of 154.094491% was calculated using a credit spread of 0.80% above the redemption yield on the United Kingdom 6% Treasury Stock due 7 December 2028. So, the […]
Grit Real Estate Income Group, the pan-African real estate company, has reported a big drop in net asset value (NAV) as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on its retail and hospitality properties. The group said its NAV per share for the year to the end of June 2020 would be between US$1.18 and […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 October 2020 – Pershing Square (PSH) announced the launch of an offering of up to $500m aggregate principal amount of senior notes with a maturity not later than 2031. The net proceeds are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including to make investments in Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, […]
Mark Allan, the new chief executive of Land Securities, this week set out his strategy for growth at the former goliath of listed property companies. Since taking over the hot seat from Rob Noel in April, Allan has been undertaking a strategic review of the business. That review has concluded with four key pillars for […]
CEIBA Investments, the Cuban real estate investor, has acquired a 50% stake in a mixed-use industrial park development project in Mariel, Cuba. The initial investment in GBM IT Mariel, the company spearheading the development, will be limited to €1.5m. GBM IT Mariel will develop and operate a mixed use multi-phase industrial park on an undeveloped tract of […]
Secure Income REIT will not terminate Travelodge’s lease at its 123 sites (which it had the right to do as part of the terms of the hotel chain’s CVA) after running a sales process of the portfolio and attempting to re-let them. The company will maintain the current arrangements following the recent CVA, whereby the […]
Stenprop, the UK multi-let industrial property company, has collected 88% of rent since April 2020, it revealed in a trading update. Across its multi-let industrial portfolio (MLI), which makes up 63% of the wider portfolio and will eventually be 100%, the group has so far collected 70% of quarterly rent billed for the final quarter […]
CLS Holdings (CLS) has announced that it has unconditionally exchanged contracts to sell Bismarckallee 18-20 (pictured) in Freiburg for €22.5 million excluding costs, with completion expected in December 2020. The property was acquired in 2013 and consists of 7,500 sqm (80,729 sq. ft) of office and retail space over nine floors. The building is 85% […]
Shaftesbury has announced its intention to raise £297m through a placing to firm up its balance sheet. The company, which owns a 16-acre chunk of London’s West End including Carnaby Street, has been heavily impacted by COVID-19 and the ability of its retail and leisure tenants to pay rent. The issue price of 400p is a […]
Alchemy plans investment in Countrywide – Countrywide has announced a proposed recapitalisation that includes a fully underwritten equity raising of approximately £90m. As part of this recapitalisation, funds advised by Alchemy Partners will invest up to approximately £90m in the company by way of a placing and open offer and by funding a tender offer. Following […]
Town Centre Securities (TOWN), which owns property in Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow and London, has collected 75% of rents for the current quarter and 82% of rents since March 2020. Current quarter Of the £5.2m that TOWN billed for the quarter, it had collected £3.9m or 75%. A further £0.5m or 10% has been agreed to be deferred. […]
AEW UK REIT upbeat despite small NAV hit – over the three months ending 30 September 2020, AEW UK REIT’s NAV fell from 93.37p to 92.73p and its EPRA earnings per share fell from 1.81p in the previous quarter to 1.60p. That still works out as a positive NAV total return figure of 1.46%, however. […]
Ground Rents Income tower cladding fight drags on – Ground Rents Income Fund has provided an update regarding the ongoing litigation at Beetham Tower, Manchester. This is a mixed use residential and hotel asset owned by a subsidiary of Ground Rents Income called North West Ground Rents Limited (“NWGR”). The litigation at Beetham Tower relates […]
SEGRO has acquired Electra Park, a 13-acre urban warehouse estate in Canning Town, London from Schroders for £133m, representing a net initial yield of 2.3%. The acquisition yield for Electra Park, which provides 21,200 sqm of lettable space across 10 units of which nine are let, is thought to be the lowest ever paid for […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 October 2020: Golden Prospect Precious Metals (GPM) reported a strong set of interim results to 30 June 2020, with its NAV and shares increasing by 54% and 64.4% over the period. The fund’s chairman, Malcolm Burne, said that “Hordes of new buyers of both the yellow metal and the mining […]
Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) has posted an 11.8% fall in net asset value in full-year results to the end of June 2020. The drop in NAV, from 94.81p per share in June 2019 to 83.58p this year, was due to the impact on the value of its properties from the COVID-19 pandemic. AIRE’s portfolio fell […]
LXi REIT has sold three assets for £17m and recycled the proceeds into the acquisition of two foodstores for £15m. The group has sold its sole office, a long-let property in Cambuslang, Glasgow occupied by the local council, for £8m, reflecting a yield of 4.2%. It has also disposed of a portfolio of 11 long-let social […]