LondonMetric acquires two NNN Retail assets for £23m

LondonMetric Property Plc has acquired a portfolio comprising two NNN retail assets for £23.3 million, reflecting a blended NIY of 6.7%.The properties generate a rent of £1.6 million p.a., which equates to £13.90 psf. They have a WAULT of six years and comprise: • a 76,000 sq ft property in Evesham, which is predominantly let […]

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LondonMetric acquires two urban logistic assets for £29m

LondonMetric Property Plc (“LondonMetric”) announces the acquisition of two urban logistics properties for £28.8 million, in separate transactions, reflecting an anticipated blended yield of 4.5% and a reversionary yield of 5.0%. The properties are expected to generate a rent of £1.4 million p.a. and comprise: a 125,000 sq ft urban logistics forward fund development at […]

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Valor acquires last mile unit in £50m deal

Valor Real Estate Partners (“Valor”), Europe’s fastest growing last mile real estate specialist, has completed the acquisition of a prime last mile logistics facility in Birmingham, for c. £50 million, from NFU Mutual. It continues Valor’s stated strategy of expanding its footprint in select regional cities as it looks to double its UK portfolio and […]

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Get Living and Watkin Jones partner on £136m Birmingham scheme

A £136m forward funding deal has been agreed, that will deliver 551 new homes on Sherlock Street in Birmingham, 500m from the Bull Ring shopping centre. The scheme by Watkin Jones will be its largest build to rent development to date. Working with investor Get Living, the plans feature one, two and three-bed apartments, 27 […]

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Moorfield and Stor-Age acquire UK self storage portfolio

UKREiiF attendee Moorfield Group, a UK-focused real estate fund manager (“Moorfield”), announces that is has acquired a 302,000 sq ft self storage portfolio. The acquisition was made behalf on behalf of its Moorfield Real Estate Fund V (“MREF V”) and through its joint venture with Stor-Age (the “JV”), the South African self storage Real Estate […]

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11-PBSA units totalling 4,500 beds sold in £306m deal

Unite Students has disposed of an 11-strong property portfolio – comprising 4,488 beds – for £306m, with the company’s share sitting at £236m. The deal – struck with an affiliate of Lone Star Funds – includes assets in Sheffield (1,700 beds), Reading (703 beds), Leicester (665 beds), Bedford (517 beds), Liverpool (390 beds), Birmingham (337 beds), […]

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Aver acquires Trebor Developments M6 industrial scheme

Trebor Developments and Seddon Developments have sold their Prime Point 14 speculative, industrial, development to Aver Property Limited Partnership.  The site lies one minute from Junction 14 on the M6 Motorway. The two units of 66,628 sq ft and 76,742 sq ft will be constructed during 2022 by Seddon Construction Limited and provide high quality, […]

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LXi REIT acquires two assets in £73m deal

Following their recent £250m fundraisers the firm, who are attending UKREiiF, have splash £73m on a set of new assets. One is an Asda food store in Birmingham and the other a training and conference facility in Stafforshire. The two acquisitions, transacted on an off-market basis, reflect an accretive 5.4% net initial yield versus the […]

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Bruntwood and L&G seek new partner for SciTech arm

A new partner is being sought by Bruntwood and Legal & General for their sciences platform SciTech, it has been confirmed. An additional investor is set to be added to the 50:50 joint venture which currently has ten locations across England. It is understood that both Bruntwood and Legal & General are not seeking to […]

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Birmingham Smethwick Corridor to create major regeneration opportunity

A plan for the regeneration of the Smethwick to Birmingham Corridor is going to cabinet for approval this week, providing a strategy for housing, transport and local heritage as the area is redeveloped. The Smethwick to Birmingham Corridor Framework promotes a co-ordinated approach to regeneration within the area encompassing Birmingham Mainline Canal, City Hospital and […]

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