Disposal of Properties

Custodian REIT plc (CREI)
Custodian REIT plc : Disposal of Properties

31-Jan-2022 / 07:00 GMT/BST
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31 January 2022

 

Custodian REIT plc

 

("Custodian REIT" or the "Company")

 

Disposal of Properties

 

Custodian REIT (LSE: CREI), the UK property investment company, is pleased to announce the disposal of a property from its portfolio. 

 

The Company has sold a high street retail unit in Norwich for £1.305m, in line with the most recent valuation. 

 

The property was originally acquired as part of the IPO portfolio in 2014.  The unit is currently let to Specsavers with 7.7 years to expiry.  The disposal forms part of the Company's strategy of reducing exposure to secondary high street retail assets.

 

Commenting on the disposal, Richard Shepherd-Cross, Managing Director of Custodian Capital Limited (the Company's external fund manager), said:

 

While this asset has provided secure income to date, we believe it is no longer aligned with the strategy of the Company as we anticipate future rental decline and increased vacancy in this micro location.  We expect to invest the sale proceeds in higher quality assets with greater prospects for income and capital growth, better supporting the Board's objective of increasing dividends in a sustainable way."

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

Custodian Capital Limited

 

Richard Shepherd-Cross / Ed Moore / Ian Mattioli MBE

Tel: +44 (0)116 240 8740

 

www.custodiancapital.com

 

Numis Securities Limited

 

Hugh Jonathan

Tel: +44 (0)20 7260 1000

 

www.numiscorp.com

 

Camarco

 

Ed Gascoigne-Pees

Tel: +44 (0)20 3757 4984

 

www.camarco.co.uk

 

Notes to Editors

 

Custodian REIT is a UK real estate investment trust with a portfolio comprising properties predominantly let to institutional grade tenants throughout the UK, principally characterised by properties with individual values of less than £10m at acquisition.

 

The Company offers investors the opportunity to access a diversified portfolio of UK commercial real estate through a closed-ended fund.  By principally targeting sub £10m lot size, regional properties, the Company intends to provide investors with an attractive level of income and the potential for capital growth, becoming the REIT of choice for private and institutional investors seeking high and stable dividends from well-diversified UK real estate.

 

Custodian Capital Limited is the discretionary investment manager of the Company. 

 

For more information visit www.custodianreit.com and www.custodiancapital.com.

 

 



ISIN: GB00BJFLFT45
Category Code: DIS
TIDM: CREI
LEI Code: 2138001BOD1J5XK1CX76
OAM Categories: 2.2. Inside information
Sequence No.: 139698
EQS News ID: 1274341

 
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