Acquisition Update

RNS Number : 1075F

Triple Point Social Housing REIT

25 October 2018

 

25 October 2018

Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc

(the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

ACQUISITIONS UPDATE

The Board of Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc (ticker: SOHO) is pleased to announce that the Group has completed the acquisition of ten supported housing properties, acquired the land and entered into forward funding arrangements to develop another supported housing scheme and exchanged contracts on one further supported housing property, comprising 87 units in total, for an aggregate commitment of £12.6 million (excluding costs). The properties are located in the North West (45 units), the South West (25 units), the East Midlands (9 units), the West Midlands (4 units) and the South East (4 units).

The Group has entered into new FRI leases in respect of each of the properties (other than the exchanged and forward funded assets) for a minimum period of 20 years with the ability to extend to 25 years. These leases are with specialist housing associations, Falcon Housing Association, Hilldale Housing Association and Sunny Vale Supported Accommodation (a new tenant that adds further diversification to the Group's portfolio).

In relation to the exchanged and forward funded assets, the Group will enter into new FRI leases with Auckland Home Solutions and Hilldale Housing Association on practical completion of each scheme, for a period of 20 years with the ability to extend to 25 years. All the housing associations are regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing.

The rents received under the leases are (or will be, in the case of the exchanged and forward funded assets) subject to annual, upward-only rent reviews, increasing in line with the Consumer Price Index.

The properties comprise specialist, high quality homes refurbished for individuals with mental health and other support and care needs.

The properties will (immediately or on completion of the acquisitions) generate net initial yields in line with the Company's investment criteria and returns profile.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY, PLEASE CONTACT:

Triple Point Investment Management LLP (Delegated Investment Manager)	(via Newgate below)
James Cranmer
Ben Beaton
Max Shenkman
Justin Hubble
Akur Limited (Joint Financial Adviser)	Tel: [phone]
Tom Frost
Anthony Richardson
Siobhan Sergeant
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Lucy Lewis
Denis Flanagan
Andrew Zychowski
Newgate (PR Adviser)	Tel: [phone]
James Benjamin	Em: [e-mail]
Anna Geffert

The Company's LEI is 213800BERVBS2HFTBC58.

Further information on the Company can be found on its website at www.triplepointreit.com.

NOTES:

The Company invests in primarily newly developed social housing assets in the UK, with a particular focus on supported housing. The assets within the portfolio are subject to inflation-adjusted, long-term (typically from 20 years to 30 years), Fully Repairing and Insuring ("FRI") leases with Approved Providers (being Housing Associations, Local Authorities or other regulated organisations in receipt of direct payment from local government). The portfolio comprises investments into properties which are already subject to an FRI lease with an Approved Provider, as well as forward funding of pre-let developments but does not include any direct development or speculative development.

There is increasing political and financial pressure on Housing Associations to increase their housing delivery and this is creating opportunities for private sector investors to participate in the market. The Group's ability to provide forward financing for new developments not only enables the Company to secure fit for purpose, modern assets for its portfolio but also addresses the chronic undersupply of suitable supported housing properties in the UK at sustainable rents as well as delivering returns to investors.

Triple Point Investment Management LLP (part of the Triple Point Group) is responsible for management of the Group's portfolio (with such functions having been delegated to it by Langham Hall Fund Management LLP, the Company's alternative investment fund manager).

The Company was admitted to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 8 August 2017 and was admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and migrated to trading on the premium segment of the Main Market on 27 March 2018. The Company operates as a UK Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") and is a constituent of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT index.

 

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