REG - LondonMetric - LONDONMETRIC COMPLETES £21M LOGISTICS ACQUISITION

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08/01/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 8661Y  LondonMetric Property PLC  08 January 2024

8 January 2024

 

LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC

LONDONMETRIC COMPLETES £21 MILLION LOGISTICS ACQUISITION

 AND £7 MILLION OFFICE SALE

 

LondonMetric Property Plc ("LondonMetric") announces that it has completed the
acquisition of a long-let distribution warehouse in Doncaster for £21.2
million, reflecting a NIY of 6.3%.

 

The 264,000 sq ft regional logistics warehouse is let to Next for a further 13
years at a rent of £1.42 million p.a., which equates to a low £5.37 psf.
 The lease benefits from annual fixed rental uplifts of 2.5% which will
increase the purchase NIY to 7.1% within three years.

 

Separately, LondonMetric has sold an 18,000 sq ft office investment in
Chiswick for £7.4 million. The multi-let office is 59% occupied with a WAULT
of 1.5 years and was acquired as part of the A&J Mucklow takeover in 2019.

 

Andrew Jones, Chief Executive of LondonMetric, commented:

"As the UK economy reaches an inflection point on both inflation and interest
rates, we are increasingly attracted to triple net leased assets that have
strong income compounding characteristics and certainty of growth.

 

"We have continued to successfully exit non-core assets and reinvest into
sectors that benefit from structural tailwinds. We have now, based on purchase
value, disposed of 39% of the Mucklow portfolio."

 

 

LondonMetric was advised by GV & Co in respect of Doncaster.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

LondonMetric Property Plc

Andrew Jones / Martin McGann / Gareth Price

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7484 9000

 

FTI Consulting

Dido Laurimore / Richard Gotla / Andrew Davis

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000

 

About LondonMetric Property Plc

LondonMetric is a FTSE 250 REIT that owns one of the UK's leading listed
logistics platforms alongside a grocery-led long income portfolio, with 17
million sq ft under management. It owns and manages desirable real estate that
meets occupiers' demands, delivers reliable, repetitive and growing income-led
returns and outperforms over the long term.

Further information is available at www.londonmetric.com
(http://www.londonmetric.com)

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