Healthcare specialist REIT Assura has said that political sentiment around the sector is providing the company with opportunities to create more primary care premises.
Earlier this month the government published the Naylor review, which assessed options to fund £10bn of necessary repairs in part through the sale of land to developers.
Assura chief executive Jonathan Murphy said: “Following the Naylor review, it is clear that mainstream thinking is strongly in favour of further investment in primary care premises. That’s why it is encouraging to see both the Conservatives and Labour making commitments to improve NHS buildings in the next parliament.
“We now need firm timetables and funding to create the required space, and if we have this Assura is well placed to help primary care plans become reality.”
The company reported a 7.6% growth in NAV per share in its annual results, a 20% increase in earnings per share to 2.4p and a 9.8% dividend increase to 2.25p. The company’s £1.3bn has a loan-to-value of 37%.
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