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Finance in brief – 19 September

12-14-New-Fetter-Lane-THUMB.jpeg€231m refi for TH Real Estate

TH Real Estate has secured a €231m (£168m) loan from ING to refinance its Cityhold Office Partnership vehicle.

The 18-month facility is secured against six core offices in the UK, France and Germany.

Cityhold’s portfolio includes 12-14 New Fetter Lane, EC4 (pictured); One Kingdom Street, W2, Tour Areva in Paris; and Atlantic Haus in Hamburg.


Empiric posts £12.6m profit

Empiric Student Property has announced operating profit of £12.6m in its first results since its June 2014 IPO.

The REIT said the largest gain came from the revaluation of its property, which rose by £11.3m to £251.3m, net of acquisition costs.


TCS posts 11.7% NAV boost

Town Centre Securities posted an 11.7% increase in net asset value per share in the year to 30 June.

The company benefited from a 7.1% valuation increase in its property portfolio and an 8% increase in rental income.


IPD: UK returns 1%

UK total returns were 1% in August, according to the IPD UK Monthly Property Index.

A split of 0.5% capital growth and 0.4% income return made up the monthly return, which averaged 3.5% over the three months to September.

Industrials performed the best, turning in 1.3% for the month, and 4.8% for the quarter.

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