LondonMetric has agreed to purchase, via a forward funding contract with Kier Property, two new distribution warehouses at Logistics City in Frimley for £13.1m, reflecting an anticipated yield on cost of 5.3%.
Located on an established South East logistics estate next to J4 of the M3 and 12 miles from the M25, the two warehouses will total 62,000 sq ft.
The largest unit, which will extend to 38,000 sq ft, has been prelet to an unnamed FTSE 100 company on a 15-year lease at a rent of £400,000 per annum, subject to five-yearly RPI-linked rental uplifts of between 1% and 3% per annum.
Construction will commence imminently with practical completion targeted for May 2018. LondonMetric will benefit from a 5.75% funding coupon during construction.
LondonMetric chief executive Andrew Jones said: “This investment will take our urban logistics portfolio to circa £200m, with 63% based in the South East. These two warehouses are well located and, with restricted supply and strong occupier demand in the South East, we anticipate good interest for the remaining space.”
LondonMetric was advised by Kimmre; Kier was represented by Savills and Cushman & Wakefield.
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