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Elite REIT - the only GBP-denominated REIT today.
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Joelton
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29-May-2026 10:43
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PhillipCapital and RHB reaffirms &lsquo buy&rsquo recommendation on Elite UK REIT following recent site visit PhillipCapital and RHB Bank Singapore analysts have kept their respective &ldquo buy&rdquo calls on Elite UK REIT following a recent site visit of the REIT' s assets in London, Kent and Cardiff. The REIT owns a portfolio of 148 properties across the United Kingdom (UK) are predominantly rented to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which operates Jobcentre Plus, a government-funded employment agency and social security office, which aims to help people of working age find employment in the UK. At the same time, DWP also administers claims for benefits such as income support, incapacity benefit, universal credit, jobseeker&rsquo s allowance, and employment support allowance. Jobcentre Plus provides training opportunities and resources to enable job-searchers to find work, through Jobpoints, which is a touch-screen computer terminal at the office that can be used to apply for jobs using either telephones or website. &ldquo Our site visit across London, Kent, and Cardiff confirmed our views that the visited jobcentres are operationally critical to DWP&rsquo s daily service delivery, financial support claimant volumes at the jobcentres are at record highs and rising and select assets offer repositioning optionality,&rdquo says PhillipCapital' s Hashim Osman in his May 25 note. The REIT continues to achieve portfolio stability as it recently signed new leases with DWP in February, which secured CPI-linked rents which are floored at 1% and capped at 5% per annum and will commence in April 2028, says Hashim, who is keeping his &ldquo buy&rdquo call with unchanged DDM-based target price of £ 0.41. The recent site visit reinforced the critical nature of Elite UK REIT&rsquo s UK Government social infrastructure portfolio, says RHB Bank Singapore&rsquo s Vijay Natarajan in his May 28 note. &ldquo Although some of the assets could be consolidated in future, Elite UK REIT&rsquo s pivot into the living sector offers repurposing ability to extract upside potential from housing supply shortage in the UK,&rdquo says Natarajan. Some of his takeaways were that DWP' s physical offices remain critical with rising unemployment and transforming job market and asset utilisation from tenants and end users have improved. &ldquo Furthermore, prime asset location and standalone facilities with freehold land title provide good alternate usage such as living sector opportunities in the medium-term, while the shortage of quality living sector assets due to permit and construction delays, against the backdrop of a strong demand,&rdquo Natarajan adds. At the same time, despite the rising concerns over inflationary impact from the Middle East conflict, Natarajan shares that Elite UK REIT&rsquo s portfolio is partially mitigated from triple-net leases and strong government tenant credit profile. As such, Natarajan is keeping a &ldquo buy&rdquo call on Elite UK REIT and a target price of £ 0.41. This translates to a potential 21% upside and 9% distribution yield. &ldquo While the REIT is not fully immune to macroeconomic headwinds in the UK, its stable cash flow profile from the sovereign tenant offers value at 9% distribution yield,&rdquo the analyst concludes. As of 1.58pm, Units in Elite UK REIT are trading flat at £ 0.34. |
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chengwh1
Elite |
28-May-2026 18:09
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Elite had a British man who is stationed in London, I forgot the designation of this man but in some webinars that I attended, this man will speak when asked abt the porfolio, and addressed property-specific questions... United Hampshire REIT has a bigger local representation in The USA. | ||||
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chengwh1
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28-May-2026 17:57
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Joshua is based in SG ! He was the CFO back then,... and the CEO was an angmoh.
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Elite |
28-May-2026 10:01
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I see. Perhaps that' s why many of the big REITs are struggling now while the smaller more focused ones especially those with high Singaporean weighting are doing better.
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prophetjul
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28-May-2026 08:21
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Many big reits have their corporate team in SG and management team local in foreign companies. Elite may have mono UK properties. However, their corporate team may be based in SG. No difference.
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Elite |
27-May-2026 20:56
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SG? If that is true, how can someone whose job is to run a company that owns, buys and sells UK properties but who lives in SG compete against companies run by UK people who actually live there?
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prophetjul
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26-May-2026 09:09
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Probably SG? The ex lady CEO was useless.
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Elite |
25-May-2026 20:02
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" I actually volunteered to relocate myself to London for four months straight..." Where is he actually based then? |
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Joelton
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20-May-2026 11:05
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Beyond survival: Elite UK Reit plots next phase of growth After stabilising the trust, CEO Joshua Liaw looks to more asset repositioning, active portfolio management [LONDON] Since taking over as CEO of Elite UK Reit&rsquo s manager in 2023, Joshua Liaw has helped steer the once-troubled trust out of crisis, stabilising its balance sheet while laying the groundwork for its next phase of growth. &ldquo When I first joined three years ago, the Reit (real estate investment trust) was quite frankly distressed,&rdquo Liaw said during a media visit to its properties last week. The Reit was grappling with gearing of 47.5 per cent &ndash just shy of the 50 per cent regulatory limit &ndash alongside refinancing concerns and vacancies across several assets. &ldquo I actually volunteered to relocate myself to London for four months straight... to work this out,&rdquo he added. An equity fundraising exercise in December 2023 brought gearing down to a &ldquo more sustainable level&rdquo , while a subsequent refinancing one addressed investors&rsquo concerns over the trust&rsquo s financial stability. Since then, Elite UK Reit has broadened its investment strategy beyond its traditional government-leased portfolio of primarily job centres and offices into the living sector &ndash namely the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and build-to-rent segments. This includes repositioning vacant buildings in Dundee, Scotland, and Cardiff, Wales, into student housing assets. Liaw said the move into the living sector was driven by investors&rsquo preference for defensive and counter-cyclical income streams. That said, he stressed that the manager was not looking to acquire PBSA assets from other owners, especially amid elevated financing costs. Instead, the opportunities in Dundee and Cardiff emerged after certain government leases expired, allowing the manager to assess whether the underlying sites could be redeveloped for higher-value use. &ldquo It&rsquo s based on what opportunities, what properties we can reposition at that point in time,&rdquo he said. &ldquo It&rsquo s not that we chose Dundee and Cardiff &ndash it&rsquo s more that Dundee and Cardiff chose us.&rdquo Fortunately, Liaw noted that the two were &ldquo excellent markets&rdquo with student-to-bed ratios that are &ldquo very much in favour of developers&rdquo . Beyond expanding into the living sector, the manager has also been working to reduce lease concentration risks within its core government-backed portfolio. In February, the Reit secured lease extensions for around 70 per cent of its properties leased to the UK government&rsquo s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The exercise increased the portfolio&rsquo s weighted average lease expiry to 7.2 years on a pro forma basis as at end-2025, from 2.4 years previously. &ldquo That has always been a concern since (the trust&rsquo s) initial public offering six years ago, because close to 96 per cent of our leases (were set to expire) in 2028,&rdquo Liaw said, making the recent exercise a &ldquo very big milestone&rdquo for the Reit. The improved income visibility lifted portfolio valuations to £ 460.2 million (S$790.2 million) as at Mar 31, 2026, and reduced net gearing to 37.4 per cent, from 40.7 per cent as at end-2025. &ldquo The world is still rather uncertain today,&rdquo said Liaw. &ldquo The macroeconomic environment is volatile, so (that) headroom&hellip is very much well-received.&rdquo Beyond survival With its balance sheet stabilised and the bulk of its leases extended, the manager is now turning its attention towards capital management and portfolio reconstitution. One immediate priority is staggering the trust&rsquo s debt maturities and diversifying its funding sources. &ldquo We have been speaking to lenders &ndash new lenders as well as existing lenders,&rdquo said Liaw. The manager will also continue exploring redevelopment opportunities across its portfolio, particularly for some of the Reit&rsquo s freehold and &ldquo virtual freehold&rdquo assets. &ldquo That&rsquo s super important for us &ndash for growth but also for future-proofing,&rdquo said Liaw. &ldquo Some of these seeds will not (bear) fruits immediately&hellip We&rsquo re taking a very long-term view in some of these repositioning projects.&rdquo One example is Peckham Jobcentre in London, which comprises two freehold sites collectively valued at more than £ 15 million, up 8 per cent following the recent lease extension. Although the properties continue to generate stable rental income from DWP, they could hold longer-term redevelopment potential as the surrounding neighbourhood evolves. &ldquo We are sometimes thought of as a future land bank with cash flow,&rdquo Liaw said. &ldquo While the government will continue to occupy it and give you rental every month, that doesn&rsquo t mean you&rsquo re going to lose out on future optionality.&rdquo The manager will also assess opportunities to recycle capital through selective divestments and portfolio reconstitution. For example, it received planning approval in February to repurpose a vacant site in Blackpool, previously zoned for office use, into a data centre facility spanning up to 20 acres (8.1 hectares). So far, Liaw said the costs and efforts required to ready the plot have been &ldquo very worth it&rdquo . &ldquo Now it&rsquo s just (settling) the finishing touches before we proceed to monetise it in a few coming months.&rdquo Proceeds from the eventual divestment could be redeployed into new investment opportunities, pare down debt, or returned to unitholders through share buybacks or special dividends, he said. For some of its other assets, Liaw said the manager has in recent years received &ldquo unsolicited inquiries&rdquo from interested buyers. &ldquo We have very politely refused in some cases, because we were waiting for the lease regear to happen. Now that (it has), we can relook at some of these inquiries going forward.&rdquo &ldquo We (don&rsquo t want to) just be a Reit manager that holds assets,&rdquo he added. &ldquo We also want to do the right thing by (actively managing) and selling the assets&hellip at peak valuations. I think you will see us doing a lot more in the next few months.&rdquo Navigating uncertainty Despite expanding into the living sector, Liaw said the Reit was not looking to aggressively diversify across multiple real estate segments. &ldquo Even in this sector, there is a lot more that we can do... We don&rsquo t have to be everything to everyone.&rdquo Asked about potential opportunities in social housing, he noted that the segment sat within the living sector and was supported by government-backed cash flow &ndash &ldquo exactly the two things we love, and within our investment strategy&rdquo . But these assets remain unfamiliar to Singapore investors. &ldquo We are looking at that, but currently, I don&rsquo t think we have anything that&rsquo s specifically available.&rdquo Looking ahead, Liaw cited geopolitical tensions, inflation and interest-rate volatility as key risks, but said the portfolio remains relatively defensive. Most of the Reit&rsquo s leases are structured as triple-net leases, where tenants are responsible for all ongoing expenses. Around 92 per cent of its debt is on fixed rates, with borrowing costs at 4.7 per cent as at end-Q1. Liaw added that job centres &ndash which account for 66 per cent of the trust&rsquo s gross rental income &ndash are particularly resilient during economic downturns given the counter-cyclical nature of employment support services. These are government offices that help job seekers find work and access welfare support. The Reit&rsquo s renewed leases also include rent reviews linked to the consumer price index, with compounded annual rental increases ranging from 1 to 5 per cent. On the UK&rsquo s political uncertainty, Liaw pointed out that leases were signed with the UK government through the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. In any case, he said: &ldquo The government of the day, whether it is the Conservatives, Labour or Reform, I think everybody will agree that getting people back to work is a key pathway to prosperity.&rdquo &ldquo No party will say we want more misery, we want more unemployment,&rdquo Liaw added. &ldquo It&rsquo s going to be very much part of the social fabric of the UK for the long foreseeable future.&rdquo |
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Joelton
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29-Apr-2026 11:44
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RHB and PhillipCapital keeps &lsquo buy&rsquo on Elite UK REIT following recent 1QFY2026 business updates RHB Bank Singapore and PhillipCapital are keeping their respective &ldquo buy&rdquo calls on Elite UK REIT (SGX:MXN) following the recent 1QFY2026 business updates. In his April 27 report, RHB Bank Singapore&rsquo s Vijay Natarajan points out that Elite UK REIT is currently in discussions to refinance its debt due for renewal next year, with plans to stagger the loan expiries and lower debt margins. &ldquo We expect interest costs to be relatively flat at current levels due to a slightly more hawkish inflationary outlook in the UK on the back of the Middle East war,&rdquo says Natarajan. Meanwhile, the latest re-gearing exercise, which saw about 64% of the leases by income expiring in April 2028 being extended by 7-10 years, beats Natarajan&rsquo s expectations. &ldquo This also reflects further valuation growth potential if Elite UK REIT secures lease extensions for the remaining 32% of leases, which are set to expire in April 2028. The valuation increase has also brought down net gearing to a comfortable 37.4% from 40.7% and an 13% increase in NAV to £ 0.45 per unit,&rdquo Natarajan adds. For the potential divestment of Peel Park, Natarajan mentions that Elite UK REIT&rsquo s management team has set a target to complete the divestment by the end of this year. &ldquo We expect such a sale to possibly net £ 20-30 million in gains, further reducing Elite UK REIT&rsquo s gearing and providing debt headroom for accretive acquisitions,&rdquo the analyst predicts. At the same time, the conversion of Lindsay House in Dundee into a 170-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) facility is on track, with targeted student intake slated for the 2027 academic year. &ldquo Elite UK REIT expects yield-on-cost of around 7% on its £ 15-17 million capex and ROI of about 20%. Plans are currently underway to convert Cambria House, Cardiff, into a 348-bed PBSA,&rdquo the analyst adds. As such, Natarajan tweaks his DPU forecast for FY2026, FY2027 and FY2028 by 0%, -1%, and +1%, factoring in divestments and lower vacancy costs. &ldquo Our target price of £ 0.41 includes a 0% ESG premium/discount, given Elite UK REIT' s 3.1 score is on par with the country median,&rdquo he concludes. Meanwhile, in his April 27 report, PhillipCapital analyst Hashim Osman states that Elite UK REIT&rsquo s 1QFY2026 revenue and adjusted net property income (NPI) rose 1.2% and 4% respectively to £ 9.4 million and £ 9.1 million, which forms 25% and 27% of his FY2026 forecast. &ldquo Distributable income increased 9.8% y-o-y to £ 5.3 million. The increase was driven by positive rental reversions, contributions from 3 acquisitions (Priory Court, Custom House, Merlin House) in FY2025, and falling financing costs through debt repayment,&rdquo the analyst states. According to Hashim, Elite UK REIT&rsquo s borrowing cost is stable at 4.7%, with 92% of debt at fixed rate (85% fixed as of last December). Interest coverage ratio is stable q-o-q at 2.6 times. As such, he maintains a &ldquo buy&rdquo call with unchanged DDM-based target price of £ 0.41 for Elite UK REIT. His estimation of FY2026 DPU to be at 3.06 pence, which accounts for lower rental income from assets that may not be re-geared with DWP. &ldquo Approximately 20% of the remaining 30% of DWP&rsquo s leases are expected to be re-geared, with the remaining assets likely to be repositioned or divested. Elite UK REIT is trading at a 9.0% FY2026 dividend yield, and a Price/NAV of 0.87 times. Units of Elite UK REIT closed unchanged at £ 0.345 on April 28. |
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Joelton
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31-Mar-2026 10:40
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DBS Group Research maintains &lsquo buy&rsquo on Elite UK REIT following the latest independent valuation appraisal DBS Group Research analyst Tabitha Foo is keeping her &ldquo buy&rdquo call on Elite UK REIT (SGX:MXNU) , after the latest independent valuation appraisal saw a 9.1% uplift in portfolio valuation. &ldquo The uplift in portfolio valuations resulted in lifting Elite UK REIT&rsquo s net asset value (NAV) to £ 0.46 (up 15% versus £ 0.40 as at Dec 31, 2025),&rdquo says Foo. According to her, the revaluation at Elite UK REIT was primarily driven by the lease re-gear with its key tenant, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which materially strengthened income visibility and extended portfolio WALE to 7.2 years. &ldquo Meanwhile, Peel Park saw a £ 4 million uplift (10%) in valuation after securing planning approval for conversion into an 80MW data centre. With a low yield of 4.4%, this presents a clear opportunity for value crystallisation, either through divestment or via a capital partner, with proceeds potentially redeployed into higher-yielding acquisitions, which could be at a range of between 8.25%&ndash 9.25%,&rdquo Foo adds. From Foo&rsquo s perspective, this latest valuation uplift is a positive inflection point for Elite UK REIT, underscoring management&rsquo s disciplined execution of value-accretive initiatives. &ldquo The extension of DWP leases meaningfully de-risks near-term income, while planning approvals and asset repositioning initiatives (including potential PBSA conversions) enhance embedded optionality within the portfolio,&rdquo Foo states. As such, Foo believes that these efforts will be able to support a sustained NAV re-rating over the medium term. &ldquo Hence, we are keeping a &ldquo buy&rdquo call on Elite UK REIT and maintain a target price of £ 0.40. Currently, the REIT is trading at 0.7 times P/B ratio and offers a prospective FY2026 and FY2027 distribution yield of 9.3% and 9.5% respectively,&rdquo Foo concludes. As at 9.18am, units in Elite UK REIT are trading flat at £ 0.335. |
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Elite |
15-Mar-2026 18:55
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Reviewing the situation in light of the new DWP deal... My remaining concern would be the DWP leases due 2028 that were not part of the deal, which represents 32% of revenue. Any idea if the non inclusion means these leases will not be renewed or significantly scaled back? Also any idea which buildings these remaining leases relate to? The risk being that for many of these buildings if DWP vacates perhaps there are no other prospective tenants.
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Joelton
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24-Feb-2026 12:15
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Elite UK REIT included back in FTSE Global Micro-Cap Index and FTSE Global Total Cap Index
Elite UK REIT (SGX: MXNU) has been included back into the FTSE Global Micro-Cap Index and FTSE Global Total Cap Index after improving its liquidity and market capitalisation.
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fatpig
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23-Feb-2026 16:22
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Elite UK REIT returns to FTSE global indices after liquidity improvements |
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fatpig
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13-Feb-2026 14:09
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CEO mentioned this possiblilty during in one of interview. | ||||
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chengwh1
Elite |
13-Feb-2026 09:49
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Ahh,... this is ' special' news indeed,....I referred to material sentences in yesterday' s related ann' t :- 1) Proposed state-of-the-art data centre facility to be developed on land adjacent to DWP-occupied office buildings. 2) We are now in a strong position to actively explore various strategic options for Peel Park, Blackpool to maximise value for our Unitholders. 3) The data centre building on the proposed data centre development Site can be up to 14 metres in height, with a rooftop cooling structure rising to 20 metres. The Site is also expected to encompass a substation compound a security office, and associated plant, infrastructure, parking, drainage and landscaping. With all above ' signs' , it looks to me like Elite is planning to develop a data center on that plot. But if you have better infos,... great,... Emm, still, I' m not too keen that Elite has turned into a ' real estate broker' instead of continuing to practise its declared mandate.
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fatpig
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12-Feb-2026 22:25
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Management is selling the plot of land with the approved plan. | ||||
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chengwh1
Elite |
12-Feb-2026 13:28
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I think it will take a few years to be able to see any benefit/returns from this event. To ' reach the benefits' , there will be capex required. Where will this capex come from ?? EFR ??
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chengwh1
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12-Feb-2026 13:14
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Emm,.... there is no mention of rental increase (did I miss this ?) and Elite has to fork out funds to renovate the properties, called a ' capital-incentive plan' ,...
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Joelton
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12-Feb-2026 10:48
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Elite UK REIT receives nod for data centre development at Blackpool Elite UK REIT received planning approval for a data centre development at Peel Park, Blackpool, increasing the site&rsquo s valuation to £ 40 million. The development will utilise the site&rsquo s proximity to subsea fibre-optic infrastructure. |
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