Stenprop continues multi-let industrial transition with three acquisitions totalling £18.4 million
STENPROP LIMITED
(Registered in Guernsey)
(Registration number 64865)
LSE share code: STP JSE share code: STP
ISIN: GG00BFWMR296
(“Stenprop” or the “Company”)
9 March 2021
STENPROP CONTINUES MULTI-LET INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION WITH THREE ACQUISITIONS TOTALLING £18.4 MILLION
£84.2 million of MLI acquired across 13 estates since 1 April 2020
Stenprop, the UK multi-let industrial (“MLI”) property company, has acquired three multi-let estates as it remains
on target to be a fully focused MLI REIT by the end of the next financial year. The three in Newcastle, Bromborough
and Bradford, have been purchased in separate transactions for a total consideration of £18.4 million, reflecting
a net initial yield of 6.7% and a capital value of £99 per sq ft. It brings the total number of MLI acquisitions since
30 September 2020 to eight for an aggregate value of £44.2 million.
Located three miles from Newcastle City Centre, Stenprop has acquired Riverside Industrial Estate for £10.9
million from Aegon. Comprising 14 units across four terraces and two detached units, the property is let to a
diverse occupier base spanning distribution, construction and trade counter uses. It currently generates a total
annual passing rent of £784,660, equating to a low average rent of £6.40 per sq ft on occupied units. There are
two vacant units which are already generating strong interest from potential occupiers. The acquisition grows
Stenprop’s portfolio in the North East, a market characterised by record take up in 2020 which has resulted in
constrained supply, following the acquisition of Mandale Business Park in Durham in November 2020 for £11.2
million.
Lake Enterprise Centre in Bromborough has been acquired in an off-market transaction for £4.15 million. The
estate, which is 94% occupied and generates a passing rent of £296,000 per annum, is strategically located
immediately adjacent to an existing holding, in a market characterised by a strong level of demand offering scope
for future rental growth.
In a third, off-market, transaction, Stenprop has acquired Enterprise 5 in Bradford for £3.37 million. Comprising
17 units, the estate is currently fully-let with a passing rent of £234,000 per annum. The well-located property has
a strong letting history and its location in a densely populated urban area is expected to underpin continued high
levels of occupancy and generate strong future rental growth.
With these acquisitions, and following the completion of Stenprop’s German retail centre asset sales, which have
already exchanged and are expected to complete soon, Stenprop’s MLI portfolio will account for 73% of total
assets, as it remains on track to be 100% MLI by the end of the next financial year.
Will Lutton, Head of Investment at Stenprop, commented: “We have started 2021 where we ended last year,
defying the macro economic uncertainty and lockdown restrictions to grow the MLI portfolio through identifying
and executing upon on and off market acquisitions and adding well let properties in supply constrained locations
where there is an opportunity to increase rents. Both the near and long-term drivers underpinning investment in
the sector remain compelling, with strong rental growth and acquisition below replacement cost values. Our local
management teams are looking forward to working with the new customers and to rolling out our
industrials.co.uk operating platform across these estates.”
This announcement is voluntary and for information purposes only.
For further information:
Stenprop Limited 44(0)20 3918 6600
Paul Arenson (paul.arenson@stenprop.com)
Julian Carey (julian.carey@stenprop.com)
James Beaumont (james.beaumont@stenprop.com)
Numis Securities Limited (Financial Adviser) 44(0)20 7260 1000
Hugh Jonathan
Vicki Paine
FTI Consulting (PR Adviser) 44(0)20 3727 1000
Richard Sunderland
Richard Gotla
Neel Bose
Stenprop@fticonsulting.com
Java Capital 27 (0)11 722 3050
(JSE Sponsor)
About Stenprop:
Stenprop is a UK REIT listed on the LSE and the JSE. The objective of the Company is to deliver sustainable growing
income to its investors. Stenprop's investment policy is to invest in a diversified portfolio of UK multi-let industrial
(MLI) properties with the strategic goal of becoming the leading MLI business in the UK. For further information,
go to www.stenprop.com.
Date: 09-03-2021 09:00:00
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