Friday broker round-up

28th Feb 2020 13:28

(Sharecast News) - McColl's Retail Group: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 45p.

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Unite's EPRA earnings rise after Liberty Living acquisition

26th Feb 2020 09:48

(Sharecast News) - Unite Group reported on a "successful and transformational" year on Wednesday, with EPRA earnings rising 25% to £110.6m.

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Unite Group getting planning permission for large Bristol development

23rd Jan 2020 07:35

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation developer, manager and owner, the Unite Group, has received resolution to grant planning permission for its 416-bed student accommodation development in Bristol city centre, incorporating the conversion of the former Georgian hospital building into 62 rented residential homes, it announced on Thursday.

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Unite Group upbeat on strong valuation and sales performance

9th Jan 2020 09:06

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation owner, manager and developer Unite Students released its quarterly property valuation for the Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund (USAF) and the London Student Accommodation Joint Venture (LSAV) as at 31 December on Thursday.

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FTSE 250 movers: Syncona slides, Stagecoach shines

11th Dec 2019 13:53

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was 1.22% lower at 20,526.53 in afternoon trade on Wednesday, with Syncona leading the index downward.

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CMA approves Unite's acquisition of Liberty Living

6th Nov 2019 07:40

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation provider Unite Group said on Wednesday that its £1.4bn acquisition of Liberty Living from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has been unconditionally approved by the Competition and Markets Authority.

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Unite Group lands University of Leeds accommodation deal

9th Oct 2019 07:16

(Sharecast News) - Unite Group on Wednesday signed a 30-year nominations agreement with the University of Leeds that covers 559 of the 976 beds in its new White Rose View student accommodation.

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Rental growth drives valuation increases for Unite Group

8th Oct 2019 08:42

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation owner, manager and developer, the Unite Group, announced a like-for-like valuation increase for the Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund (USAF) of 0.6% for the quarter ended 30 September on Tuesday, to £2.45bn.

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Unite sells two properties for ?96m

7th Oct 2019 07:14

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation owner Unite said it had sold two properties in Coventry for £96m to Mapletree Investments.

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Unite Group disposes of two assets to USAF fund

25th Sep 2019 08:09

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation owner, developer and manager the Unite Group announced the disposal of two assets for £100m to the Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund (USAF), of which its share was £75m, representing a net initial yield of 5.5%.

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Unite confident over rental growth as CMA kicks off acquisition probe

11th Sep 2019 07:36

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation provider Unite said on Wednesday that it remains confident of delivering its rental growth targets for the next couple of years, as the Competition and Markets Authority confirmed the start of a phase 1 probe into its proposed £1.4bn acquisition of rival Liberty Living.

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Unite Group in talks about acquisition of Liberty Living

27th Jun 2019 15:55

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation provider Unite Group has confirmed that it is in discussions with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) about a potential acquisition of Liberty Living.

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Tuesday broker round-up

25th Jun 2019 14:01

(Sharecast News) - Finablr: JP Morgan initiates at overweight with a target price of 190p.

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Unite Group gets planning permission resolution for London development

20th Jun 2019 07:29

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation developer and manager the Unite Group has received resolution to grant planning permission for its 913-bed student accommodation development in Middlesex Street in London, it announced on Thursday.

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Unite student fund raises £250m

20th May 2019 07:04

(Sharecast News) - Student accommodation manager Unite Group said its Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund (USAF) had raised £250m of new equity from external investors.

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