Press releases

AEW UK Core Property Fund purchases properties in Southend-On-Sea and Dudley for £14.5m

AEW UK Core Property Fund is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Kursaal in Southend-On-Sea and Grazebrook industrial park in Dudley for a total of £14.5m.

Ares Management buys South East Property Portfolio from AEW UK Investment Management

LONDON - 24 October 2018 - AEW UK Investment Management LLP and Ares Management, L.P. (NYSE:ARES) are pleased to announce the sale of AEW's portfolio of 12 office properties located in the South East of the U.K. to a fund managed by Ares Management, L.P.

AEW UK Core Property Fund completes sales in Radlett and Southam for £15.8m

AEW UK Core Property Fund is pleased to announce it has sold an office building in Radlett and an industrial estate in Southam for a total of £15.8m.

AEW UK Core Property Fund acquires Bristol leisure park for £13.9m

AEW UK Core Property Fund is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hengrove Leisure Park, Bristol for £13.9m, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.3%.

AEW UK Long Lease buys industrial buildings in Sittingbourne for £3.9m

AEW UK Long Lease REIT ("the Company") is pleased to announce that it has purchased two industrial buildings on the Eurolink Industrial Estate, Sittingbourne for £3.9m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.3%.

AEW UK Real Return Fund purchases two car showrooms and an industrial unit for £10.67m

The AEW UK Real Return Fund is pleased to announce the purchase of two car showrooms and an industrial warehouse unit for £10.67m

AEW UK REIT plc lets Orion House, Oxford

AEW UK REIT plc ("the Company"), which directly owns a diversified portfolio of regional UK commercial property assets, has let Orion House, East Point Business Park to Genesis Care on a new 25 year Lease. 

AEW UK Core Property Fund sells office space in Uxbridge and Luton

AEW UK Core Property Fund secures PDR and sells office space in Uxbridge and Luton for £13.45m

AEW UK Real Return Fund buys NHS residential block for £14.2m

The AEW UK Real Return Fund has purchased a block of residential accommodation for £14.2m let to an NHS Trust.

AEW UK Real Return Fund purchases two industrial units for £6.1m

The AEW UK Real Return Fund is pleased to announce the purchase of two industrial warehouse units for £6.1m. The first is located in Denbigh West, Milton Keynes, and was purchased for £3.6m, reflecting a 6.3% initial yield. The second, a unit in Northbank Industrial Park, Irlam, was purchased for £2.5m, reflecting a 6.6% net initial yield.

AEW hosts economic briefing on the UK high street: armageddon or opportunity?

AEW is pleased to announce that it will hold an economic briefing on Thursday 10 May, on the subject of: "The high street: armageddon or opportunity."

AEW UK Long Lease REIT buys Chiswick gym for £2.2m

AEW UK Long Lease REIT ("the Company") is pleased to announce that it has bought a gymnasium investment in Chiswick, West London, for £2.2m.

AEW UK REIT plc sells Nottingham office block for £3.65m

AEW UK REIT plc ("the Company"), which directly owns a diversified portfolio of regional UK commercial property assets, is pleased to announce the sale of the office accommodation at Pearl Assurance House, Nottingham for £3.65m.

AEW UK funds buy London East Leisure Park in Dagenham for £23.1m

AEW UK Investment Management is pleased to announce that two of its funds have bought London East Leisure Park on Cook Road, Dagenham for £23.1m.

AEW UK REIT acquires properties in Dagenham and Wrexham for £22.5m

AEW UK REIT is pleased to announce that is has acquired the eastern section of London East Leisure Park, Cook Road, Dagenham and an industrial unit let to Plastipak UK Limited on Gresford Industrial Estate, Wrexham for a combined price of £22.5m.

AEW UK Long Lease REIT acquires south east petrol filling station for £3.8m

AEW UK Long Lease REIT plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce the acquisition of Applegreen Petrol Filling Station, Crawley for £3.82m. The acquisition price reflects a net initial yield of 5.3% and provides the Company with a lease term of 15 years to expiry (no breaks) with three-yearly rental uplifts linked to RPI, capped at 3.5%.

AEW UK Real Return Fund buys Aylesbury warehouse units for £3.1m

The AEW UK Real Return Fund is pleased to announce the purchase of two industrial warehouse units on Gatehouse Way, Aylesbury for £3.1m. The purchase reflects a net initial yield of 6.20% and the WAULT to expiry is 10.5 years.

AEW UK REIT acquires Wakefield business park £4.2m

AEW UK REIT plc ("the Company"), which directly owns a diversified portfolio of regional UK commercial property assets, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Diamond Business Park in Wakefield for £4.2m.

AEW UK Real Return Fund buys Birmingham residential block; increases focus on the social sector

The AEW UK Real Return Fund is pleased to announce the purchase of Hestia House, a residential accommodation block in Birmingham, for £1.9m. The acquisition is the latest in a number of transactions the fund has undertaken in the social sector.

AEW UK REIT plc acquires Corby site for £12.4m

AEW UK REIT plc ("the Company"), which directly owns a diversified portfolio of regional UK commercial property assets, is pleased to announce that is has unconditionally exchanged on the acquisition of 2 Geddington Road, Corby for £12.4m. Completion of the acquisition will take place on 19 February 2018.

AEW UK Long Lease REIT plc intention to raise new equity

AEW UK Long Lease REIT plc (the "Company") raised £80.5 million from institutional and retail investors at its IPO in June 2017 via an Initial Placing, Offer for Subscription and Intermediaries Offer, under a Share Issuance Programme of up to £300 million.

AEW UK Long Lease REIT acquires Hoddesdon waste to energy asset for £4.8m

AEW UK Long Lease REIT plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce the acquisition of an industrial asset in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire for £4.8m. The acquisition, which completed on the 28 December, reflects a net initial yield of 5.9% and provides a lease term of 32 years to expiry and 14 years to break.