10 June 2024
Triple
Point Social Housing REIT plc
(the
"Company" or, together with
its subsidiaries, the "Group")
Rent Collection and Portfolio
Sale Update
Further to the "Portfolio Sale and
Lease Transfer" announcement made on 3 May 2024, the Board of
Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc and Triple Point Investment
Management LLP ("Triple
Point" or the "Investment Manager") today provide an update on
rent collection, a potential portfolio sale and progress made with
tenants, My Space and Parasol.
Increasing rent collection and strong rental growth
continues
The Company's portfolio delivered
resilient performance in the first three months of the year to 31
March 2024. Rent collection increased to 93.3% (Dec 23: 90.2%), and
25 out of the Company's 27 lessees continued to demonstrate no
material rental arrears.
Increased rent collection has been
complemented by continued rental growth. As at 30 April, 61.6% of
the Group's leases had put through their 2024 annual rent increase
at a weighted average uplift of 6.1%.
Update on portfolio sale
The Company has agreed heads of
terms in relation to a portfolio sale with an aggregate value in
excess of £20 million. The portfolio sale is representative of the
Company's wider portfolio and contains a range of both new build
and adapted properties as well as self-contained and shared homes.
EPC ratings of the properties range from B to D. We expect the
portfolio sale to complete prior to the publication of the
Company's interim results for the sixth month period to 30 June
2024, which will be published in September.
Update on Parasol and My Space
Parasol
The Investment Manager has commenced
a process of transferring all of the Group's properties currently
leased to Parasol to Westmoreland, representing 9.6% of rent roll.
The transfer process remains on track to complete before the
reporting of the Company's interim results in September.
Following completion of the lease
transfer process, an update on forward looking rent collection will
be provided and, in the interim, Parasol continues to pay rent in
accordance with the existing creditor's agreement.
My Space
The Investment Manager continues to
engage with My Space's senior management team on their turn-around
plan. The Company notes that four new independent Board members
have been put in place with housing, audit, compliance and
procurement expertise and that rent collection is expected to
increase over the course of the year. If an acceptable long-term
position cannot be reached with My Space, which represents 8.1% of
rent roll, then, as with Parasol, the Investment Manager will move
leases to one or more alternative Registered Providers.
ENDS.
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY, PLEASE
CONTACT:
Triple Point Investment Management LLP
(Investment Manager)
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Tel: 020 7201 8989
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Max Shenkman
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Isobel Gunn-Brown
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Akur Capital (Joint Financial Adviser)
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Tel: 020 7493 3631
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Tom Frost
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Anthony Richardson
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Siobhan Sergeant
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Stifel (Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate
Broker)
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Tel: 020 7710 7600
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Mark Young
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Rajpal Padam
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Madison Kominski
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Brunswick
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Tel: 020 7404 5959
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Nina Coad
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Robin Wrench
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Mara James
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The Company's LEI is
213800BERVBS2HFTBC58.
Further information on the Company
can be found on its website at www.triplepointreit.com.
NOTES:
The Company invests in primarily
newly developed social housing assets in the UK, with a particular
focus on supported housing. The majority of the assets within the
portfolio are subject to inflation-linked, long-term, Fully
Repairing and Insuring ("FRI") leases with Approved Providers
(being Housing Associations, Local Authorities or other regulated
organisations in receipt of direct payment from local government).
The portfolio comprises investments into properties which are
already subject to a lease with an Approved Provider, as well as
forward funding of pre-let developments but does not include any
direct development or speculative development.
The Company was admitted to trading
on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London
Stock Exchange on 8 August 2017 and was admitted to the premium
segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and
migrated to trading on the premium segment of the Main Market on 27
March 2018. The Company operates as a UK Real Estate
Investment Trust ("REIT") and is a constituent of the FTSE
EPRA/NAREIT index.